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The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
Billy the Bum, Botton,land
Character, Killed by Train

Loving horses, he raised several
and sometimes raced them at
county fairs throughout the north
west. At the time of his death
two of his colts roamed the pas
ture in which his home was sit
ia Led.
His homes here have been num-
erous and his acquaintance many.
winters he used to live in the old
Jackson barn in Redwood Falls,
raising hunting dogs of a doubt
lui oreed and sometimes realizing
a little cash from them. Always,
though, he has returned to the
river bottom country near North
Redwood, living in various shacks
there throughout his long lonely
residence here.
While relatives were hunted in
vain, the body lay at the Hubbard
Funeral home and from there it
was buried Tuesday afternoon.
Huge sprays of bronze roses ana
asuers, small garden bouquets of
petunias and many other lowers
blanketed his coffin, their donors
as anonymous as ne. Most of me
cards they bore were signed, "A
Friend" Business men willingly
gave to a fund through which
many of the flowers were pur-
chased. Rev. Oscar Joneson con-
Quoted the service and an unbe-
lievably large number of people
gathered at the quiet rites.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
Z. ]. MOORHEAD OF
SHERIDAN BURIED
HEkE WEDNESDAY
Prominent Farmer, Member
Of Town Board 20 Years
Died Suddenly

Robert j. Moorhead, 60, a resi-
dent of Redwood county for "a
years, was buried in the Redwood
Falls cemetery Wednesday after
noon following services at the
home and at the Presbyterian
church here. Rev. J. P. Linn had
charge of services at the home and
church with members of the Odd
Fellows lodge conducting rites at
the grave.
Mr.. Moorhead died suddenly af-
ter heart attack Friday at 1880
q. m. at his farm home, six miles
west and three miles south of Red
wood Falls. Mrs. Moorhead was
with him at the time of his death.
He was born September A, 1875
at Stratford, Ontario, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Moorhead.
When he was eight years old,
they moved to lie Sueur county,
Minnesota and settled on a farm
not far from LIE Sueur where Mr..
Moorhead attended school.
When he was 20 years old he
came to Redwood county where he
resided four years before his mar
riage, October 81, 1889 to Millie
M. Clark. They moved at once 20
Mr.. Moorhead's early home at
Stratford where he worked as a
fireman on the Grand Trunk rail
way for two years.
In 1901 he gave up railroading
and returned to Redwood county
to settle on the farm which was
his home until his death. Fertile
Sheridan township acres and hard
work resulted in a good return and
they developed the farm until it
is one of Redwood county's best
improved tracts. A major i'm
provement was the modern house
built there in 1915.
Mr.. Moorhead took an active in
terest in community life and SER
we'd for 20 years on the Sheridan
town board, retiring last March.
Besides his wife he leaves two
brothers, and three sisters, Will
liam, Sam and Margaret of Mar
wayne, Alberta; Mrs. Sarah
French of Minburn, Alberta and
Mrs. Anna Cotter of Viking, AL
berta. He also had several cou-
sins in lie Sueur county and neph-
ews and nieces in Canada.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
BIG DEMAND FOR
EXHIBIT SPACES
AT COUNTY FAIR
Machinery and Other Lines
To Be Represented In
Unusual Numbers

With the demand for space for
exhibits, industrial displays and
pike frontage exceeding that of
any season for several years, Red
wood county fair officials were
optimistic this week over the pros
poets for a really great fair.
Farm machinery will take up a
large amount of space on the
grounds with several dealers from
ether parts of the county planning
to show as well as Redwood Falls
rms. Prospects are good for an
attractive automobile display and
the need for a larger industrial
hall is apparent with many deal
ers of stoves, heaters, washing
machines, radios and similar equip
ment inquiring for tents to house
the overflow in these lines.
The state conservation depart
ment in cooperation with the
county game protective league is
likely to have display of game
and fish and the state safety coun-
Gil is considering a safety first
UlSpldy. dul MdIIlIl Vi LuCdIl
who recently returned from Cali
fornia will show $50 specimens OF
deep sea fish, shells and similar
curios collected on the west coast
Exhibitors who wish to make
entries early will be given an op-
portunity Saturday, September 21
from 1:30 to $3.50 p. m. at the city
hall in Redwood Falls, saving
them from waiting in line at the
grounds September % when the
fair opens for a four day run.
Entries in the cattle, hog and
sheep divisions, however, close as
usual the week before the fair
Monday, September 16, by which
time all available pens and stalls
are expected to be taken.
While the fair is an entertain
ment feature it is primarily edu-
cational and to further agricul-
ture and better work in all lines
With this fact strongly in mind
board members are laying partic-
ular stress this year on exhibits
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
Frederick Hamann,
LambertOn Resident
19 Years, Succumbs

Wabasso-Funeral services were
conducted at Fairfax Saturday for
Frederick Hamann, an early set
tier and father of Mrs. A. J. Fritz
of Wabasso, who died at the home
of his son, Henry Hamann of New
Ulm September 8 at the age of 33
years.
He was born at Kramunsdorf
June 6, 1852 and was baptized and
confirmed there. He served as a
soldier for two years and later oc-
cupied a government position. Ir
1872 he married Bertha Kieckel
who preceded him in death two
years ago.
They came to America in 1877
and settled at Minnesota Lake. In
1884 they moved to Renville coun-
ty. Wellington township. In the
fall of 1916 they went to Lamber-
ton where they resided for 19
years. After the death of his
wife he made his home with his
children.
He is survived by nine children,
four others having preceded their
father in death. The survivors
are: Mrs. A. j. Fritz, Wabasso;
Mrs. Reinhold Kuhman, South
Haven; William Hamann, Zahl,
North Dakota; Emil Hamann
Mrs. Jensen and Henry Hamanr
all of New Ulm; Mrs. Martin
Bleick, Fairfax; Fred Hamann Jr..
Lamberton and Mrs. Robert Arms
dorf, Marshall.
Rev. Langholz of Wanda, a
friend of the deceased, conducted
the funeral service. Burial was
at the Fairfax Lutheran cemetery
beside the grave of his wife. Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Fritz, Mrs. Eliza
beth Lamprecht and daughter,
Elizabeth and Mrs. John Dommer
of Wabasso attended the funeral.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
MILR0Y HOST TO
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL MEETING
Program Announced for Con-
vention Sunday; Stright
To Make Talks

The annual Redwood county
Sunday school convention will be
held Sunday afternoon at the
Presbyterian church in Milroy,
using the theme, "Christ in the
Life of the Church."
A series of talks have been ar
ranged by the committee in charge
and Rev. j. D. Keith of Delhi,
president of the county Sunday
school association. H. L. Stright,
secretary of the state Sunday
school association, will be one of
the speakers. October "a and :25
the state convention will be held
in Redwood Falls.
The county convention program:
200 p. m. Song Service.
2:05 my Church Organized for
Teaching, Speaker not yet chos-
en-.
2:20 "My Church-Its Teaching
Program, Mrs. F. E. Patten, Del
hi.
2:35 "My Church Winning 9th
ers to Christ, Rev. R. Alexander,
Vesta.
2:5O "The Church's Best Care of
Children. Young People and
Adults, Rev. Oscar Joneson, Red
wood Falls.
3:O5 Christ in me-, Devotions,
John 15:1-8. Rev. James Rutgers,
Wabasso.
3:15 Executive period-report of
county activities; appointment of
committees; A. Nominations; B.
Time; and Place Announcements
1886 Song Service.
$40 "The Church's Ministry of
Teaching, Rev. G.. E. Martin, Red
wood Falls.
400 Round table conference,
open discussion. what are we
Doing ?" In the children's division,
ages up to IL? Young Peoples
division, Ages up to %? Adult
division?
ago Short business session. Re-
port of committees. Offering.
4:40 Song service.
4:45 Working Together, State
and Counties, H. L. Stright, st.
Paul.
o:O5 What do Ye More Than
Others ?" Matthew 5:38-48. Rev. j.
D. Keith, Delhi.
500 Special music.
5:25 Recess and supper. 81,
6:45 Song service and prayer.
6:55 "Christ in NV Church,
Young Peoples Work., Mrs. E.. N.
Montgomery, Vesta.
7:10 "Women's Work., Mrs.
Oscar Joneson, Redwood Falls.
7:25 "The Whole Church, H. L
Stright, st. Paul.
7:45 Period of prayer for divine
guidance, Voluntary by all.
8:05 Summary, announcements,
Offering.
500 Installation of new officers.
$50 Song and prayer.
8:45 Adjourn with the Benedic-
ton.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
PTA And SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBERS
HONOR TEACHERS
Former and New Members of
Faculty Entertained
Monday Evening

Continuing a custom established
several years ago, members of the
Parent Teacher association and
the board of education entertain
ed in honor of the school faculty
Monday evening in the Lincoln
auditorium.
After short program, those
attending were given an opportu-
nifty to meet the new people con-
nected with the school, Mr.. and
Mrs. Reede Gray, Miss Gladys
Bostrom, Miss Angeline Gilronan,
Mrs. Earle Obermeyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Tom, Miss Evelyn
Shank, Eilif Miller and Miss Jean
MacLean.
Mrs. Frank Baldwin, president
of the association presided during
the program which began with
two soprano solos, Glamour Tou-
jours L'Amour" by Rudolph Friml
and "Love Has Wings" by Rogers
sung by Mrs. G. E. Martin with
Mrs. H. V. Starr at the piano, DR.
C. L. Lynn gave the address Of
welcome and the response was
given by C. N. Nicholson. The
closing numbers, duets for two
pianos, played by Mrs. B. E. Marsh
and Mrs. Starr were "Valse" by
Arnesky and Wedding Day al
Trollhaugen" by Grieg.
The program committee was
made up Of Mrs. Gus Nelson, Mrs
E. L. Gallea, Mrs. Parker Sanders
and Mrs. c. A. Lauterbach. The
decorating was done by Mrs. F. H
Anthony, Mrs. C. L. Lynn, Mrs
H. B. Cole, Mrs. George Wilcox
Mrs. Glenn Hillig and Mrs. Ira
Rogers. The reception committee
had as its members, Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker D. Sanders, Mrs. ]. B,
Philbrick and D. w. Gold and
special members were DR.. anG
Mrs. Albert Asleson, Mr.. and Mrs
w. E. Paffrath, Mrs. C. A. Lusch-
er, Mrs. D. L. Crimmins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
V. Farnsworth and Mr.. and Mrs
j. L. Parsons. In the group which
served refreshments were DIR. and
Mrs. j. c. Budik, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
G. Austbo, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
Forbes, Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Has
singer, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Char
lebois and Mr.. and Mrs. D. w.
Buckley.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
State Plans Road
Work To Provide
Winter Employment

A substantial program of winter
construction will be carried out
by the state highway department
as result of changes made in re-
gulations governing federal works
program road and grade separa-
ton funds.
Several important restrictions
have been removed from the
states $5,395,OOO allotment for
railway grade crossing elimina-
ton. Regulations governing the
$5,277,00O allotment for highway
work also have been modified. AS
a result, work can be started on
both programs within a short time
and employment will be provided
in many localities throughout
most of the winter.
"As a result Of the changes in
federal regulations we can now
carry out a grade crossing elimin-
alton program practically on a
normal basis, N. w. Elsberg,
highway commissioner stated.
Federal funds can now be used for
the purchase of sufficient mater
ials and the use of sufficient
equipment to build modern, per-
manent grade separation struc-
lures. The requirement that 80
per cent of the labor come from
relief rolls also has been removed,
although men on relief will contin-
ue to receive preference. No fed
eral funds can be used for land ac-
quisition."
Figuring the average cost Of
grade separations at $4,000 each,
highway engineers said that the
states allotment should make pos
sible the elimination of about 100
railway crossings. Much of this
work can be done in the winter
months.
The labor requirements on
works program highway funds al
SO have been modified so that 80
per cent of relief labor is no long
er required. However, the limit
alton of $1,400 of federal funds
per man year of employment has
been retained. On this basis, the
highway department will provide
about 100000 man hours of en-
ployment with the $5,277,0 900
highway fund, in addition to pay
ing for materials and equipment.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
Couple on Honeymoon
Met With Accident

Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver NJ. Olson,
newlyweds residing at st. James,
had their recent honeymoon trip
cut short when they met with an
accident near Whitehall, South
Dakota.
A car parked partly in the road
caused an oncoming driver to
swerve to miss it and his car
crashed into the left side of the
Olson machine. The side was
stripped of tenders and running
board and two wheels were smash
ed. None of the occupants of
either car was hurt.
Mr.. Olson made q settlement
with the occupant of the other car,
went to Whitehall, purchased a
new car and proceeded on his
honeymoon trip to the Black Hills.
Their intended visit to Yellow
stone park was cancelled.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
Tom Finn To Coach
Academy Athletics

Tom Finn, son of DIR. and Mrs.
T. E. Finn of Redwood Falls has
been appointed coach of football,
basketball, baseball and track at
Harvard preparatory school for
boys at Chicago and will leave
Friday to begin work.
He also will continue his course
in medicine at the University of
Chicago where his outstanding
career in football and basketball
was completed with his academic
course last spring.
Tom was to be assistant fresh
man coach of football at the uni
versity of Chicago this fall until
offered the preparatory school job
which lasts throughout the school
year.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
Billy The Bum is dead.

Nameless as he had lived, he
was found Saturday, his neck
broken, face battered and an ugly
cash on the temple showing
through his long shock of grey
hair, on the railroad tracks which
he had trudged so often in his
lonely tramp's life.
In the pocket of his shabby
serge coat was a half empty bot
lie of alcohol, the stuff which
many times during his nearly 40
years around Redwood Falls and
North Redwood had brought MIN
forgetfulness and led finally TO his
death. For he had evidently sat
down on the trestle below the
Clipfell farm, his senses numbed,
and been struck by one of the
heavily loaded grain cars which
the eastbound freight carried
through at about 10 p. m. Friday.
His death was instant, according
to DR.. W. A. Brand, deputy cor
oner, who was called after the
body was found by William Haas
and Joseph Dermer, section labor
ers.
Beside his half open hand lay
a feed bag full of bread, coffee
and weiners which he had pur-
chased about A p. m. Friday from
the Golden Rule at Morton. In
his pockets, there was no money,
only numerous grocery slips, re-
lief orders from Renville county.
A search of his home, one room
of a block house in the pasture
below the Tom Iesch place on the
bottoms road, revealed but few
hints of his past. Deep in an old
trunk, wrapped in rotting rags
and carefully tied were rusted
lock picks, long unused and a wo-
mans cheap compact. No letters,
magazines, books or any hint of
nis pers onality or character were
there, but piles of old coats, a
muddle of old hats and grocery
slips were a reminder of his ever
present fear of hunger and cold.
Two mongrel dogs howled,
starved and bewildered, outside
the hut and an alarm clock ticked
dismally on the dirty grey walls,
the only signs Of life or human
habitation.
In need of a name for relief and
hospital records, he had used Guy
Simonds, but he had often told
Emma Carity, for whom he some
times worked as a farm hand, that
that was not his real name. His
past was unknown to anyone here.
He never called for mail at North
Redwood and never divulged any
of his personal history.
But he was voluble on other
subjects. A trapper in winter
when he let his long whiskers
grow into tangle on his scanned
face, he knew animals and outdoor
life and discussed them. Mime
sofa history he had studied and
could converse on it at length Il.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
Hazel Wheaton And
Alvin Leopold Wed

Miss Hazel Wheaton, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Wheaton
and Alvin Leopold, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Leopold Of Sanborn
were married Sunday, September
l at Carver, Minnesota.
Rev. v. A. Ostermann, of the
Evangelical Lutheran church per-
formed the ceremony.
They were attended by Miss
Gladys Pooch, a friend of the
bride, and Lloyd Leopold, cousin of
the groom.
From Carver, the party went to
the Twin Cities and spent a Few
days at the state fair before re-
turning home.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
FRANKLIN MAN
IS VICTIMlzED
2 Women Frisk Fred Tower
of Contents of BillfOld;
Make Getaway

While waiting at the entrance
to the Palmyra Lutheran church
cemetery for his wife to return
from placing some flowers on the
grave of her son, Fred Tower of
Franklin was overpowered by two
gypsy women and relieved of 5000
which he carried in his billfold.
The trick was done so quickly that
the victim hardly knew what had
happened until the car in which
the holdup artists were riding had
got well on its way down the
road.
As Mrs. Tower reached the
grave plot, a new car drove up to
where the Tower car stood and
two women alighted. They went
to Mr.. Tower, opened the car door
and began to babble something
about his being a sick man and
that they could do something for
him. He tried to push them away,
but before he realized what was
their intention they had overpower-
ed him and secured his billfold.
Mr.. Tower is aged and has only
one hand, having lost his right
hand in an accident many years
ago.
Seeing that scuffle was taking
place at the car, Mrs. Tower ran
to help her husband. AS she ap-
preached, a third woman emerged
from the gypsy car and ran to
head Mrs. Tower off. Mrs. Tower
struck at her with the garden
rake she was carrying. Arriving
at the car she saw that one of the
gypsies had a twisting hold on Mr..
Towers good wrist. She entered
the car with her husband to help
him free himself. The third gyp-
sy again attempted to hold Mrs.
Tower back and received a lusty
slap in the face. But by this time
the two women had completed
their work and hurried to their
own car waiting near by.
Neither of the victims really
knew what the object of the at
tack was until Mrs. Tower discov-
cred her husbands billfold lying
at his feet in the car. Examina-
ton disclosed that it had been
rifled of its contents,
Sheriff Henry Heaney of Olivia
was called and went to Franklin
a short time later, but there being
no clue to the holdup, there is
little chance of capturing the
hold-up artists.
Mr.. Tower had gone to the
bank on Friday and had taken
out about $500 with which he plan
ned to go to Olivia and Redwood
Falls to pay his taxes.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
WIDE VARIETY
OF TOTALS IN
COUNTING TEST
Vast Majority of Answers
Are Different; No One
Knows Right Answer

Zone, two, three, four, five 80.
don't interrupt me I'm counting
oots in the Gazette's contest.
! 1.-TWO hundred one, two hundred
two - run along Johnnie and
get your lessons, Pm going to win
this $25 prize or get high blood
pressure.
give hundred thirty-four, five
hundred -, close the door Hen
ry and don't talk to me. This
thing is simple but it tests fel-
lows patience.
Zone thousand twelve, one
thousand thirteen, one thousand
fourteen. l know it's suppertime
but I'll be done here in few min
utes and l am not going TO leave
it until know the answer"
Scenes like the above occurred
in hundreds of Redwood county
homes last weekend and early this
week as mothers, fathers, sons and
daughters set out to win one OF
the ten cash and subscription priz-
es offered by the Gazette. "We're
counting DOTS" was the reason fol
the cancellation of more than one
social engagement.
The paper had not been out q
full "a hours before the first an
swer arrived at The Gazette office
although the contest did not Off
cially open until Monday at 2 p. m.
True to promise made in the rules,
answers arriving before 2 p. m.
Monday were entered at 4 o. m.
but this was very little of a handi-
cap as the answers are so widely
different that few numbers have
been arrived at more than once
and none more than two or three
times.
Thus it is apparent that prizes
are still available for accurate
counters. In fact it is not unlikely
that no correct answer has yet
been submitted. Not even the
Gazette will know until October
l when the judges open two seal
ed envelopes each of which con-
tains a number, the total of which
is the correst answer. One num-
Der was determined when the en-
graver made the plate. This ar
rived in sealed envelope which
has not been opened. Then, so
that not even the engraver would
know the answer, several more
were added in the Gazette shop
and this number securely sealed.
The judges job will be to open
both envelopes, total the two fig
ures and by going over the re-
cords and the rules, decide who is
entitled to the prizes offered.
While most of the answers are
within a range of $50 of each
other, few are more than a
thousand apart and seem TO have
been arrived at by guess.
Persons who have not yet en-
tered still have time to study the
rules, make their counts and SUB
NIT their totals either in person
or by mail as the contest does not
end until October 1.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12

cash and subscription
credits accurately the dots the above
The Gazette employees and their
families All entry with years
subscription renewa to The Gazette This is not contest OF
skill of
preference will be given the entry first received at the
Gazette office F
of
Simply the above Fill in
mail it, Gazette office together with
subscription 5o within so miles of Red
wood Fas$2 esewhere If already subscriber
time will be extended In of tie for award the
of the judges will be final Contest closes Oceoter
See and list Of 10 and subcrp
ton awards.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
WabassO Marksnen
Hold Weekly Shoots

WabassO-Scores in the clay
pigeon shoot which started Thurs
day evening and will be held each
Thursday, were: C. III. Andrews
% (of Is birds); Elmer Franta
10, Harold Franta IL, L. Kratzke
20; Jack Andrijeske 18; L. "A. Tor
ney Is, John Zeren IA, d. E. Sim
clair Is and Rev. Francis Neu-
mann 81. Frank Rolick hit As
and Lloyd Peavey 80 of so birds.
The Wabasso Gun club with 30
members will shoot each Sunday
at the E. Salfsberg range.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
BIG CROP SPUDS

b. A. Pmfer, Bird Island horti-
culturist, set q record of some kind
this year with potato expert
ment. Last spring he was award
ed six spuds of the warba variety,
a new breed Of early potatoes, by
the state Horticultural society.
The two pounds of seed were plac-
ed in nine hills, yielding 40 pounds
of potatoes when harvested last
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12

DR.. and Mrs. C. Cherry left Sat
urday to take their son, Dale, to
Manhattan, Kansas where he will
attend the State Agricultural col
lege. Mrs. Oscar Joneson and
Mrs. John Storts also made the
trip. They will go to Fredonia,
Kansas, where they will meet
Brainerd Cherry, who will make
the return trip with them.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. johnson re-
turned Monday from Madison,
South Dakota where they had
gone Sunday with Mrs. Johnson's
mother, Mrs. @. j. Stitzel. The
latter spent = week here at the
Johnson home after returning
frreaM visit in Chicago and Min
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12

Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Martin went
to Jeffers Saturday to attend the
funeral of Rev. Caller who died
Wednesday after long illness.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12

Rev. 0. S. Monson and ]. w.
Hubin returned Thursday after
noon after few days work on the
Monson cottage at Lake Koronis
near Paynesville.