The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-01-24

steadily during the two days pushing
their way through. Trains and bus
es were again running on schedule.
Temperature readings recorded by
N. B. Andersen, Redwood Falls wealth
er observer, since last week, showed
that the thermometer registered at
a minimum of FIVE degrees below
zero Thursday, seven below Friday,
minus II Saturday, 20 below Sunday,
II degrees under the zero mark Mon
day and nine below Tuesday.
The previous mark lower than
Wednesdays &c below, was recorded
February 8, 1888 when the tempera-
ture dropped to 80 degrees below
during IL day stretch of sub-zero
temperatures. The following day,
February 9, the mercury had risen to
only 81 below.
Redwood Falls was practically iso-
lated Monday as far as the M. & st.
L. railway was concerned and no mail
could be brought through for morn
ing distribution. Sunday newspapers,
printed late Saturday, were the new
est in town until Monday afternoon.
Because drifting snow made the
tracks impossible no trains were run
out of the Twin Cities Sunday night
and none arrived from the west. The
east bound No. IA, due in Redwood
Falls at 1888 a. m. managed to push
through, arriving an hour late.
Most of the damage to roads was
done by wind Sunday as the snowfall
was light, only .03 of an inch being
recorded.
Services in the Episcopal church
were cancelled when Rev. j. G. Lar
son was unable to make his way from
Morton. Rev. G. E. Martin was un-
able to get to the New Avon Method
list church. The Sunday night bus
arrived over an hour late, while mo-
florists arriving late Sunday from
the Twin Cities found the highways
in the worst condition they had been
in so far this winter.
Schools in several communities
throughout the county were closed
Monday because of the blocked roads,
but sessions were held as usual in
Redwood Falls. A meeting of the
Redwood county Junior Farmer-Lab-
or association scheduled for Monday
night at Belview was cancelled and
a new date set at February 4.
Deliveries were made on Redwood
Falls mail routes with considerable
difficulty. R. w. Pryor, substituting
for G. R. Pryor on route one, drove
ITO miles over what roads were pass
able to make deliveries on what is
ordinarily a AZ mile route. In some
cases he walked part Of the distances
to mail boxes. Vern Pryor had simil-
ar experiences on route two, driving
so miles to cover what is usually q
26 mile route.
r. Watkins, North Redwood mail
carrier got stalled in a drift Satur-
day, walked to Bechyn and caught a
ride to Morton where he took the
train back to North Redwood. w. n.
Sommers, Mr.. Watkins and others
tried to get the car out Saturday
but failed and drained it and left it
until the snowplow came through
from Danube. Mail was delivered
Monday by team.
Miss Dorothy Reed of Milroy,
rural school teacher in Lyon county,
suffered q frost bitten face when her
automobile became stalled in snow
drift Monday while she was attempt
ing to reach the school house.
William Hllger of Morgan, father
Of Oscar, Herbert and Clarence Of
Redwood Falls, slipped on the ice
Saturday night while alighting from
. hayrack and broke his right leg at
the ankle. He il 1t the Redwood
Falls hospital
Charles Maleeek Of Beehyn broke
his right arm while cranking car
Sunday night. Because Of tie con-
dition Of the roads he was unable to
get to : doctor until Monday when
he Was treated 1t the hospital here.
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