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The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
MRS. ]. c. HANSON
OF MORGAN dies
Funeral Held Saturday for
Resident of Community
80 Years

Morgan-Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon for Mrs.
Jens C.. Hanson who was stricken
with a paralytic stroke week be-
fore her death, which occurred
Wednesday morning. Mrs. Han
son had been in poor health for
several years.
She was born in Copenhagen,
Denmark, over &c years ago and
came to America when a girl,
making her home near Albert Lea
for several years. She was mar
ried to Jens C. Hanson November
20, 1896 and came to Three Lakes
township which had been her
nome since.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by a son, Percy and
three daughters, Mrs. Joseph Ire
fry of Redwood Falls, Mrs. Char
les Johnson of Morgan and Mrs.
Clayton johnson of Clements and
six grandchildren. One son died
in infancy.
Mrs. Hanson was member of
the Danish Lutheran church and
prominent in the activities of its
organizations. Following rites at
the church, burial was in the
church cemetery. 81 ~ iota stis.ss
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
Solicitation for Christmas Seal
Sales to be Confined to Booths

Believing that the public will
support a worthy cause as well
voluntarily as when solicited in
city where solicitation is unavoid-
ably overdone, the Christmas
seal campaign will be conducted
under a new plan this season.
Health bonds will be sold to or
ganizations and regular customers
as usual and seals will be sold to
children in the schools but there
will be no house to house solicit
alton in the residential sections,
either by adults or school children
and business places likewise will
not be called upon for contribu-
tions by seal workers.
that the committee is any less de-
termined than usual to make the
city's quota in the tuberculosis err
adication drive, quota which was
increased this year from $166 to
$205. Elaborate displays will be
made In the window of the postof-
fee and of Perks Barber shop,
built around attractive dolls dress
ed like the girl on this years seal.
Seals viii be on sale at both
places besides at a booth In Lau-
terbachs, and at both hotels. Mrs.
Leo Bornholdt has charge of sales
to school children, Mrs Norris
Nupson is handling the sale of
health bonds and girls organiza-
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
Vesta Thief Finds
He Over-Estimated
His Beer Capacity

Thanksgiving was then almost
week away but a thief at Vesta
Saturday night evidently was af-
fected with that "eyes are larger
than your stomach feeling usual
lv associated with turkey day din
nerS.
Perhaps with the thought that
beer would go well with turkey,
someone stole two quarter-barrels
of beer from Anderson Brothers
cafe shortly after midnight, while
the cafe was still open.
What transpired from that time
until the barrels, one half full
and the other unopened, were left
along highway 10 only the thief,
and probably few friends, know
but the theory is that they found
they were over-supplied.
The same night Pearson's gar
age was entered by breaking a
window and a gallon of anti
freeze for car radiators was stol-
en-.
Thieves also entered the Farm
ers Elevator at Revere Friday
night by kicking out a window
and obtained $40. after prying
open the vault.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
MilrOv Girl And
Marshall Man Wed

Milroy-Miss Adelaide Stottle-
man of Milroy and Alfred Spartz
of Marshall were married Novem-
ber 20 at st. MichaePs Catholic
church in Milroy, Rev. A. j. Kern
officiating. They were attended
by Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Howe Of
Marshall, sister and brother-in-
law of the bride.
The bride was attired in a blue
rose celanese taffeta, floor length
gown with silver accessories and
carried a bridal bouquet of chry-
santhemums and carnations. The
bridesmaid wore a dress of light
green celanese taffeta, floor length
with silver accessories. She car
ried chrysanthemums and snap
dragons.
A wedding reception was held
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stottleman,
for immediate relatives. Those
who attended were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Spartz and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Howe of Marshall,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Spartz OF
Amiret, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo School
-ters and Frank Spartz of Will
mont, Rev. Kern and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Schmidt of Milroy. They
gave a wedding dance in Milroy
for their friends Wednesday night.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
COrn-HOg Survey
Plans Announced

The final compliance survey of
the 1885 corn-hog adjustment
program will begin December 2.
announces S. L. Park, chairman of
the Redwood County corn-hog al
lotment committee.
A compliance supervisor will
visit each farm under contract,
and check the number of hogs on
hand and the depth of silage in
the silo. The silage must be
checked, Mr.. Park explains, be-
cause the corn-hog contract re-
quires the producer to have filled
his silo this year to the same av-
erage level as he filled it in 1882
and 1888, and with corn of the
same average quality.
The supervisor will also exam
inc the contract signer's records
showing the number of hogs
bought and sold during the year
ending November 80. His report
will be used by the AAA in deter
mining whether or not the con-
tract signer should receive his
final 1885 corn-hog payment, due
about January /.
The corn-hog compliance re-
ports for all Minnesota farms will
be audited in st. Paul this year,
instead of in Washington as in
1884. This change should make
for speedier handling of the re-
ports after they leave the county.
The allotment committee has
notified all Redwood county corn
hog contract signers to dispose of
all hogs in excess of the number
permitted by their contracts be-
fore December 1, Mr.. Park says.
1t has also asked them to have
their sales and purchase evidence
ready and their feeder hogs and
home-farrowed hogs penned sep
arately when the supervisor calls.
Compliance with these sugges-
tions will hasten the completion of
the survey and speed the payment
of cash benefits.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
HOLIDAY LIGHTS
GO ON THURSDAY
Christmas Season, Already
Started, Officially
Opens Then

The Thanksgiving season, with
it's turkey and cranberry sauce,
will be definitely over Thursday
evening when the switch control
ling the Christmas street decora-
ton lights is snapped on, inau-
gurating what is expected to be
the best holiday season in many
years.
Workmen completed the install
alton Tuesday afternoon and test
ed the circuits preparatory to the
initial lighting Thanksgiving eve
ming.
Christmas merchandise has been
on display at most stores for sew
eral days. Stocks are the largest
in years, particularly in toys, and
many stores are already elabor-
ately decorated.
Children will receive their first
treat of the season all day Sat
urday, December Z, when a free
show, sponsored by the merchants,
will be held at the Redwood
Theatre. Two weeks later the
theatre will give a free show and
merchants will give small gift
to each child who attends.
Santa Claus has sent word that
he will be here several days lat
er in the season when every child
will have an opportunity to inter-
view him regarding prospects for
the big evening.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
Assignments This Week for
40 Men and Women Give
Work to All
State Quota One of First
Made, Headquarters
Announces

Thanksgiving will be a happier
day than it might have been for
26O Redwood county families who
have members employed on WPA
projects, sparing them the pangs
Of hunger and cold and keeping
them off relief rolls.
The number was increased to
260 Tuesday when 40 men and
women who recently became eligi-
BILE were called to work with gra-
vel crews near Wabasso and Wal
nut Grove or to help in sewing
rooms.
Previous assignments gave
work to 65 installing guard rails
along county highways, SO with
gravel crews near Redwood Falls
and Lucan, Al on bridge near
Lamberton, 19 on one near North
Redwood, 80 in sewing projects,
five at both the Vesta and Nor
gan schools and five on road work
near Revere. Six non-relief sup
ervisors are included in these
totals.
State WPA headquarters has
announced that $4,000 persons in
Minnesota have been taken off re-
lief rolls and given jobs while
5000 more have been assigned
work. The state was. one of the
first to reach its goal.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
LAUNCH DRIVE TO
INCREASE BUREAU
MEMBERSHIP HERE
Joe Zwach, County President
Urges Enrolment Of
More Farmers
Drive Organized at WabassO
Meeting Addressed By
A. G. MereneSS

The Redwood county Farm Bur-
eau membership drive got under
way this week with township wor-
kers interviewing friends and
neighbors in every section Of the
county.
A. G. Mereness, state organiza-
ton director, helped organize the
drive at meeting in Wabasso
Friday night at which he discuss
ed accomplishments and aims of
Bureau.
Joe Zwach, who presided at the
meeting, issued the following
statement to fellow farmers.
Because one man cannot do as
much as six or seven, members of
the Redwood County Farm Bur-
eau are urging non-members to
affiliate and throw their strength
in with those who have for years
been carrying the burden of farm
organization. There is not far
mer in Redwood county who has
not been helped to the extent of
several times the cost of Farm
Bureau dues in the work the or
ganization has done through its
national, state, county and town.
ship units.
at has helped in the establish
ing of all the major Co-Ops in
Minnesota. 1t has played lead
ing part in defeating increases in
freight rates which are burdensome
to everyone and especially to far
mers. 1t is the organization to
which rural America looks for de-
tense of the AAA. 1t is on duty
at every legislative session, state
and national. 1t has led the fight
for agricultural extension and re-
search work. It's sponsorship of
Al club work has meant much to
farm boys and girls of Minnesota
and other states.
'The aid the Farm Bureau can
render and the effectiveness with
which it can work depends upon
the number of farmers who are
actively supporting it. Of the
100000 farmers in the United
States 100000 are now members
Doubling the membership should
double the chance for farm bene-
fits.
"This is an age of organization
and because all other groups have
their strong organizations, agri-
culture cannot present a unified
front without its own organization
Therefore the Redwood County
Farm Bureau asks those who are
neighbors to help build to even
greater strength Americas larg-
est and most effective farm organ
iZation."
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
ROBERT FRIETAC
HURT BY TRUCK
Former Redwood Falls Man
Injured, 2 Horses Dead
After Accident

Robert Frietag, formerly of
Redwood Falls, received skull
fracture and broken left hip
Tuesday evening when he was
struck by a beer truck as he was
leading team of horses on the
highway northwest of Olivia near
his present home.
According to the driver of the
Grainbelt truck, the accident was
unavoidable. Frietag was struck
by the box of the truck which al
most instantly killed one of his
horses with it's impact and so
severely injured another one that
it was necessary to shoot it.
Frietag is confined to the Red
wood Falls hospital where he was
brought shortly after the acci-
dent.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
Former Seaforth Girl
Married AT Tintah,

John Kesch and Margaret Bur-
tzel of Tintah were married Tues
day morning, November IL at St.
Paul's Catholic church Of Tintah.
Rev. Joseph Block performed the
ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Burtzel, former
residents of the Seaforth commun-
ity. The groom is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Tony Kesch of Tintah.
The attendants were Miss Sophia
Burtzel, sister of the bride and
Frank Kesch, brother of the
groom. The bride wore a veil and
veil cap made of Spanish lace
trimmed with a diamond star
wreath. Her gown was fashioned
of white satin with white access
sories She carried a bouquet of
Johanna Hill roses and white
chrysanthemums.
The bridesmaid wore light blue
silk canton crepe with organdy
trim and diamond star headband
and carried Johanna Hill roses.
A reception was given at the
brides home for so relatives.
A wedding dance followed in the
evening at the Tintah hall.
Guests included, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe A. Burtzel Jr. and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Macht and fam
lily of Seaforth, Mr.. and Mrs. An
ton Plaetz and family of Lucan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Welsch and
son, Mike and Miss Lena Lange of
Wabasso and Andrew Wiesner of
Sleepy Eye. They will make their
home on a farm eight miles south
east of Tintah which the groom
has rented.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28

State Extension Division
Adopts Vesta Mans Plan
Discussion Group Program
Enlarged, Speakers To
Inform Leaders

A. L. Growing of Vesta started
an idea year ago which may be-
come a national institution and al
ready is being tried on large
scale in several states.
Mr.. Grewing's plan was to take
up matters of local, state and ma
tional Importance at meetings of
farmers clubs, farm bureau units
and similar groups, discuss them
thoroughly pro and con and then
take vote on the matter, the vote
to be given publicity and referred
to legislators and congressman for
guidance.
Always ready to go good plan
one better, the state extension di-
vision is calling leaders in rural
communities together at county
seats where speakers discuss var
ious subjects and answer ques-
tions, after which the leaders are
to go home to local meetings pre-
pared to pass on the straight
dope" to the home folks, very
much as women who are extern
sion service project leaders meet
and take home the latest ideas on
sewing, cooking or raising chill
dren or chickens to their neigh
bors.
Wednesday, November 27, the
first of such meetings is being
held in the courthouse here at 1:30
p. m. Lyle Churchill of the Uni
versity farm is the speaker and
invitations were extended to men
prominent in farm affairs
throughout the county. Later
these men will repeat what Mr..
Churchill told them and other
ideas expressed at the meeting, as
well as their own, to local farm
groups.
While the danger of political
propaganda working it's way into
such meetings is apparent, it is
likely that there will be enough
opinions for and against most to-
pics and enough persons on the
alert for any misrepresentation
to discourage them, if contemplat-
ed, or to check. them if tried,
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
WILLIAM D.ALLAN
Kites WEDNESDAY,,
WASFARM LEADER
Manager of Gilfllan Farms
Died Sunday Following
Operation
First President of Farm
Managers Association;
On AAA Committee

William D. Allan, 48, lifetime
resident of Paxton township and
manager of the Gilfllan farms
for the last IA years, died Sunday
at the Colonial hospital in Ro-
chester of an embolism which
formed following an appendix
operation performed Monday, from
which he appeared to be recover
ing.
Prominent in civic and farm af-
fairs, he was the first president of
the Minnesota Farm Managers as
sociation which he helped organ
ize. He was also on the county
committee of the government con-
troll program, finding time to take
part in state and county activities
in addition to managing the large
acreage directly under his super
vision.
Mr.. Allan, the oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Allan, was born
May Z, 1887 in Paxton township.
He grew to manhood there and
married Miss Laura Larsen, who
came to America from Ringe,
Denmark, October Z, 1908.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan lived for
eight years on a Gilfllan farm
after which they moved to Brooks,
Minnesota, where Mr.. Allan pur-
chased farm. After nearly five
years there, they returned to
Paxton and Mr.. Allan assumed
the managershipl which he held
until his death.
He is survived by his wife and
three children, Mrs. Wesley john
son (Elizabeth) ,of Minneapolis,
Mrs. Ray Felts (Anna) of Tucson,
Arizona, who will come here for
the funeral; a son Charles Wal
lace at home and his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Allan of Mime
apolis.
Four sisters, Mrs. C. o. Gilfil-
Ian, Miss Marga1et Allan and Mrs.
Earl otto of Minneapolis and
Mrs. Clarence OkMsa OF Morton
and three brothers, George, living
on the home farm, John Of Min
neapolis and James of Yakima
also survive him. A son, Doug
las, died nine years ago. -
Funeral services are being held
Wednesday at 2:30 m. at the
Presbyterian church in Redwood
Falls, after short rites at the
farm home. Burial will be in the
Redwood Falls cemetery.
DR.. j. P. Linn, pastor of the
church has charge of the services
at which a quaf4etsl Mrs. R. v.
Ochs, Mrs. G.. L. Crooks, w. M.
Smith and M. o. Hanson will sing
with Mrs. B. E. Marsh at the Or
gan. The pail bearers, all men
with whom Mr.. Allan has been
actively associated during recent
years are Loren A. Cragg, Henry
Wilstermann, Fred Werner, Lee
Warner, L. j. Colberg and Will
lard Colberg. The honorary pail
bearers, members of the Farm
Managers association are C. F.
Coburn of Fulda, w. A. Chaussee
of Vermillion, South Dakota, D.
w. Gold, Parker D. Sanders, N.
H. Bovee and w. M. Smith of
Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
Corn Loan Program
Begins December l

Redwood county farmers may
apply, on or after December 1, for
state inspection and certification
of corn to be offered as security
for government loans, announces
Nate H. Bovee, county agent.
Such application should be made
to the Redwood County Farm
Warehousing board, at Redwood
Falls. This board will then assign
a sealer or inspector to examine
the corn and crib in which it is
stored. If both pass inspection, a
certificate will be issued which
may be offered as security for a
loan of As cents per bushel.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
$4,000 APPROVED
FOR LANDSCAPINC,
BRIDGES, TRAILS
State Park Board Gets OK
From Washington For
improvements
Building Repairs, Area For
Parking, Guardrails
Part of Project

Works Progress administration
officials at Washington D. c. have
approved the expenditure of near
ly $4,000 for the Improvement of
Ramsey State park at Redwood
Falls, it was learned here this
week.
The project was submitted by
the state park board of which
Harold Lathrop of st. Paul is
chairman and the work will be un-
der the boards direction.
Work contemplated includes re-
roofing and painting IL buildings,
constructing guard rails along
dangerous sections of highway,
planting 1000 trees and shrubs,
landscaping roads and construct
ing two miles of foot paths, two
80 foot span bridges and three
50-car parking areas.
1t is understood that some
abandoning of roads where turns
are extremely sharp is contem-
plated while other curves will be
widened and made safer. A land
scape artist is to spend two
months or more here directing
work in that line and a civil en-
gineer will be assigned to the job
for two months.
The work contemplated will en-
ploy 62 men at common labor for
eight months and six semiskilled
and FIVE skilled men will be re-
quired for four months. Two fohe-
men will be in charge during the
entire period of activity.
Federal funds going into the
project amount to $26,613.7O while
the state is spending 1850, MAX
ing a total of $27, ,963.70 earmark-
ed for the work.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
1885 HORSE THIEF
FINDS RADIO new
HANDICAP TOBEAT
Car Thief Talks, Station
Attendant Helps in -;
Apprehension

Even horse thieves, long since
relegated to the past which saw
Jesse James ply his nefarious
trade astride a roaring steed, are
ferreted out from maze of motor
cars on our modern highways by
KIND, relentless criminal appre-
hension station which got its man
with stolen horse under him
near Worthington Tuesday.
Broadcasts for a black horse,
missing from Slayton under sus-
picious circumstances, were sent
out at 10:3O a. m. Monday. At 3
p. m. the animal and the varmint
who purloined him were appre-
hended in Mobiles county.
Talking, both on the part of the
operator at KNHD who sent out
the call and the criminal who
stole the automobile resulted in
the arrest of a car thief in Eagle
Grove, Iowa, Monday. The man,
Smothers, thefted a new car at
Blue Earth Thursday, heading to-
ward Montezuma, Iowa, to visit
brother. He was arrested after
he had boasted to an oil station
operator that the car in which he
was riding was a stolen one. The
attendant recognized the car
from radio descriptions and noti-
fed authorities who are still try
ing to trace the original license
plates which were missing when
the automobile was recovered.
Two men, wanted by the bureau
of criminal apprehension were ar
rested near Gaylord Saturday af-
ter they had abandoned Ford
coach and started on foot back to
the Twin Cities from which they
had come that day. Information
as to the charges on which they
were wanted was not given out
by the station.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
SanbOrn Will Get
Community Hall

Sanborn is to have . new COM
munity hall, it was decided at
special election when citizens vot-
ed favorably on the 81, 900 bond
issue 128 to 81. To this sum will
be added the $4,000 grant Of the
federal government for the con-
struction Of q building. A down.
town or main street site was also
designated by the voters 1O8 to
68.
Work will be started as soon as
site has been designated and
after legal matters have been set
tied. Bids for the work will be
let after the bonds have been is
sued. Plans are to get the new
structure under construction by
December Is.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
VILLAGE VOTERS
ELECT TUESDAY

Voters in Redwood county's Is
villages will elect officers for 1886
in elections to be held Tuesday,
December 8. In scattered instan-
ces other matters also will be
voted upon.
The elections are likely to be
quiet, as far as could be determin-
ed Tuesday, with few filings re-
ported. Mayors, councilmen,
clerks, treasurers, constables and
justices of the peace will be elect
ed in most cases.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
Russell Berg Weds-
Marcella Zieske

Wabasso-Russell Berg, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Berg of near
Redwood Falls and Miss Marcella
Zieske, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Zieske of New Avon, were
married at the Evangelical par
sonage at Wabasso Saturday eve
ming, November 9. Rev. James
Rutgers offciated.
They were attended by Miss Lu-
ellie Patterson of Sleepy Eye, a
friend of the bride and Garnet
Zieske, the brides brother. They
will reside on a farm east of Wa
basso.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
500 Families Thankful to
WPA for Providing Work
Need Old Clothes
For Poor Families

Because many families
are in need of warm cloth
ing for the approaching
winter, Mrs. M. H. Sandag-
er, in charge of WPA sew
ing has issued a call for gar
ments which can be remod-
eled by women in the sew
ing rooms and distributed
throughout the county.
There is a great need for
old coats, although small
garments and material for
rugs and carpets can also be
used.
Mrs. Sandager asks that
women keep the matter in
mind so that the clothing
may be collected later.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
Red Cross Roll Call
Signs 225 Members

The Red Cross Roll Call in
Redwood Falls brought 225 men,
Der into the organization, Mrs. D..
P. Tiffany, chairman, announced
at the close of a three day drive
which opened Armistice day. It
is expected that last years mark
of 252 will be equalled when final
reports are in.
Nearly so workers were engag-
ed in the canvass which netted $40
in free will contributions in addi-
ton to the regular 81 member
ships.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
City Sewage Plant
Now In Operation

Without fanfare or dedication,
Redwood Falls new sewage dis
posal plant went into, operation
late Tuesday. Instead of getting
only partial treatment in the I'm
hoff tank and then being dumped
into the river, the drain from the
Imboff tank will now lead through
the completed system and liquids
reaching the river will be pract-
ically pure.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
TRUCK TIPS OVER

Claude Cliff of North Redwood
and a passenger riding back from
Iowa with him in North Red
wood Granite Works truck were
slightly injured when the truck
left the road and tipped over eight
miles south of Redwood Falls Fri
day. William Hosken, driving be-
hind them, saw the accident and
brought the men to Redwood Falls
where they were treated for minor
cuts and bruises.