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The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
Setting Complete Even II
Mammies AS Graduates
Are Entertained

Rejecting true southern hospi-
tality in harmony with the decor
ations used in the auditorium
which had been transformed to re-
present an evening on an old plan
tation, the Juniors were hosts to
the seniors of the high school at
the annual banquet and prom Sat-
urday evening.
With the stage as the white-pil-
Jared portico of the mansion, the
scene was further enhanced by
green lawns, star studded sky, a
darkies cabin with moss-covered
well and huge iron kettle, white
picket fences, rows of dusky mann
mics and a real southern moon, all
of which made a perfect setting
for the lovely gowns worn by the
girls.
Russell Lauterbach, president of
the Junior class, opened the pro-
gram using Welcome, Seniors"
as his subject and the response
"So-Long Juniors was given by
Maurice Dirlam of the senior
class. Other numbers were the
theme song "Sleepy Song Down
South, a piano solo played by Ell
ton Hardy; Weather Forecast"
by Superintendent Reede Gray;
"Storm Clouds, a skit by Geral-
dine Kemnitz and Berndetta Neu-
enburg; "Static" a tap dancing
number by Noble Starr; "Just
Maxim Some Talk" Gilbert Buten-
hoff; "Advertisin" a talk by Mrs.
C. A. Lauterbach; "Harmonica
Hominy", Virginia Larson; "Coon
Capers'' a skit by Helen jackson
and Elton Hardy; Southern Mel
odies" sung by Noble Starr, Rich
ard Whiting, Kermit Hubin, and
Robert Tiffany. "News Flashes"
C. N. Nicholson and Signing Off"
played by Elton Harry. Lloyd
Sparks was the announcer and the
mcrophone and loud speaker used
were installed by L. L. Yackel.
Guests other than class men,
bers were Mr.. and Mrs. keede
Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Nickel
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Tom, Miss
Lucille Sturtevant, Miss Hazel
Myhre, Miss Henrietta Huyssen,
Miss Florence Gilchrist, Miss Eliz-
abeth Chaplin, Miss Evelyn Shank,
Miss Irene Holland, Miss Muriel
Anderson, Miss Leona MCGOWAN,
Miss M. Alice Ide, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. w. Limburg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle Obermeyer, Irven Buss, Eilif
Miller, DIR. and Mrs. Albert AISLE
son, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Hillig, Mr..
and Mrs. Parker D. Sanders, Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Cheney, Mrs. C. A.
Lauterbach, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w.
Whyte and Richard Jueneman.
Faculty and student heads of
committees were Miss Elizabeth
Chaplin and Paul Asleson, general
arrangements and program; IT.
ven Buss and Robert Roper, decor
ations; Miss jeanette Lee and
Eleanor Claussen, banquet; S. w.
Linburg and Robert Tiffany, mus
ic and invitations and table decor
ations and favors, Miss Henrietta
Huyssen and Ellen Raddatz.
Mothers Of junior students
headed by Mrs. Clinton Orth and
Mrs. w. F. Jackson in the dining
room and Mrs. C. H. Whiting and
Mrs. j. ]. Lauterbach in the kit
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
Gales Residents
Entertain Guests
By Mrs. A. G. REYNOLDS

GaleS-MrS. Lester Jensen and
baby from Milroy spent Wednes-
day at the parental Asa McCulla
home.
Mrs. Ed Engebretson and sons,
John and Norman from Client
visited at the Martin Grunden
home Saturday.
Mrs. Pauline Flesner entertain
ed Sunday when her guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Reynolds and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fles-
|ner and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ca
leb Olson and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Flesner and family,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Flesner
and children.
Mrs. Tena Reynolds returned 70
the Phillip Reynolds home Satur-
lay after spending the week at
the Martin Grunden home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Wilson left
early Sunday morning for Bra
ham, Minnesota, called by the
serious illness of her father, Nuns
Paulson who was for many years
a Gales resident.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Leonard
who spent several weeks with
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Munson,
moved last week into the Nc
Comb house in Walnut Grove
where Mr.. Leonard will operate
the Cities Service Oil station.
Mrs. Clarence Munson and three
children and Mrs. Tena Reynolds
visited near Tracy Friday at the
Chester Saxton home and saw the
new daughter who has been NAM
ed Joan Mae.
Glenn Dempsey from Tracy was
a business caller at the Martin
Grunden and Hugo Dallenbach
homes Sunday.
Carl Munson attended the fun
eral of Gus Johnson at Walnut
Grove Friday.
Martin Grunden, Charles Sherle
and Mrs. Tena Reynolds were
Redwood Falls callers Thursday
While there Mrs. Reynolds called
at the County Home and visited
S. E. Weber, a former Gales resi-.
dent.
/ Mrs. Clarence Munson has beer
i'll the past week.
| Mrs. Albert Goss was a caller
at the Rose Van Dorsten hom.
Saturday afternoon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Goss spen
Mothers day at the parental Ere,
Holznagel home near Wanda.
4; Mrs. Rose Van Dorsten was /,
caller at the Christine Thompson
and Mrs. Bjore homes in Walnu
Grove Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Alanson Reynolds an,
three children visited at the Mar
tin Grunden and Rose Van Dor
stem homes Sunday afternoon.
. Tom Croft, Ralph Thedans, Pet
; er Goss and Frank and Georg
Flesner spent Thursday fishing a
Lake Shetek and report a fin
/ catch.
J The Epworth league met at tn
Pauline Flesner home Thursda,
) night.
h Mrs. Pauline Flesner and chill
dren made a business trip t
Lamberton Friday night.
Miss Evelyn Ludwig who is em
ployed at the Pauline Flesne
home spent Friday evening at he
: home in Lamberton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Melliga
visited at the E. Burr home i
: Walnut Grove Sunday.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
Joseph Thomas
IOf Walnut Grove
Buried Thursday

Walnut Gr0ve-oseph Thomas,
who was an invalid for several
years, died at his home in Walnut
Grove May 5 at the age of 81
years. Funeral services were con-
Quoted Thursday afternoon at the
Methodist church by the pastor,
Rev. John Gresham and Rev.
George E. Hamilton of Jasper, an
old friend of the family. Burial
was in the Lamberton cemetery.
The pail bearers were Fred
Prail, E. Mcguire, o. v. Anderson,
w. H. Marriott, F. R. Blethen and
M. w. Baker.
Joseph Thomas was born Janu-
ary 20, 1854 in Mobiles County,
Indiana, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Thomas. In 1864 they
moved to Henry County, Illinois
where he grew up and engaged in
farming. April II, 1890, Easter
day, he married Mrs. Nellie Wash
burn at Loury City, Missouri. In
1911 the family came to Walnut
Grove where Mr.. Thomas bought
a farm in Holly township. When
his health began to fail, he moved
to Walnut Grove. He is survived
by his wife and four sons and one
daughter. They are Anthony Thom-
as of Cherokee, Iowa, Mrs. W. A.
Swain of Holly, James Thomas of
Roseville, California, George
Thomas of Lamberton and Ray
mond Thomas of Wabasso. Seven
teen grandchildren and one sister,
Mrs. Dora Wilde of Mason City,
Iowa and two step daughters, Mrs.
A. F. Swain of Garvin and Mrs.
A. o. Tallman of Bowden, North
Dakota. The out Of town relatives
who attended the funeral were Mr..
and Mrs. Anthony Thomas and
children Of Cherokee, Iowa, Mr.,
and Mrs. George Thomas and
family of Lamberton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Thomas and son of
Wabasso, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred ST.
monson, Vera Jean and Ray
Thomas, Mrs. Wood of Cherokee
Iowa, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hamil-
ton Of Pipestone, Mr.. and Mrs.
Barney Harmon of Window and
Mrs. julie Frank Of Revere.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
Island Scene Used
For JuniOr-SeniOr
Banquet At Belview
BY Mrs. Merle Woodward

Belview-The senior class and
the faculty were guests of the
juniors at a banquet Saturday
evening. The senior colors, law
ender and gold were used in deco
rating the dining room which was
made to represent an island. Pur-
pie candles and iris with favors
formed the table decorations. Din
ner was prepared by the mothers
of the junior class while sopho-
more girls, dressed as pirates,
waited on the tables. Superintend-
ent R. A. Swanson could not be at
the banquet as he attended the
funeral of a friend, Walter Phil
ips at Worthington Saturday.
DIR. F. H. Aldrich motored to
Minneapolis last Tuesday to get
Mrs. Aldrich who spent three
weeks in Chicago and Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Sampson
and Edward were Sunday callers
at the Mrs. C. N. Peterson home
in Renville.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Kramm and
family and Miss Leona Dorff were
guests at the home of Mrs. H
Kramm and Miss DORIS parents
at Monticello.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Dustin
Perry Leonard and Bobby Of Min
neapolis, Louis Leonard. Mrs
Britha Loken, Lauritz and Edwin
were dinner guests Sunday at tn,
Adolph Leonard home.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Lyslo ant
son Waldemar Jr. of Browntor
were Sunday visitors at the A. w
Lyslo home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Fish an,
Junior were callers at the Steffel
Loken farm Wednesday evening.
| Thursday morning Mr.. and Mrs
j. S. Gunelson and Mrs. Adolpl
Leonard were business callers a
Redwood Falls.
II Florence Sandager of Moor
head visited with her parents owe
the weekend.
| Friends and neighbors of Mrs
Elizabeth Perry met at the Gle
Perry home Friday evening t
celebrate her birthday. The eve
ming was spent in playing card
and Mrs. Perry received a gift o
silver. Lunch was served.
4 Miss Agnes Hegdal of Luca
spent the weekend at the Han
Hegdal home.
\ The Mission Workers of tn
First Evangelical Lutheran churc
will have a food sale May 23 q
the Corner store.
h Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sampson an
Hazelle and Mr.. and Mrs. Davi
Davidson were dinner guests a
the Christ Wier home near Rer
vile.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Davidson an
family were callers Sunday at tn
Clara johnson home.
Il Miss Margaret Gunelson accom-
panied by Miss Janette EnestveG
visited at their respective home
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myrth o. Lee an
family of Montevideo were Sun
day callers at the Sam Holt hom
Wilfred Sampson made q bus
ness trip to Minneapolis Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarion Byram {
Redwood Falls were guests Sun
lday at the George Kohls home.
Misses Martha Braafiadt an
Frances Mcneil were Redwoe
Falls callers Sunday afternoon.
Miss Melva Hagen returned
Minneapolis Thursday evening.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
LambertOn


Lamberton-Mr. and Mrs. j. F.
Yaeger of Milford, Iowa, parents
of Mrs. v. M. Calkins, w. A. Yae-
ger, brother of Spirit Lake, Iowa
and two aunts, Mrs. Mary Hatfield
and Mrs. Ella Weaver, also OF
Spirit Lake, were guests at the
Calkins home Sunday. The tor.
nado of last week struck but q
mile from the Yaeger home ane
Mr.. Yaeger watched the funne
as it passed, while they were al
the same time, ready to go into
| the basement.
Mrs. Phil Moots entertained {
group of friends at her home Sat.
urday afternoon in honor of the
twentieth birthday of Mrs. Merle
Purvis Hazel Fox). The guest:
were Mesdames John Fox, Gordor
Kaatz, Arthur Fox, F. III. Kaatz
Dick Wegner, John Marben, j. A
Haffey, Homer Paquin, Fred Hal
ford, C. d. Shelton and the Miss
es Viola and Elaine Albertson.
Mrs. Albert Buetow and son
Wilmer, left Saturday for Myrtle
where they spent the weekend a.
the Albert Schilling home Sunday
Wilmer acted as sponsor at tn,
christening of his second cousin
Mazda Lois Schilling.
Harold Nigg and other employ
ees of the Interstate Power Com
pany, who have been following VI
the storm in southern Minnesota
are working north of Lambertol
for a few days. The storm play
ed havoc east and west of Hill
and many towns were withou
lights for two days while the me-
worked day and night. A hundre'
Ipoles in q row would be foun
down. Temporary repairs wer
lmade for the time being.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
Observe Birthday
of SanbOrn Man
Bv Arliss Weber

Sanborn,- and Mrs. John
Trapp had as their Sunday visit
|ors, Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Kelly of
Springfield, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Steckman and Mr.. and Mrs. Rein
hart Weber, all of Sanborn. The
occasion was Mr.. Traps birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Harder spent
te weekend with the formers par
ents at Butterfeld.
Mrs. Henry Becker entertained
the Lutheran Ladies Aid Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Cora Case and son George
of Jeffers visited Mr.. and Mrs. H.
j. Weber Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Weber and
son visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Ot-
to Weber Sunday evening.
Mrs. Larry Kelly and children
of Springfield visited with Mrs. III.
j. Weber Tuesday evening.
A baseball benefit dance was
given Friday evening at the Opera
House. A large crowd attended.
Mrs. George Scharman enter
tanned the Linger Longer club
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. William Weber and daugh-
ter of Springfield visited with
Mrs. H. j. Weber Tuesday.
The Lutheran Young Peoples
society met Thursday evening.
Mrs. Charles Hick of Springfield
visited Mrs. Charles Price Satur-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Simmons
and daughters, Joan and Jean of
St. Paul, spent the weekend here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rip
ley.
Roy Telford spent the weekend
visiting his mother, Mrs. Clara
Telford.
Susy Ann La May, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Brown, was baptized Sunday at
the Zion Lutheran church by Rev.
R. Schiernbeck. Sponsors were
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Martin.
Miss Bertha Anderson spent
the weekend with her parents at
St. Peter.
Verden Haak visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Keeper at Spring
field Sunday.
Lester Manecke of Fairmont
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Manecke over the weekend.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14

time, there is a new way to har-
vest your crops-a way that is
available both to the farmer in
arid and semi-arid territories,
where combines have already
proven their worth, and equally
adaptable to the farmer in humid
and diversified crop areas, with
small fields, small acreages, a
wide range of crops, and q modest
pocket book.
This new way of harvesting is
the AllCrop Harvester, designed
and built by Allis-C Chalmers. It,
for the first time, unites in one
machine the advantages of COM
bining previously enjoyed princi-
pally by large grain growers of
arid territories, with the safety
and assurance of saving your
crops regardless of weather con-
ditions which has heretofore been
true of only the binder-thresher
/ method. And you can save crops
that have become so badly beaten
down and lodged, or so badly weed
infested, as to be absolutely be-
yond saving with either the self
.lnoer or che conventional COM
bine.
1t has cut harvesting costs far
below any figure possible to reach
with either the binder thresher or
conventional combine method, and
it is sold at price which for the
first time makes it financially
possible for every farmer to own
a combine.
The All-Crop's close-coupled,
compact design, light weight, and
air tires make it ideal for small
fields, rolling or soft ground, and
easy transporting. You can han
die the down, lodged grain and
green weed growths so common
in humid territories better than
any conventional combine ever
built and better even than with
the binder itself. You can sue
cessfully combine all the CONNER
cially grown small grains, seeds,
and beans without costly and COM
plicated special equipment.
And it is all made possible by
the All-Crop's low-down cutting
bar, which actually shaves the
ground, its full width, 60 inch rub
lber-faced bar cylinder, its over
i size threshing rear (as big as or
dinary 10 #. combines) and its
variable speed V-belt drives by
which the speeds of working parts
ARE quickly adjustable to suit the
particular crop or condition to be
handled.
All three methods of harvesting
are now available to every farmer
binder-thresher - conventional
combine-and now the ALL Crop
Harvester. Each has it's advant-
ages. Allis- Chalmers builds ma
chimes for all three-stationary
thresher-conventional big COM
bine-and All-Crop Harvester.
Which method will you use in
1886 and the future which best
fits your farm, your crops, your
conditions-which will give you
the lowest harvesting costs and
the greatest farming profits? Ask
for authentic harvesting costs of
each method to help you decide
which is best for you, from
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14

FIRST-Since the coming Of
the self-binder, farmers have fol-
generations depended upon the
binder-thresher method as the
principal way Of harvesting thei1
small grain, seed, and bean crops
1t is the oldest and most widely
known harvesting method now IL
use and needs no further comment
here.
SECOND = Then, in compare
lively recent years, a second har'
vesting method, popularity callet
Combining" came into genera
use in certain sections of the
country. The conventional com
bine, as heretofore designed ant
built, combined into one portable
machine the functions of both
self-binder and the stationary
grain thresher, going into the fielt
and cutting and then threshine
and cleaning the grain in one
operation as it travels up ane
down the field.
In the arid and semi-arid prai'
! ries of the west and southwest
where weather and crop conditions
are favorable for even ripenine
of the grain, where wind and ram
storms are less likely to beat
down and shatter the grains, anG
where crops are mostly confined
to small grains only, the conven'
tional combine has become the
principal method of harvesting
and has almost supplanted the
binder-thresher method in these
territories, due to the remarkable
increase in acreage capacity ant
reduction in harvesting costs poss
ible with this method.
Within the last decade, with thu
large increase in soy-bean acre
age in such states as Illinois, In
diana, and Ohio, the conventiona
combine has come into quite gen
eral use in harvesting this croI
as well, where it has shown Ger
tain advantages over the binder
thresher method.
Up to the present time, how
ever, farmers in the. humid ant
diversified crop areas of the corn
belt and eastern states have de
pended almost entirely on tn,
binder-thresher method for small
grain harvesting, due to definits
limitations and disadvantages o.
the conventional combine. tt
size, weight, and high first cost
has made it impractical for the
farmer with small fields, limited
acreages, and a modest budget fol-
farm equipment. Down, lodged
grain, green weeds, uneven ripen.
ing Of grain, and wet fields pre-.
sented serious and often unsm.
mountable problems for the con.
ventional combine to solve and
the wide variety Of small grain
seed, and bean crops raised ir
these sections either could not be
successfully handled by the con.
lventional combine or else required
expensive and complicated specia
equipment.
Thus the binder-thresher me
thod has, up to the present time
continued almost unchallenged al
the chief harvesting means of ;
great majority of the country
farmers.
THIRD-But now, for the frs
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
THURSDAY, MAY IL, 1886

| Gustav johnson was born Feb
fruary Is, 1874 at Kalfshult, Ade-
lof parish, Jonkopings Ian, Swe-
den. He came to America in 1865
and in 1879 he married Miss He'd
da Carlson at st. Charles. That
same year they came to Walnut
Grove where he bought a farm in
Springdale township which has
been his home since. He died at
his home May A.
He leaves his wife and one
daughter, Mrs. Isador Van Vorren.
A SON and daughter preceded him
in death.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
New Ulm Will Drop
Training Department

New Ulm-Decision to elimin-
ate the teacher training depart
ment at the New Ulm public
school was made last week when
the board of education held its
annual meeting. Marking the
doom of one of the schools major
departments. members of The
board said their action was being
taken in accordance with the re.
recommendation Of the state depart.
ment of education.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
WEST POINT GRADUATE

New Ulm-Gerald H. BUN, son
of Mrs. Siegfried Duin of this city
and a grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Engelbert, also of New
Ulm, will graduate from the
United States Military academy at
West Point, New York, June IL,
according to information received
from Major General William D.
Connor, superintendent.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
Walnut Grove Man,
50, Buried Friday

Walnut Grove-The funeral of
Gust johnson, 90, pioneer, was
held Friday afternoon at the Trim
ity Lutheran church of which Mr..
johnson was a member. Rev. Paul
j. Gustafson of Minneapolis, a
friend of the family and Rev. R.
E. Borg had charge of the SER
vices.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
Southern Plantation Scene
Of JnniOr>SeniOr Banquet

chen prepared the four course din
ner which was served by q group
OF sophomore girls including Mar
garet Whittet, Berna Scheffler,
Faye Crocker, lone Gardner,
Leona Fathers, Lea Ward Pease,
Catherine Joneson, Sylvia Dahmes,
Mary Sexton, Dorothy johnson,
Mary Ann Henderson, Jessie Ar
thur, Margaret Cheney, Marian
Cherry, Vivian Meyer, Florence
Tenney Betty Lou Fuller and
Ruth Hosken.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-14
CARRIER 80 YEARS

Walnut Grove-Oscar v. Ander-
son, rural mail carrier at Walnut
Grove, will be retired from regu-
lar service at the end of this
month after serving for 80 years.
A proposal has been made to eli
inmate his route by means of con-
solidation.
Evening star., 1936-02-15
Our New Postmaster.

Postmaster General Farley announces
that in selecting Vincent C. Burke to be
postmaster for Washington he has taken
one of the most available men in the
postal service" Mr.. Burke's record
seems to bear that out. He is a civil
service appointee and his rise through
the ranks to the position of Deputy First
Assistant Postmaster General, which he
occupies at present, has been won through
efficient, meritorious service. He has the
reputation of good executive and has
enjoyed the respect of his subordinates.
He will doubtless make good postmaster.
So far, so good. Mr.. Farley is to be
commended for having made a selection
that, up to a certain point, was not
determined by political considerations,
while Mr.. Burke is to be congratulated
upon promotion to desirable post as
reward for his thirty years in the service.
But the promotion of Mr.. Burke dis
places William M. Mooney That is
where the party label unfortunately re-
veals itself. Mr. Mooney, like Mr. Burke,
is a civil service career man. He was
appointed by Mr.. Harding in recognition
of honorable and efficient service, having
worked his way up to the position of
chief clerk of the department. And Mr.
MONEYS promotion, like that of Mr..
Burke, non-political to a certain extent,
also revealed the party label. For Mr.
Mooney displaced as postmaster another
career MANN. o. Chance-who had
also been selected by President Wilson
in recognition of efficient service Mr.
Chance was also chief clerk when ap-
pointed to be postmaster.
Mr.. Mooney, to the satisfaction of
his many Washington friends, is being
retained as assistant postmaster. Nor
will the changes displace Mr.. Haycock.
another fact noted with qualification
in Washington. But the fact that Mr..
Burke's promotion is made at the ex-
pense of Mr.. MONEYS demotion, Just
as Mr.. MONEYS original promotion was
made at the expense of Mr.. Chance, ac-
centuates weakness which will re-
main as long as such appointments are
even in part dictated by party politics.
That should not be the case. The day
is coming when this relic of the spoils
system will be discarded, as distant as
it may appear to be now.