davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
RITES HELD FOR
JOSEPH SALFER
WabassO Man Died Sunday at
New Ulm After Being
iii Several Weeks

Wabasso-Funeral services were
conducted at St. Anne's Catholic
church Wednesday morning for
Joseph Salfer Sr., 50, with Rev.
Francis Neumann in charge. He
was assisted by Rev. M. Moitzheim
of Waconia and Rev. Gerstl of
Morgan and burial was at the
cemetery here.
Mr.. Salfer, who lived in Wabas-
so about ten years and was a pro-
n1inent farmer in the community
most of his life, became i'll with
an infection in his leg August %.
He was taken to Loretta hospital,
New Ulm, August 20 where he
steadily became weaker until his
death Sunday.
He was taken to Loretta hospital
tria, March IL, 1866 where he
grew to manhood. In 1886 he
came to America and three years
later he married Miss Magdalena
Mahal at st. George.
They were the parents of six
children, five of whom are liv-
ing. They are Mrs. John Schuel-
ler, Mrs. Joseph Hoffman, George
Salfer and William Salfer of Wa
basso and Joseph Salfer of Red
wood Falls. His wife and %
grandchildren also survive, besides
a brother, John, of Wabasso and
a brother and a sister in Austria.
Pail bearers were Albert Kret-
sch, Joseph Schwarz ST., John
Zollner, John Goblirsch Sr., Wen
eel Hammerschmidt and Joseph
Schunk.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
II Horses Entered in Redwood County Fair Races
Auplne Misses Train by Few Feet in Crash 3 Injured
c.. A. Lauterbach
Named Deputy Of
Revenue Service

c. A. Lauterbach of Redwood
Falls received word this week o.
his appointment as a deputy col
lector of the internal revenue SER
vice of the federal treasury de-
partment.
He will go to st. Paul in Octo-
ber for preliminary training after
which he will be assigned to one
Of the Offices in the department of
which J. R. Landy Of Olivia was
recently appointed chief.
Mr.. Lauterbach has recently
been employed by the SERA, prior
to which he was secretary of the
Redwood Falls Merchants assoc
iation for several years. He has
been extremely prominent in city
affairs, serving with the relief as
sociation when relief was on a To-
cal basis, acting as treasurer of the
fair board, position which he
still holds, playing in the band and
numerous other activities. He was
at one time a partner in the publ
cation of the Gazette, after which
he was postmaster here for sever
al years.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

Four new homes, three remodel
ed, four garages and one office
building since July is the record of
Redwood Falls building activities
in which approximately $4,000
has been spent during the year.
Records of the city recorder for
the last two and a half months
do not include the homes for 25
families which were in progress
previous to that time and complet-
ed during the summer or nearing
completion now.
In progress are a house and
garage for William Schottenbauer
on East Third street next to the
A. H. Jaehning residence and the
R. w. Pryor home on East Wyom-
ing street. A house being built by
Cloyce Long on East Third street
will soon be ready for occupancy.
Application to erect residence
On East Fourth street was made
Friday by Mrs. Marie Stronach
and the contracts for building the
new George Stebbins home have
been let.
Mrs. B. p. Finn is enlarging
and making extensive changes on
her home on Washington street.
Henry Wilkinson, besides remodel
ing home on Finn street is also
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
PASTOR AND MAT
KING TALK OVER
FRIENDS IN CORK

County Cork, Ireland and its
citizens were discussed hurriedly
Tuesday night by Danno O'Ma-
honey, worlds heavyweight wrest-
ling champion and Rev. Godfrey
O'Sullivan, pastor Of st. Cathe-
rine's Catholic church in Redwood
Falls.
Before Rev. O'Sullivan came to
America he lived in Ireland less
than ten miles from the home of
the mat king who left there about
six months ago to come to this
country where he has won more
than 70 matches and annexed the
title of heavyweight champion.
The conversation took place in
the dressing room of the Minnea-
polls auditorium shortly after
O'Mahoney had successfully de-
Tended his wrestling crown again
st Ray Steele Of Glendale, Cali
fornia.
The men knew each others
families. The conversation was
ended abruptly when Danno dis
covered he had only five minutes
to catch a train.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
Auxiliary Elects

Mrs. L. A. Bangerter
was elected president of the Wa
basso- Legion Auxiliary at a meet
ing Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. c. H. Andrews. Other
officers are: Mrs. Edward Schiff-
man, vice president; Mrs. L. A.
Torney, second vice president;
Mrs. Frances Hirsch, treasurer;
Mrs. John Merth, chaplain; Mrs.
f. w. Brey, sergeant at arms and
Miss Mary Goblirsch, historian.
Members of the executive commit
tee are Mrs. Henry Goblirsch, Mrs.
Bangerter and Mrs. Schiffman.
Cards were played after the
meeting, when Mrs. Schiffman
won high prize at bridge and Mrs.
John Merth, at whist.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
Millers and Saints PLAY
HereT y,BandBenefit
Millers Take First Game OF
Transforming Trip rs
At Willmar

The transforming Minneapolis
Millers and St. Paul Saints will
meet this afternoon at 2:3O at the
fairgrounds diamond in one of a
series of exhibitions to be played
in Minnesota and North and South
Dakota towns.
Sponsored by the Scenic City
band in an effort to raise money
for it's San Diego, California, trip
starting September 20, the game
is expected to attract an unusual
ly large crowd and many bleacher
seats have been erected to accom-
modate the fans.
Most of the stars of both teams
are with them on the trip, which
opened this week at Willmar when
the Millers took the first game
to 5.
Andy Cohen, second baseman
for the Millers, was master of
ceremonies Wednesday night at an
armory dance which followed a
band concert, both arranged fo1
the benefit of the band. Ed Orton
of Redwood Falls received the free
California trip at the concert.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
WORK ON SEWAGE
DISPOSAL PLANT
IS PROGRESSING
Completed Plant Will Give
City Strictly Modern
Equipment

Among the hills and trees along
the Redwood river east of the golf
course and northeast of the city
where it will never be a show
place, yet is. likely to serve the
city better than any improvement
in the last decade, the new mod
ern sewage disposal plant is stead
lily nearing completion and in
from 80 to 60 days will be in use,
removing all impurities and pol
luton from the stream which has
served as the city's sewer outlet
for many years.
Crews ranging in size from
dozen to 20 OF more as work per-
mits are constructing the various
tanks and systems of pipes
through which sewage is taken in
modern systems and reduced to
harmless dirt and practically pure
water.
The Imhoff tank was construct
ed last year when the city also
built the sewer extensions which
took the sewage menace out of
Ramsey State park. 1t has been
IN use for sometime, partly caring
for the work which the completed
system will do much more thor
oughly. 1t is to have roof with
a tall ventilator through which the
gases which develop there will es-
cape into the upper air.
Right now work is going for
ward on the sludge bed where
solid material separated from the
sewage in the Imhoff tank will be
drained off seasonally to dry and
be hauled away. 1t is a simple
building with sand and gravel
floor through which moisture will
soak away.
More intricate is the filter sys-
tenn, also under construction. 1t is
built of concrete with the floor
corrugated with tile drains which
will be covered by over eight feet
of crushed rock in the next few
days. In this building is the dous-
ing chamber into which water
from the Imhoff tank will run by
gravity, to be let out onto the
rock periodically through numer-
Gus sprinklers. The rock will fill
ter the water which will gradual
ly descend to the tiled floor and
drain off, practically pure, into the
Redwood river.
Some foreign matter will accu-
n,ulate on the rocks and as it is
flushed off in jelly-like pieces, it
will go into another tank to be
pumped back into the Imhoff tank
to repeat the process. This pump
ing operation is the only one nee
essary and will be occasional, all
other flows being by gravity since
the tanks are at various levels.
All buildings will be of hollow
tile and roofs will be built when
they are otherwise completed by
the Arlington Cement and Stone
Works which has the contract.
Fred H. Anthony, city engineer,
prepared the plans and is super
visig construction.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
RITES HELD FOR
PAUL MEIER, AZ,
AT VESTA FRIDAY
Former Assessor and School
Board Member 10 Years
SuccumbS

Vesta- Funeral services were
held Friday for Paul George Meier
at St. Johns Lutheran church,
with Rev. Karl Brickmann officia-
ting. During the services, Ma
DANES w. j. Lang, Paul Lemcke,
J. Schroeder, and William Nelson
sang two hymns.
Paul Meier was born May 16,
1898 in Arlington, Sibley county.
In 1901 he moved to Vesta with
his father and mother. He was
called to serve in the World War
and spent four months in a train
ing camp before he was discharg-
eel. He married Ida Schnacken-
burg of Arlington October 5,
1920, after which they moved to
the present farm two miles north
and one mile east of Vesta. Mr..
Meier served as assessor for nine
years, was a member of the school
board for ten years, and was pres
ident of the telephone line for ten
years.
Survivors are his wife, his chill
dren, two girls, Bernice and Loida,
and four boys, Marvel, Vernus,
Glennis and Paul; his brothers,
Otto of Vesta, Louis of Echo, AL
bert and Eddie of Vesta; his sis
ters, Mrs. Ed Just of Wood Lake,
Mrs. Otto Werner Of Vesta and
Mrs. George Studeman.
Pall-bearers were six nephews,
, Marvin and Marlin Meier of Vesta,
Melvin and Lawrence Fischer Of
Wood Lake, Harold and Harvey
Meier of Echo.
Flower girls were teachers who
were hired during Mr.. Meier's
term of office. They were Miss
Alice Neuman of Wood Lake, Miss
Doris Bruins of Porter, Mrs. Mag
nus Raduenz of Lucan, Mrs. Ty-
Ter Peterson of Belview, Mrs. Pat
Leech of Milroy and Mrs. Walter
Voss of Echo.
People from out of town who at
tended the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs. o. Doerring of Green Isle;
Ben Schnackenbeg, Mrs. Herman
Meffert, Mrs. Gust Brockhoff, Mrs.
August Sickmann, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theo Sickmann and family, Mrs.
George Sickmann and family,
Henry Roeahler and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Wittie and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Weckworth, Hen
ry Dreveskraft, Earl Schnacken-
berg, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sch
nackenberg and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Buck and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Lieske all of Airing
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rischmil-
Continued on page eighty
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
CONVENTION HERE
TO HEAR LEADERS
IN CHURCH WORK
New York and Chicago Men,
Heads of Sunday School
Work, To Speak

The state Sunday school con-
vention to be held in Redwood
Falls October "a and 25 will bring
several men prominent in church
work in New York and Chicago as
principal speakers.
A preliminary announcement of
the program made this week in
cludes the information that DR..
Robert M. Hopkins, New York,
general secretary Of the World
Sunday School association, will
speak the evening Of the first clay.
DR.. P. R. Hayward, Chicago, d.
rector of young peoples work of
the international Council Of Reli-
gious Education, will talk on
"Dare We Take Christ Seriously"
that afternoon.
The main address Friday morn
ing will be given by DR.. F. w.
Otterbein, pastor of North Austin
Lutheran church, Chicago. In the
afternoon, DR.. John C.. Acheson,
president of Manchester college
and president of the Minnesota
Council, will give the presidents
message.
The final evening will be given
over to the program "The Stream
of Life" a service of song, scrip
ture and pageantry prepared by
Miss Winnie Plummer, director of
Weekday Church school of the
Ramsey County Sunday School as
sociation and member of the board
of the Minnesota Council.
Approximately five hours will be
given to conference discussions
for workers with children, workers
with young people, workers with
adults, Sunday School officers,
pastors, leadership training,
church music and weekday schools
Of religious education.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
In Opponents Camps

Olivia-The team which last
year won five of it's seven games
was badly wrecked by graduation.
Coaches are drilling new material
extra hours in an effort to develop
a team capable of holding it's own
against real opposition.
Window - Using considerable
new material, Coach Les Pulkra-
bek will give his team its first
test Saturday against Tracy here.
Three lettermen from the line and
three from the backfield give a
nucleus around which a strong
team is likely to develop before
the season is far advanced. The
new men on the squad appear 20
be taking to the work. Last year
Window had one of its best teams.
ST. James-Coach Bob Woeh-
rle's squad will open with Truman
Friday. Thirty men are reporting
regularly for practice, including
several veterans. A system of
points" for men who score or
make tackles during games or
otherwise contribute to winning
games by blocking kicks, recover
ing fumbles or intercepting pass
es is to be kept this year as a cure
for loafing.
Tracy-The team which is to re-
present Tracy High this year will
launch the season Saturday
against one of it's strongest op-
ponents, Worthington. Coach
Raasch has eight lettermen back
but is not optimistic over pros
poets, believing several of the
holes left by graduation will be
difficult to fill.
Springield-Sauer Kraut festiv-
tiles today include the first game
on the Springfield High schedule,
with New Ulm as the opponent.
Prospects for a winning team as
the season wears on are good al
though New Ulm is considered a
favorite at this stage.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
JUDGES CHOSEN
TO AWARD CASH
IN DOT CONTEST

L. R. Ewart, T. F. Reed Jr. and
Charles Burmeister will act as
judges in the Gazette's dot con-
test, entries for which will be ac-
cepted up to and including Octob-
er 1. It will be the judges duty
to examine the entries, pick the
first nearest correct answer and
award the $25 first prize, after
which nine other cash and sub
scription awards will be made to
other entrants.
Counting was still popular
sport in and near Redwood Falls
this week, with a wide variety of
answers resulting. The judges will
be the first persons to know the
correct number when they open
the envelopes sealed by two per-
sons, each Of whom put some dots
on the plate, and total the an
swers.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
Council Busy With
Two Extra Sessions

Plans to rent the lot adjoining
the Shell Oil station property on
Washington street for use as a
city market and parking place
were discussed at special meet
ing of the city council Tuesday.
The city board is making arrange
ments with the administrator of
the J. H. Jackson estate, owners
of the lot, this week.
Monday evening at another spe-
cial session the council decided to
advance the last yearly band pay
ment, due in December, imme-
diately so that the funds may be
used for the organizations Cali
fornia trip. About $500, half the
amount received from the one mill
band tax, was advanced
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
NOVELTY EVENTS
BOOKED FOR LAST
2 DAYS OF FAIR
Thursdays Field May Break
Track Record Of 2:06H
Set in 1928
Tuesday Program Includes
2:1S Trot, 2:17 Pace
With Large Field

Seventy-one trotters and
PAGERS, including some hors-
es which have been here be-
fore and many that are new
to racing fans, will compete
in six events at the Redwood
county fair, starting Tuesday
afternoon.
Tuesdays program includes the
2:17 pace in which the largest
field, II horses, is entered. In the
group are Mr.. Meadows, St. Paul
horse which won the 2:24 pace last
year and Wallace Dillon, Thief
River Falls horse which was sec
ond in the PIT pace last season.
Also slated for Tuesday after
noon is the 2:18 trot with 10 en-
tries including DR.. James, Sac
City, Iowa, horse which placed sec
ond in the event in 1884.
Wednesdays program includes
the 2:24 pace with IL horses en-
tered and the 2:24 trot with 16 in
the field. Most of the horses come
from northwest states or provinces
of Canada but the 2:24 pace in
cludes All Spin, mare owned by
E. j. Henderson of Redwood Falls.
Thursdays races, weather and
track conditions being right, may
bring a new track record as seven
fast horses are entered in the free
for-all trot or pace which always
attracts the seasons race winners.
Ten horses are slated for the 2:14
trot which also takes place that
afternoon.
The track record is 2:06A set
by Billy Mack, owned by Ben
Morgan of Fort Dodge, Iowa, at
the 1923 fair. High Wave, own
ed by DIR. Bryan at Selby, South
Dakota, came close with 2:061a in
1929 and Zenith, owned by John
Bradford of st. Paul made the
same time last year.
A running race will be an added
feature Wednesday with Redwood
and Renville county horses eligi-
BILE providing they have been own
ed in the state six months. The
race will be under the American
rules with half mile heats and The
horses standing best at the end of
two heats will be awarded prizes.
A pig race is slated for Thurs
day. The field is restricted to
cars built before 1927, which must
be without self starters. Each
starter will also furnish a pig
weighing at least 80 pounds which
will accompany him over part of
the three mile course. Entries
may be made with C. C. Crocker,
starter, up to the morning of the
race. The purses in both novelty
races will be $25.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
FORESTERS ELECT
YEARS OFFICERS

At the meeting Of the Catholic
Order of Foresters Thursday eve
ming, Edgar Cole was elected chief
ranger and Arnold Fangman, vice
chief ranger. John Lauterbach,
Sr. was chosen past chief ranger,
Melvin Riegel, financial secretary,
Mike Lauterbach, recording secre-
tary and E. o. Charlebois, treas
urer. Douglas Whittet will be trus-
tee for the year and James Whit
tet will act as speaker.
Plans for a proposed lighted
athletic field for next year were
discussed.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
Fair Board Depends
On Newspaper Space

Continuing a policy Of several
years standing, fair board men,
bers again this year invested by
far the greatest portion of their
advertising appropriation in news
paper advertising.
Over 40 newspapers within a ra-
dius of SO miles are being used
this week, the amount of space
varying according to the distance
from the city in most cases. The
Yankton radio station is announ-
cling the fair at noon each day and
bumper cards and window cards
also are supplementing newspaper
space.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
NORTH REDWOOD MAN
FALLS OFF SCAFFOLD

North Redwood E. Hanson
suffered a broken rib and an in
jury to his left hip when he fell
IA feet from a broken scaffold as
he was building silo on the Nor
itz Brothers farm. He was taken
to the Redwood Falls hospital
Tuesday morning and is still con-
fined there.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
Republicans to Rally

Several Redwood county Repub-
licans plan to attend the seventh
district party rally and picnic at
Legion Field, Marshall, Sunday,
September 20. Speakers will in
clude Dewey Short, congressman
from Missouri; Mike Holm, secre-
tary of state; Senator j. v. Weber
of Slayton and Martin Nelson of
Austin.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
Morton Has Fire

The Morton fire department
was called about 8 p. m. Monday
when two cords Of old railroad
ties in the north end Of town
caught fire. It is believed that
boys smoking there were careless
with matches or cigarets and the
blaze resulted The amount of
damage done was negligible.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
GOLF FINALS SUNDAY

Finals in the city golf tourna-
ment will be played Sunday at 9
a. m. when Lorenzo Ziegler and
A. r. A. Laudon will try for the
title. The consolation match VII
also be played then. Scheduled for
last Sunday, the play-off was post
poned.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19
CharlestOwn Man Hurt

Charlestown-Raymond Werner
was severely hurt last week when
a heavy rod fell from the top Of a
silo, striking him on the back of
the neck. Several stitches were
taken to close the wound.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

j. R. Keefe, Rev. Godfrey o.
Sullivan, ]. M. Corbett and Clan
cy Keefe drove to Minneapolis
Tuesday afternoon on business.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Krinke Of
Lamberton were business callers
here Tuesday afternoon.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

Mrs. E. H. Helgeson entertained
her bridge club Friday evening.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-19

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Young
spent the weekend in Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
TWO SESSIONS SET
FOR SCOTTISH RITE
Provincial Grand Lodge and
Chapter Meet This
Week.

The Provincial Grand Lodge and
the Provincial Grand Chapter Of the
Royal Order of Scotland will hold their
annual meetings in the Scottish Rite
Temple, Sixteenth and s streets, next
Wednesday and Thursday.
The initiatory ceremonies will be
held Wednesday evening. The busi-
ness sessions Of the Grand Lodge and
the Grand Chapter will be held
Thursday at 2 o'clock, and 8 O'Clock
at the Mayfiower Hotel the annual
dinner will be held.
The membership of this order rep
resents almost every State in the
Union and is comprised exclusively Of
Scottish Rite Masons Of the thirty
second and thirty-third degrees Of
both the Northern and Southern Ma
sonic Jurisdictions. The Provincial
grand master is Sir James H. Brice Of
New York City, thirty-third degree
active member of the Northern Su-
preme Council; the deputy grand
master is Sir Dr. John c. Palmer of
Washington. thirty-third degree Ma
son of the Southern Jurisdiction; the
provincial grand treasurer is Sir John
c. Wineman, a thirty-third degree Ma
son of the Southern Jurisdiction, and
the provincial grand secretary is Sir
Arthur B. Hayes, also q thirty-third
degree Mason of the Southern Juris-
diction.
Evening star., 1935-10-20

Just concluded at LOUISVILLE, KY.
Capt. Brintnall H. Merchant Of
Washington. who was elected national
secretary Of the association at the
Louisville meeting. has returned with
the report that extensive plans were
made to continue the association s
campaign for better equipment and
facilities for the training and main
tenance of the Air Corps Reserve as
active tactical squadrons which would
be Immediately available for emer-
gency duty.
"The association feels" Capt. Mer-
chant said, that the Air Reserve con-
stitutes the first line of national de-
fense and that its present equipment
and training facilities are entirely in
adequate to enable 1t to perform the
task that would be assigned to 1t in a
national emergency"
The association will work not only
for necessary legislation, but also for
the unified support of all national
and local organizations and individ-
uals interested In the establishment
Of an adequate air defense.
Capt. Merchant was the only local
officer elected to q national post in
the association. Other national ON
GERS elected at Louisville are Capt. A.
M. Woody. Louisville. president; Capt.
William H. Beatty, Birmingham, Ala,
vice president: Lieut.. John F. Turner,
Oakland, Calf, treasurer, and Mai.
Peter c. Borre, Boston, judge ad-
vocate.
The meeting was attended by Air
Corps Reserve officers from all parts
of the country, representing all corps
area departments. Among the speak
ers were Brig. Gen. Oscar Westover,
assistant chief of the Army Air Corps;
Maj. Robert L. Walsh, chief of the
Reserve Division. Army Air Corps. and
his assistant. Capt. r. c. w. Blessley.
International rivalry in the air
makes 1t imperative that the United
States take immediate steps to
strengthen and develop its great for
eign and domestic air transport sys-
TEN, in the opinion of Senator Will
liam G. McAdoo of California. presi-
dent of the National Aeronautic As
sociation.
France, Great Britain, the Neither
lands and Germany are this Nations
leading rivals in the race for develop
ment Of foreign markets in South
and Central America and in China,
Senator McAdoo pointed out.
"Of the total scheduled air services
throughout the world-estimated to
exceed 225,000 miles the United
States operates 281a per cent" Sem
ator McAdoo said. "Our foreign avia-
ton interests are much greater abroad