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The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04

An election bet of long standing
will be paid July 4 when former
Congressman Frank Clague,
stand-pat republican, goes for a
ride in a wheelbarrow with A. j.
Coleman, hotel proprietor and
rumper, between the handles.
It all came about last fall when
Martin Nelson, Republican and
John Regan, Democrat, were con-
cerned about which would run Sec
ond in the gubernatorial race. Mr.
Clague naturally favored Nelson.
Mr.. Coleman encouraged by the
reports of travelling men, was just
as sure that Regan was the man.
Finally they agreed that a green
silk hat would be fair bet and
when the argument waxed hotter,
the wheelbarrow ride was arrang-
ed. It was to have been a feature
of the Ted Balko testimonial ban
quet after the national cornhusk-
ing contest last fall but one of the
principals was away and the ride
had to be omitted.
Payment of the debt fits even
better with the city's plans for the
Fourth since Mr.. Clague is in
charge of the dedication ceremon-
les for the $15O,0O0 bridge and
Identification project at which JUL
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
Aerial Photographers Wear Winter
Clothing Even When Its Hot Belou

time.
The camera is mounted in the
plane so that it takes photos di-
rectly below one of the "places"
and the photographer must keep
it level and square with the
world to get accurate stakes" I"
Although the plane tries to fly di-
rectly north or south, wind swings
it somewhat out of line in some
cases, which the camera man has
to correct.
Although taking the pictures is
the most spectacular part of the
work, eight hours work is done on
the ground for each hour in the
air. Developing. enlarging and as
sembling. the pictures is also done
by the aerial men, after which the
photos are used for measuring
fields which are distinguished by
the shades which show up in the
photos. The county engineer and
others also can make good use of
the pictures, Mr.. Brown said. He
described the field of aerial photo
graphy which viii be of help to
the artillery In time of war and is
valuable to mining companies and
lumber firms and has many other
uses.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
ERA Asks So, 600; County May Assume Relief Burden
PLAN TO IMPROVE
BEACHCONSIDERED
WOodrich Company Authoriz.
ed to Build Minnesota
Street Crossing

If plans of the area engineers
office meet the approval of city
council members, a Identification
project for the bathing beach or
Lake Redwood will be submitted
to Washington for final approval
within a few weeks.
Meeting in regular session Mon
day night, members heard plans
discussed by B. j. Parson, ERA
worker from the engineers office.
He outlined possible plans of beau
tifying the spot with terraces and
sod.
The work is to be done by ERA
laborers with the city to furnish
an overseer and any materials
needed.
Mr.. Parson is to make COM
plete plans and specifications and
submit them to council members
for approval. If there is to be no
great expense, the plan probably
will be adopted.
Several residents of homes in the
park addition of the city appear
ed in protest to sewage conditions
at one home in that vicinity. They
stated that one place there had no
inside sewage or water system.
Council members decided to serve
notice on the resident and proper
ty owner to change the condition
The Woodrich construction COM
pany. builder of the bridge park
way here, was authorized to con-
struct a crossing and approach or
Minnesota street where it crosses
the new highway. There will also
be considerable curbing done or
property near the crossing to pre-.
vent the road from being washed
out by heavy rains.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
COMMISSIONERS
OFFER $4,000,
AWAIT ANSWER
Projects Underway May Stop
In Face Of Situation,
End Many Jobs
Other Counties Make Similar
Objection After Hearing
Federal Proposal

Unless federal government Off
cials in charge of the relief work
program accept the reduced bud
get offered by Redwood county, S
beard of commissioners or offer
some substitute plan, the county
may go back to the plan in force
before the CWA and ERA pro-
grams and support its poor unaid-
ed.
County commissioners are await
ing word from Washington after
offering to raise $4,000 to carry
on relief work projects in the
county. The government asked for
$4,000 for this work.
Should the government refuse
the offer, it is assumed that work
on projects underway in the coun-
ty will stop, throwing many out
of work, or the county will have to
continue them without outside
help.
This situation arose last week
when w. j. Jahnke of New Ulm,
ERA administrator for Brown and
Redwood counties, met with the
board at a special meeting and ex-
planned the government plan to
have the county contribute $780,
600.
Commissioners were quite unan-
imous in their attitude toward Of
fering the government $4,000.
They provided figures from pre-
vious years to support their case
and agreed that they would pre-
fer to be in charge of spending the
money that they are responsible
for raising. A similar situation
has developed in several other ru-
raj counties.
In 1884, S42,331.92 was spent on
relief warrants in the county and
$S,387 on old age pensions.
The biggest year on relief was
1888, shortly after the CWA was
originated, when $4S,856 was
spent on warrants. In 1882, SAL
319 was spent to aid relief clients.
Outwardly, it appears that the
the government $4,000 but sew
eral factors elevate the amount to
a considerably higher figure.
In the governments plan, the
county is also designated to pay
the upkeep of the county home and
the salaries of its employees; the
bill for county inmates of the
Faribault and Walker sanatoriums
and for disqualification expenses.
When a doctor is called to the
home of a relief client in the
county, the government pays the
cost, according to the plan. But as
soon as his illness becomes serious
enough to warrant his being taken
to a hospital, the county not only
assumes the hospital bill but the
doctors bill from then on.
Figures gotten from the records
CT Auditor Ira R. Rogers show
that the four items, county home
Faribault and Walker fees, anc
disqualification, will run to al
least $4,000 yearly. Added to the
$4,000, the county would be pay
ing a much bigger yearly relief
bill than the biggest year on rec
ord. Some permanent improve
ments result from relief projects
however.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
$148,OOO Bridge Project
Example of Dual Purpose
Spending by Government
Creating Employment, Pro
viding Permanent Improve
ment Goal of Officials
Entire Project is Latest Word
in Design; Department
Proud of Work

Redwood Falls new bridge, with
the grading, paving and roadside
development (or beautification)
work carried on in connection with
the project, provides an excellent
example of the expenditure of fed
eral funds for the dual purpose of
creating employment and provid-
ing permanent public improve
ment. The project is an outstand-
ing one among the many con-
structed by the Minnesota High
way department with emergency
federal funds.
The new concrete bridge was de-
signed for fast modern traffic and
heavy loads. It's 40-foot roadway
and 6-foot sidewalks represent the
latest ideas in highway and bridge
construction practice. The bridge
consists of a central arch span of
100 feet, f1anked by two 5O-foot
spans on the east and one 3O-foot
span on the west end. The found
ations rest on solid rock.
The contract for the bridge was
let in April, 1884, for $79,887.
Additional costs brought the final
completed cost figure to $685.
889. The cost was increased
somewhat by the fact that ex-
plosives could not be employed in
preparing the foundations, because
of danger of damaging the power
dam. More expensive methods had
to be used.
Grading in connection with the
bridge approaches cost $3,438 and
paving under contract will cost
S35, 100. This brings the total fig
ure for the bridge and grading
and paving to approximately
$122,500.
In line with policies Of the fed
eral government to encourage
roadside development, safety and
Identification, and to provide hand
labor employment for many men,
a supplementary project was set
up involving $4,000 of federal
funds, of which $1,000 was from
the Public Works administration
and $4,000 from the Emergency
Relief administration.
The total cost of all the combin-
ed projects, on this basis, is about
| $148,OOO of federal funds. Super
vision and administration and
some equipment costs were paid in
addition by the Highway depart
ment with state funds.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
RITES HELD FOR
]. A. PIERSOL, "
Delhi Resident 33 Years Died
Suddenly Thursday;
Burial Here

Funeral services were held Sun
day at the Delhi Presbyterian
church for Justus A. Piersol. II,
resident of Delhi for 33 years,
who died suddenly after heart
attack June 27.
Mr.. Piersol was born July %,
1857 at Gratiot, Wisconsin and
later lived at Marble Rock, Iowa.
He moved to Delhi in 1902 where
he was engaged in farming and
banking for many years.
He married Miss Elizabeth Sch
midt at Charles City, Iowa, May
2. 1886. They had planned to cele-
brate their golden wedding next
year. Surviving besides his wife
are a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Kienz-
Ter: three daughters, Mrs. Otto
Bramsche, Tacoma, Washington;
Mrs. George Chroup, Delhi and
Mrs. Harlan N. Parker of Orton-
vile and two sons, Milton j. Pier
sol of st. Paul and Jacob j. Pier
sol of Tracy and IL grandchildren.
Another daughter, Mrs. ]. B. Ring,
preceded her father in death.
Rev. j. D. Keith was In charge
assisted by Rev. Oscar Joneson
of Redwood Falls. Neil Mckay, J.
F. Bunting, Andrew Omtvedt,
Fred Starr, Louis Starr and MAIDS
Christianson were pail bearers
Burial was in the Redwood Falls
cemetery.
Relatives from away who at
tended were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j,
Piersol and daughters of Tracy
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Parker and
family of Ortonville, Milton Pier.
sol of st. Paul, ]. B. Ring and
family, Mrs. E. j. Ring and Mr.
and Mrs. julius Anderson of Min
neapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Sch
midt and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Sch
midt of Charles City, Iowa, Mr.
and Mrs. Earle Hall and Mr.. and
Mrs. Justus Angel of Mason City
Iowa, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lime
man of Allison, Iowa, John Fleck
of Redwood Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
F. Angel of Willard and Mrs.
Grace Piersol, son, Robert and
daughter, Mary Lois of Morton.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
EVAN BANK MAY
BE MOVED HERE

The third attempt this year to
establish a second bank in Red
wood Falls win receive hearing
before the state commerce COM
mission July 16, it was announced
this week. 8He T
Stockholders of the State Bank
of Evan filed an application re-
Gently for permission to amend
their charter and move the insti-
tuition here where they would op-
crate it under the name of Central
State bank of Redwood Falls.
The hearing will be held in the
commissions offices at II a. m.
when applicants and anyone op-
posing or favoring the granting
of the charter may appear. At
previous hearings, the commission
decided there was not sufficient
demand or need for a second bank
here. However, both applications
were for new charters of which
few are being granted and this
proposal is considered by the ap-
plicants as being less Objectionable
to the commission.
H. w. Smith, w. G. McPhee,
George A. Carnes and James A.
Petersen signed the application.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
REDWOOD FALLS
SLATED TO GET
new P0STOFFlCE
APPROXIMATION Included in
Bill Approved by
House

Redwood Falls long-desired new
postoffce may be built before
many more months have passed,
news bulletins from Washington
indicate.
Two million dollars worth OF
new federal buildings for Mime
sofa were included in the $58, 8,OOO,-
600 appropriation for public build
ings which is part of the second
deficiency bill passed by the house
and sent to the senate recently.
While the amount to De spent on
the project was not announced, it
is presumed that it will be appro-
ximately the same as Marshall,
which will get $4,000 building.
The Minnesota projects, all of
CONTINUED on page seven)
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
Gazette S Sixty-Seventh
Year Inaugurated Today
Paper Has Enjoyed Big Gain
in Circulation; Larger
Page Successful

Growing like ten-year-old
despite its &c years of service to
city and county, The Redwood
Gazette begins its siXty-seventh
year with this issue.
Finished with another so issues,
which go to make up year, The
Gazette looks back on what per-
haps was the most successful year
from the standpoint of growth in
all &c.
With a circulation of approxi-
mately 1,100 when acquired by it's
present owners in 1927, The Ga
zette has practically trebled that
list in eight years. Gains were
steady until 1880 when with great
expense and considerable effort, a
list of $500 was acquired. A few
slipped away in the depression
years and in the late months of
1884 another even more success
full campaign was put on. When
the final reports were in the Ga
zette's press run had passed the
5000 mark. Still not satisfied,
solicitors have been. in the field
from time to time this spring,
adding over $50 new names and
making the list by far the largest
any Redwood Falls newspaper has
ever had.
Increased circulation interested
discerning advertisers and it was
necessary this spring to increase
the number of columns to seven,
improving the appearance of the
paper as we'll as increasing the
amount of space for news. In spite
| of this increase of one-sixth in the
size of the page, the paper has run
IL, IA and 16 pages consistently
with an average of about IA since
the change.
A new press was purchased in
March to replace the 43-year-olC
machine which had printed mil.
lions of pages in its years of serv.
ice. The new press increases the
speed of production as well as Civ
ing better printed page, increas.
ing the value of the paper to read
ers and advertisers.
The staff also has been increas-
ed, due to increased volume OF
work and to the Inauguration of
The Daily Gazette circulated free
in Redwood Falls and North Red
wood, until the staff now numbers
eight full time workers and two
part time employees, in addition
to 26 correspondents in neighbor-
ing townships and towns, who
compile and publish the most COM
plete report available of what's
happening in the community.
On the occasion of its birthday,
The Gazette wishes to thank the
thousands of persons who sub
scribe for and read this publica-
tion and the advertisers who, hav-
ing given its columns a fair trial,
use and praise the power of its ad-
vertisements. We wish particul-
arly to praise and thank the cor
respondents who by their efforts
greatly increase the value of the
paper in every corner of the COM
munity. No report of a birthday
would be complete without men,
tioning the fine men and women
who previously published The Ga
zette and through their efforts,
established the foundation so es-
sential to growth.
Although its coverage is already
practically complete in Redwood
Falls, on it's rural routes and in
many towns within a wide radius
The Gazette expects to be able
next year to report another
growth as encouraging as that
here reported.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
CUT GRAIN, PLOW UNDER
STTJBBLE IN HAIL AREA

Grain in some Of the hail dam
aged section near Gilfillan is being
cut for hay after which the fields
will be plowed under, it was learn
ed this week. Fodder corn will be
planted in some cases.
The ]. A. Shank farm. operated
by Nels Nelson, was stripped Of
all crops including the garden and
very little was left Of crops on the
Wenzel Goblirsch farm. An eight
mile strip in the extreme east Of
Sherman, part of Paxton and part
of Three Lakes was struck by hail
Wednesday night. Other details
on page five.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
Production Credit
Heads Hold Meeting

Officers and directors Of eight
production credit associations in
southwestern Minnesota attended
a meeting at Marshall Friday.
Otto Flom, Charles Dahlgren,
August Jung, Thomas Hicks and
w. M. Smith, all of the Redwood
Falls association were present.
George Susens, president Of the
Production Credit corporation and
P. L. Klyver, Edgar Wagar. Emil
Boie and Ralph L. Harmon, other
officials were speakers on the pro-
gram.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
Clague to Ride Wheelbarroav With
Coleman Pnshing>>Election Bet

ius A. Schmahl, state treasurer;
o. L. Kipp, S. Rex Green and
Ordner T. Bundle of the highway
department and James A. Kelly,
Minnesota Good Roads association
secretary. will speak.
Mr.. Coleman has consented to
"taxi" Mr.. Clague over the new
bridge approach and right up to
the speakers stand, besides lead
ing the parade. Mr.. Clague will
wear his new green topper while
Mr.. Coleman sticks by the Brown
derby, insignia of Democracy.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04

Putnam Smith, superintendent
Of the st. Paul police radio divi-
sion. has been appointed as super
visor of the new state crime bur-
eau radio station to be erected
here late this month, it was an
nounced this week by Melvin G.
Passolt, chief of the bureau OF
criminal apprehension.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
Clague Named to
Help Pick Site

Frank Clague of Redwood Falls,
P O.. Holland of Mortified, Miss
Rebecca Peterson of Minneapolis
and Oliver Amundson Of Hanska
are members of committee ap-
pointed by Governor Olson to pick
the site of the new state hospital
for the insane which will be locat-
ed in northeastern Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
Kansas Woman Hurt
AS Car Tips Over

Loose gravel on highway Il, six
miles south of Redwood Falls, was
the cause of the second accident
within two days when Mrs. C. r.
Mayo of Fort Riley, Kansas suf-
fered a severe back strain as the
car in which she was riding slew
ed off the road and tipped over.
Riding with her were her hus-
band. Colonel C. r. Mayo and her
daughter who are staying at the
Ramsey hotel while Mrs. Mayo Is
confined IN the hospital here.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04
D. w. Buckley Elected
President of Lions

D. w. Buckley was elected pre-
sident of the Redwood Falls Lions
club Monday, to succeed T. F.
Reed. w. NJ. Smith was named
vice president; H. V. Starr, secre-
tarv: M. L. Holmberg, tail twist
er and Donald P. Tiffany, lion
tanner.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04

The A. and r Store, The Red
Owl Store, Red and White Store,
Fairway Store, National Tea store
and Melges Produce will be closed
all day July 4. They will be open
Wednesday until 9 .. m.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04

DR.. and Mrs. E. H. johnson and
daughter, 10 Ann spent Sunday
with relatives at Lake Benton.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-07-04

Harland Jaehning will come
from St. Paul to spend the Fourth
of July.
The Washington times., 1935-01-22
"Secret Bride"
For Earle

Barbara Stanwyck, in an en-
tirely new kind of role, and with
Warren William as leading man,
comes to Warner Bros Earle
Theater on Friday, in her latest
production, "The Secret Bride" i"
The picture, based on the play
by Leonard Ide, is a thrilling
drama of political intrigue which
involves the commission of two
battling murders and the i'm
peachment Of the governor of the
state on bribery charges. 1t is
said to provide Miss Stanwyck
with her greatest emotional char
acterization.
Secretly married to the attor'
ney general, she learns on her
very wedding day that her father,
the governor, has been charged
with bribery and her own hus.
band has to prosecute him.
There is a strong supporting
cast with Arthur Byron in the
role of the governor; Grant Nit
chell as the cringing secretary of
the slain financier; Henry O'Neill
in the role of a big contractor
and politician who betrayS the
governor, his best friend.
The Washington times., 1935-01-22

self. Bryant Washburn, jr., and
Carlyle Blackwell, jr., are two
more on this latter list Of up
andcomers.
Due to the extreme youth Of
the motion picture industry.
many of the notables in it have
children who are still too young
to work on keeping up the family
tradition. But those who are old
enough are pointing to what win
be a general trend.
A great many stars will go
choo-choo, motor and hail rides to
San Diego January 80 for the
world premiere of the first Cos
mopolitan production for War
ners', Devil Dogs Of the Air"
which teams James Cagney and
Pat O'Brien again. I'm glad .
studio electrician who signed him.
self "A GRIP" sent in that letter
about Naomi Childers. He says
she is going to try a comeback.
Boulevard Buzzing Molly
Williams, one-time Broadway star,
is playing extra in Dolores Del
Rios Warner celluloid. "Caliente."
The Washington times., 1935-01-22
Novarro Next
Atthe Fox

'"The Night Is Young" 1855
first big musical romance, brings
Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye
to the screen of Loew's Fox The
ater the week of Friday. Jan.
uary Is.
Based on an original story by
Vicki Baum, author of Grand
Hotel" this Metro Goldwyn-Mayer
production carries an audience
through romantic nights in vi
emma. into the Imperial Opera,
the emperor's palace, and through
all the Splendor, romance, gayety
that marks the gayest of Cont
mental capitals. 1t is not q pic
ture with songs in it-but drama
in which music, while predomi
nant, is never obtruSive.
Edward Everett Horton, Charles
Butterworth, Una Merkel. Herman
Bing, RoSalind Russell, Henry
Stephenson, Donald Cook, Charles
Judels, Albert Cont and others
of note are in supoor rt of Novarro
and the beautiful Miss Laye.
Sharing honors with the gay
film is a stage revue headlined by
Phil Baker, the famous comedian,
with his accordion and entertain
ing quips. In addition to Baker,
who is favorite of stage, screen
and radio fans, the revue will
present an array of showdom's S
bright personalities.
The Washington times., 1935-01-22

If things keep up, the names Of
De Mile, Fairbanks, Lasky and
dozens Of others will be as famous
a couple of centuries from now as
they are today.
For more than 20 years Cecil
B. DeMille has made his name a
Hollywood hallmark. Now his
daughter, Katherine DeMille, is
adding weight to the family label
by carving her own screen career
A 12-year-old son, Richard, is al
ready showing signs of interest in
motion picture production and
will, undoubtedly, be given an
opportunity to make his own mark
when he comes Of age.
Fearing a trace of parental IA.
voritism, Katherine set out to
make her own way. She landed
a job in M.G.M's viva Villa" and
that role led to another part, a.
Paramount, where Papa works, in
THE Trumpet Blows" Daddy Of
fered her a role in Cleopatra, but
Katherine turned it down, claim
ing she was not yet ready for such
an important assignment.
The business of carrying on the
family name in the history is ger
ting to be just as serious as the
carrying on of titles in the Euro
pean families. 1t is an indication
that the movies are mellowing with
age and tradition.
Little Marie Sieber, Marleue
Dietrich's daughter, got her first
cinema chance in Mama's film
"The Scarlet Empress" If moth,
ing else, it indicates that Marlene
is far from adverse to her daugh.
ter following in her footsteps.
For the past several years Carl
Laemmle, jr, has proved himself
worthy of the Laemmle name by
taking over the major part of the
executive work of Universal
Studio from his father.
Another son on the way to an
executive throne is Jesse LaSky,
jr., who is now getting screen
experience by working in various
studio departments. At the pres
ent time he is holding down a
job as a scenarist-and doing
very well at it.
Bing Crosby is going to give
his oldest son, Gary Evans
Crosby, all the training neces
Sary to equip him for a screen
career. BiDg says he makes no
plans about the twins until he
sees how Gary makes out.
Several other Juniors are due
for future stardom. While Erich
Won Stroheim is still active on
the Hollywood scene, Erich, jr., is
working hard to establish him.