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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
Commercial, Lions Clubs Will
Name Committee to Press
City's Case

Feeling that Redwood Falls
would be an ideal site for the new
hospital for the insane authorized
by the legislature Monday, men,
bers of the Commercial and Lions
clubs are to meet tonight at the
Legion hall to select a joint COM
mittee to stress these advantages
before the legislative committee in
charge of the matter.
Understanding that crowded
conditions in state insane asylums
already established has necessitat-
ed the building of another some
where in the state, local civic or
CARNATIONS will attempt to bring
the hospital here.
A million and a half dollars will
be expended upon the institution
which will require GAO acres of
land in order to be self-sustaining.
1t is felt that Redwood Falls
would provide an ideal site, espe-
cially because of the fertile farm
land needed by such an establish
ment. Those interested in its sell
ection point out that the institu-
ton would benefit the community
commercially.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
RELIEF GARDENS
TO HELP BUDGET
Five Acres Here Planted To
Vegetables To Help
Feed Needy

Five acres of land has been set
aside near the county home and
divided into plots for use by so
Redwood Falls relief families as
subsistence gardens.
The tracts, 60 by 12O feet, have
been sown principally to vegetab-
les, which will serve as a portion
of the clients budget. Each fam
lily is required to cultivate its own
garden, with the seeds being fur
nished by the county commodity
clerks office in the court house.
Approximately $4,000 similar
gardens are expected to be plan
ted in other parts of the state
from which a total output of
S., 100000 is looked for. Can
ming centers in which million
and a half cans of garden goods
were put up last year, will be
established in every county next
fall.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
Commissioners Urge
Weed Bill Approval

Nate H. Bovee, county agent
and Redwood county commission
ers went to the state capitol in st.
Paul Wednesday to push the pass
age by the senate of the weed era
dication bill.
The bill setting aside an appro-
priation for a fight against Creep
ing Jenny and Leafy Spurge, has
already been approved by the
house and comes as an outgrowth
of the weed eradication program
initiated by Redwood county.
Mr.. Bovee also attended a con-
ference Monday of county agents,
wheat allotment committeeman,
grain dealers and millers at the
University Farm school, which
was addressed by DR.. NJ. L. Will
son, assistant secretary of agri-
culture. Those attending voted
unanimously for the continuance
of the Agricultural Adjustment
administrations wheat control
program after the 1885 season
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
Redwood Falls Wants Neqv
Asylum Established Here
FIRST BASEBALL
PRACTICE FRIDAY

Baked by weather conditions,
Redwood Falls Western Minneso-
ia baseball league nine is still in
a state of formation with two
scheduled practices having been
rained out.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights have been designated by
Manager Frank Baldwin for prac-
tice sessions, but the first two had
to be cancelled this week. Wealth
er permitting, the team will hold
its initial workout Friday at the
fair grounds.
Manager Baldwin sees consider
able work ahead in getting his
aggregation together for the
opening here May IL with Morton.
The pitching department is believ-
ed to be set with DON Peterson,
who hurled last year and Francis
Sheehan of Bird Island, who re-
Gently took up residence here,
getting the call. Sheehan was on
the Bird Island staff last year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
MANY EXPECTED
AT CONFERENCE
HERE SATURDAY

Young people representing
church organizations in many
southwestern Minnesota cities will
attend a district Christian En-
deavor rally at the Church of
Christ here Saturday afternoon
and evening.
Following registration at 2 p.
H., the program will open with
devotionals led by Kathleen Brown
of Delhi followed by talks on
state work by AL Anfenson, state
Christian Endeavor president and
on the topic, Because the Days
Are Evil" by Miss Margaret Rey-
nolds, state field secretary.
Missionary, devotional, Junior,
prayer meeting and social confer
ences will follow with the follow
ing presiding or acting as coun-
sellers: Inez Wetmore, Margaret
Reynolds, Dorothy Nickham, Rev.
Platt of Tracy, Mrs. S. G. William
Of Balaton, Florence Farley, AL
Anfenson, Kathleen Brown and
Mrs. E. N. Montgomery, vesta.
Following dinner, Rev. Platt
will preside at the evening pro-
gram with young people of the
North Redwood Evangelical church
leading devotionals. Mr.. Anfen-
son will bring greetings from the
state organization and the princi-
pal speaker will be Miss Reynolds,
former missionary to China and
at present leader Of C. E. work in
Minnesota, who will use as her
theme "Redeeming the Time"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
BIDS ASKED FOR
ROAD COMPLETION
Paving And Retaining Wall
Contracts To Be Let
May 3

Bids for the completion of the
new Redwood bridge approaches
and Of the pavement for the re-
routing of highway 10 will be call
ed for May 8 according to an an
nouncement this week by the state
highway department. :,
The. project, 3 Of a mile in leng-
tn, includes 1929 square yards of
concrete pavement, 9,169 yards of
excavation and the construction of
a masonry retaining wall extend
ing across the foot of Mill and
Bridge streets.
Meanwhile, brush and refuse
under the bridge and in the ravine
has been cleared away as part of
the park Identification work.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
Crime Bureau Will Establish Radio Station Here
Club WOnen1Of
County to Meet
Here Saturday

Members of federated study
clubs in Redwood county will at
tend the convention to be held
Saturday, in the Lincoln auditor
ium. Beginning at 10 a. m, the
program will include a business
session, which officers hope will
be well attended because changes
to the county constitution are con-
templated and reports by depart
ment chairmen. Each club will
contribute number representa-
tive of the work it has undertake
en- during the year.
Mrs. George F. Warren of Win
dom, district president, will talk
on "The Viewers" and the princi-
pal address, Creative Tomorrow
will be given by Rev. Sidney L.
Richards also of Window. Mrs.
NJ. H. Sandager of Belview, coun-
ty president, will preside. Mrs.
Hazel Nelson of Morgan will lead
the assembly singing, the address
of welcome will be given by Miss
M. Alice Ide and the response by
Mrs. A. E. Anderson of Lamber-
ton.
A picnic dinner will be eaten at
noon when coffee will be served by
the four federated clubs here, the
Sorosis, the Quality, the Twen-
tieth Century and the Woman's,
which are official hostesess for the
event.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
Puts End to Dust Storm of
Monday; Rainfall This
Year 4.46 Inches

Redwood county farmers caught
glimpse of a silver lining in the
clouds which poured rain on new
ly sown fields Tuesday and We'd
nesday and gave high hopes for a
prosperous crop year.
Showing complete reversal of
form over last year, the weather
man has recorded more than dou-
BILE the amount of moisture to
date than he did in the first four
months in 1884.
According to N. B. Andersen,
Redwood Falls weather observer,
4.46 inches of moisture has been
recorded since the first of the
year. January had one inch even,
February .43, March Ito and
April to date has 1893. For the
first four months last year 2.O2
inches Of moisture was measured.
The light two day rain left
lawns and pastures fresh and
green and stimulated sprouting
seeds in fields and gardens. The
rain was particularly reassuring
because Mondays wind whipped
up a dust storm which while COM
paratively mild, bore an unpleas-
ant resemblance to the storms Of
last wears droufh.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
DR.. Jordan to Talk
AtP. r. A. Meeting

DR.. Kathleen Jordan of Granite
Falls will be the speaker at the
meeting Of the Parent Teacher as
ISOLATION to he held at 8 p. m. Mon
day evening in the Lincoln audi
forum. DR.. Jordan who spent
much Of her early life in Algeria
will talk on her experiences in
that country. There will also be
musical selections arranged by the
music committee, Mrs. Max Treu
and Mrs. S. S. Johnson.
During the business session
which will precede the program,
the annual election of officers will
take place. Refreshments will be
served.
Committees in charge of the ar
rangements urge the attendance
of all members and the public in
general is invited.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
Rev. Linn to Attend
Cincinnati Meeting

Rev. J. P. Linn, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Red
wood Falls, was elected commits
sioner to attend the general as
sembly of the church at Cincin-
natl in May, at meeting of the
Mankato Presbytery held here
Tuesday and Wednesday.
About 80 elders, ministers and
other church officials attended the
two day session which was feat
ured by an evening banquet and
program Tuesday. Rev. William
j. Bell of Minneapolis was the
principal speaker at the dinner
and Rev. Erwin L. Petersen OF
Punjab Mission, Saranpur, India,
addressed the evening gathering
Tuesday. Missionary pictures were
also shown.
Wednesday morning and after
noon were devoted to the election
of officers and committee reports.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
Tavo Day Rain Gets Small
GRAIN off To Good Start
LAW MAKERS END
80 DAY SESSION

Its 90 day session completed at
midnight Wednesday, the Mime
sofa legislature adjourned early
today.
AS he had threatened, Governor
Olson vetoed the omnibus tax bill
which contained the sales tax
feature Wednesday and predic-
tons are that the state rate which
the bill was designed to replace
will mount to Ia mills next year.
The bill authorizing issuance of
bonds if necessary to match fed
eral appropriations for highway
work finally passed.
The primary election date was
changed from June until the last
Monday in August, materially
shortening campaigns.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
BROOKVILLE FARM
HOME DESTROYED
BY FIRE SUNDAY
Evan, Morgan Fire Compan-
les Fight Fire at Chris
Christensen Home

Fire of unknown origin destroy
ed the farm home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris christensen Of Brookville
township Sunday afternoon, as
firemen from two towns battled
with only one hose in a vain at
tempt to extinguish the blaze.
The Christensen's were attend
ing a family dinner at Clements
in honor of daughters birthday
when the fire broke out. It was
discovered by Nels Peterson, who
was driving home from Easter
church services, at Evan.
Seeing smoke pouring from
basement window, Peterson stop
ped but after finding no one home
he returned to Evan, a distance of
mile and half, where he mott
fled the fire department.
AS Evan has no chemical truck
the Morgan unit was also called.
Hampered by the lack of suffi-
cient water, the firemen were un-
able to get the blaze under con-
troll, the one hose and chemical ap-
paratus proving inadequate as the
flames spread to all sections of
the structure.
The blaze was kept from reach
ing a garage, machine shed and
granary nearby, while seed corn
stored upstairs and part of the
furniture was also saved. Most
of the household effects and
clothing, however, were consumed
by the flames.
The fire is believed to have
smouldered for some time before
being discovered, as the walls
were aflame when the fire depart
ments arrived.
The Christensens will occupy a
house built last fall for a son, un-
til their own home can be built.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
DELINQUENT LIST
OF liz REPORTED
So Personal Property Tax
Delinquents in City;
SO Elsewhere

A list Of 112 citizens whose per-
sonal property taxes are delin-
quent was delivered Wednesday
by Clerk of Court Frank Baldwin
to Sheriff L. J. Kise, for collection.
Totalling $1,2O1.53, the delin-
quency is lower than that of last
year when 122 taxpayers were in
arrears.
Nearly half Of the delinquents,
So, are listed in Redwood Falls,
while the remaining 50 are well
distributed among the villages
and townships. Three villages,
Delhi, Vesta and Wanda and IL
townships have clear records.
June 1 is the final date for the
payment Of the taxes and if they
are not collected at that time,
Judgment will be entered against
the delinquents in district court
next fall.
Following is a tabulation Of the
delinquencies: townships, Brook
vile, 1; Delhi, 2; Gales, 1; John
sonville, 3; Lamberton, 8; Morgan,
/; New Avon, /; North Hero, A.;
Redwood Falls, 1; Sheridan, L;
Underwood, 2; Waterbury, 2;
Westline, 1 and Willow Lake, 1.
Villages: Belview 2; Clements, i ;
Lamberton, 9; Lucan, 2; Milroy,
2; Morgan, 1; North Redwood, 1;
Revere, A; Sanborn, 6; Seaforth,
1; Wabasso, 1; Walnut Grove, a
and the city of Redwood Falls SO.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
Carp to be Removed
From Lake Redwood

Efforts to rid Lake Redwood of
rough fish will begin soon under
the direction of the State Game
and Fish department. The work
will be done by L. L. Daniels,
commercial fisherman, who plans
to take up permanent residence
here.
The work will be directed
against carp, which destroy the
eggs and consume a large portion
of the food of the more desirable
fish. Clearing of the lake is back
ed by the Redwood County Game
Protective league and will be done
with traps as the lake bottom is
Uttered with tree stumps and
other distractions making the
use of seining nets impossible.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
COMING
TO CONFER WITH
OFFICIALS TODAY
$4,000 Appropriation Made
for First Year, $12,5OO
for Second
City Likely to be Center of
Crime Control Efforts
in SW Minnesota

Melvin C. Passolt, super
intendent of the Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension, will
be in Redwood Falls today to
confer with Sheriff L. J. Kise
concerning the establishment
of a radio station for the
Minnesota Highway Patrol
here.
In an announcement Monday,
Mr.. Passolt stated that Redwood
Falls had been designated as the
location for the station recently
authorized by the state legisla-
ture. An appropriation of $4,000
has been made for the first year
of operation, including the erec-
ton of the plant and half that
amount for 1886. Details as to
quarters undoubtedly will be
worked out today.
Redwood Falls was selected,
the crime bureau chief said, "be-
cause most of our trouble comes
from southwestern Minnesota"
Kise Sought Station
The selection of Redwood Falls
followed efforts by Sheriff Kise to
convince state authorities that the
city is centrally located and suit
ed for the purposes for which the
station is designed.
According to tentative plans
Redwood Falls would become a
headquarters for the Criminal
Bureau and Highway Patrol, in
addition to the broadcasting sta
ton, with operatives and patrol
men working out of here.
The radio station will be en-
ployed for broadcasting of all
criminal matters almost as soon
as they occur and will speed the
apprehension of fugitives from
justice by spreading a general
alarm throughout the territory.
Sheriffs and police officers in sur
rounding counties, towns and cit
les may call the station to ask
other peace officers to be on the
lookout for missing persons, stol-
en- automobiles or escaping Grim
inals. Sheriff Kise said that a
clearer explanation could be offer
ed following his conference with
Mr.. Passolt.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
BETTER HOUSING
ESSAY CONTESTS
TO BE HELD HERE
Patton Announces Plans for
School Cooperation
in Program

Redwood Falls High school
students will participate in a ma
tional educational contest spon-
sored by the Federal Housing ad-
ministration, George A. Patton,
better housing chairman here, an
nounced Wednesday.
High school students through
out the United States will COM
pete for attractive prizes with
essays and speeches dealing with
the general subject Better Hous-
ing and the Home"
The contest is divided into four
sections, the school, county, state
and national contests. Arrange
ments have been made with Sup
erintendent j. H. Wichman to hold
school contest, which ends
May 8.
Set Five Topics
The contest is based on a 600
word speech on any Of five topics
under the general heading. These
include, "The Modern Home"
"The City Apartment" "The
Farm Home" "New Homes for
Young America" and "The Scope
of the National Housing Act"
One boy and one girl will be
selected as winners in each school
and will be eligible for the county
contest. Redwood Falls High
school is the only school known
at present to be participating in
Redwood county and if no other
institutions enter, the Redwood
Falls winners will automatically
become the county winners. The
county contest is scheduled for
May II, with first places to go to
a boy and a girl.
The written speeches of the
county winners will then be sent
to a state board of judges, who
after selecting the two prize es-
says will deliver them to another
board Of judges in Washington,
Here, eight finalists, four boys
and four girls, will be selected to
compete for the national cham
pionship. The eight finalists will
go to Washington June Is to de-
liver their speeches orally for the
grand prize awards.
Two $1,000 Prizes
To the boy and girl winning the
national contest will go $1,000 in
cash, second place winners will re-
ceive $500, third place, $3.50 and
fourth, $100. Each of the eight
will also be awarded gold medals.
In cases where students are not
permitted to receive cash awards,
the prizes will be put into a schol-
arship. Each school winner will
be presented with a certificate of
merit.
Pamphlets explaining the Fed
eral Housing program have been
sent to all schools for use by stud
ents in preparing their talks. Ad-
ditional information may be OBJ
tanned through the administration
or the local better housing COM
mittee.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
ST. PAUL PASTOR
WILL SPEAK AT
COMMENCEMENT

DR.. Frederick NJ. Eliot, pastor
of the Unity church of st. Paul,
will be the commencement speak
er for the 1885 Redwood Falls
High school graduating class, it
was announced this week by ]. Il.
Wichman, superintendent.
Commencement this year will
be held Friday, May 81.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
TYLER PROMOTED
IN REORCANIZING
OF ERA PROGRAM
Cook Relieved of Duties in
Shift to Area Instead
of County Control
Brown and Redwood Offices
to be Combined Under
w. L. Jahnke

In a temporary reorganization
OF the ERA set-up in Minnesota
Tuesday, Richard Cook was re-
ieved of his duties as Redwood
county administrator, while Le-
land S. Tyler, county disbursing
engineer, was elevated to the post
of temporary area administrator
for Renville and Mcleod counties.
Waldemar L. Jahnke of New
Ulm, Brown county disbursing Of
fcer, will assume Mr., Cooks du-
ties, becoming area administrat-
or for the two counties. The shift
goes into effect today. Mr.. Tyler
will continue as disbursing en-
gineer for Redwood county in ad-
dition to his new position until a
permanent system is organized.
The temporary reorganization
was accomplished last week but
was not made public until Tues
day at a conference of the area
administrators with state ERA de-
partment heads and FERA Off
Gals at the St. Paul post office.
Substitute Area Heads
County administrators have
been dispensed with and area ad-
ministrators substituted. Areas
include from two to four counties,
depending on the number of relief
clients.
The headquarters for the Red
wood and Brown counties area
will be maintained at New Ulm,
the office here to be directed by
Mr.. Tyler, who will report back
each week, until he is given his
release under the permanent set
up.
Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Tyler have
been in charge of Redwood coun-
tvs relief work division since
November %, 1888 when the Civil
Works administration, President
Roosevelt's first unemployment re-
lief measure, was inaugurated.
Under the CWA, 100 projects were
started and completed in the coun-
ty with $99,007.23 in federal funds
and $24,987.91 from local contri-
buttons.
Handle Large Sums
When the ERA replaced the
CWA March Is, 1884, both were
kept in their capacities. Since
that date 81 projects have been
begun and Al closed, with federal
allotments totalling $156,026.24
and local contributions $34, 412.2S.
In addition $3,S99.74 in hail re-
lief projects have been worked
out, under the CWA and ERA.
Mr.. Cooks services as county
administrator were given with
out compensation and he will now
confine his work to his office of
county engineer. Mr.. Tyler will
have his area headquarters at Oil
via.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
Horse Kicks Man
Fracturing Skull

Carl Jackson, "a, living on
farm near Wabasso, is in a critic
al condition in the Redwood Falls
hospital with a basal skull frac-
ture suffered Wednesday night
last week when he was kicked be-
hind the ear by a horse.
jackson was leading the horse
to water when the animal sud-
denly bolted, a hoof striking him
on the back of the head. He was
brought to the hospital early
Thursday morning unconscious
and his condition has improved
slightly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25
Money for Test

Minnesota has received $500, 900
from an appropriation Of $780,
COO made by the AAA for the era
dication Of Bangs disease of cat
tie. The money will be used to
test many herds not yet tested and
to retest infected herds where
necessary, paying indemnities
where reactors are found.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25

In the late hours the senate
passed a house bill exempting
household goods and farm ma
chinery from taxation.
With the signature of Governor
Olson last week, bill providing
for the weighing and grading of
livestock at stockyards and
slaughter houses under state sup
ervision and the requirement that
all livestock buyers file bonds of
$4,000, became . law.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25

Busy with pressing Legislative
matters in the last hours Of the
session which closed this morn
ing, John NJ. Zwaeh was unable to
get his column to Us in time for
publication this week. Next week
Mr.. Zwach viii be asked to write
a review of the sessions accom-
plishments and failures and an ex-
PLANTATION of some of the new laws
which will be of special interest to
Gazette readers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25

Miss Jane Morley returned to
st. Paul Sunday afternoon after
spending the Easter holidays with
her mother, Mrs. M. Morley. She
was accompanied by Miss Mayme
Lauterbach who visited her sister,
Mrs. Rose Brooks in Minneapolis
until Tuesday evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Murset and
family had as their dinner guests
Tuesday evening, Rev. and Mrs.
G. E. Martin and daughter, Lor-
raine. The occasion was in honor
Of Mr.. Murset's birthday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-04-25

Miss Deloris Osman visited her
parents at Bird Island Easter
Sunday.