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The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03
Ben F.Stewiig
of New Avon
Buried Here
FARMER, CHURCH LEAD
Err DIED SUDDENLY
SATURDAY

Funeral services for Ben F.
Stewig, resident of the Redwood
Falls community 81 years, were
held at the New Avon church in
whose affairs he had long been
active, Wednesday afternoon. Bu-
rial was in the Redwood Falls
cemetery.
Mr.. Stewig, So, dropped dead
Saturday noon at his home in
New Avon township. He had
been in poor health for some time
and was to leave this week fol
Colorado where the climate was
expected to benefit him.
BENJAMIN Franklin Stewig was
born February 18, 1873 at Auro-
ra, Illinois, the son of Rev. and
Mrs. Frederick c. Stewig. Ha
grew to manhood in Kankahee
and received grade school edu-
cation after which he took jun
ior nurses training course at the
State hospital in kankakee.
Mr.. Stewig farmed at Dixon,
Illinois, ten years and married
Miss Wilhelmina Bleiler Septem-
ber 80, 1909. They came to Red
wood Falls in February 1915.
Mrs. Stewig survives with their
six children, Ben Jr., Mrs. Henry
Hauptli, Mildred of st. Paul, Mrs.
Calvin Wheeler, Floyd and Mar
ion and three brothers, John of
Redwood Falls and Will and Fred
of Kankakee. A sister, Mrs. Car
RE Readle of Weston, Illinois, and
three grandchildren also survive.
While in Illinois MIR. Stewig
took an active interest in politics,
and was well acquainted with Len
Small, later governor of Illinois,
and others prominent in state af-
fairs. After coming here his prin-
cipal interest was the church
work. The New Avon Methodist
church is built on land which he
gave for its site and he was on
the board of trustees and super
intendent of the Sunday school
for many years. He was also a
member of the school board in
district 101.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Selke, Mrs.
Roland Overmeyer and Bernard
Selke sang when they ring those
golden bells" There's no disap-
-pointment in Heaven" and Some
day we'll understand" at the rit-
es, accompanied by Miss Dolores
Selke.
Pallbearers were Luther Cues
enberry, E. Overmeyer, William
Parker, j. H. Bryan, u. c. Mott
and j. Slaymaker while flower
bearers were Mrs. G. E. Martin,
Mrs. N. L. Quesenberry, Mrs. A.
E. Steinhaus, Mrs. Irwin Quesen-
berry and Mrs. Jesse Slaymaker.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03

PricesHigher,
.IncomeLarger
FARM PRICES HIGHEST
IN SIX YEARS; GRAIN
LEADS MARCH

A new high total in farm income
for the recovery period is re-
ported by the Federal Bureau of
Agricultural Economics, which al
$50 announced the general level
of prices received for farm pro-
|duce is now the highest in six
years.
Farmers cash income from the
sale of products in July was $711,-
000, ,000Athe highest figure since
1929. Income from sales in June
this year was $582, ,O00, 900 and in
July a year ago it was $451 ,000,-
600.
Farmers received in addition
$24, ,000, 900 in government rental
and benefit payments in July,
compared with $57, ,000,0 in June
and with $4,000, 1000 in July last
year.
The total income from market
ings and benefit payments dur
ing the first seven months of this
year was 81, ,024 ,000, ,00O-the high
est for the recovery period. In
the corresponding period of 1885
the total was So, ,426, ,000, 900.
OF the seven months total this
year, marketings yielded $685.
000, ,000-the highest for any COR
period since 1880. Mar
ketings in the same period of
1885 yielded So, ,121, 900, 900.
The bureaus index for August
Is was 124, compared with us
July Is, and with 106 August Is
a year ago. Grain led the march
to higher prices during the past
with both wheat and corn
passing 81 a bushel, for the first
time since July 1928.
Prices of truck crops rose sub
stantially during the month; prices
Of dairy products were strong;
chickens and eggs advanced sea-
sonally and meat animal prices
were higher. Cotton, cottonseed
and fruits were the only major
groups to recede from the July
level
Group indexes of the bureau
show that prices received by farm
ers for grain were up 20 points
iuring the last month, truck crops
were up 10 points, dairy products
we're up nine points, chickens and
eggs were up six points and meat
animals were up four points.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03
IKlSE ESTABLISHES
COURSE RECORD in
TOURNAMENT HERE
Golfers of Several Towns
Win Hams and Bacon in
Invitation Meet

Back home from play in the
Iowa open, Palmer Kise set a
new course record at the Red
wood Falls golf club with 80
Sunday. Previously he had shared
the 33 record with j. T. MUIR
ldoch and Lorenzo Ziegler.
Kise was medalist in the Ham
and Bacon tournament but was
defeated in match play by "Spik"
Frank for first place in the
championship fight. Frank shot a
"a and Kise 35. Charles Collins
won the consolation match.
| In the first flight L. Lofthus Of
Winthrop won from Fred Pfeiffer
land w. A. Lippy took the conso-
lation contest. Roy Gold of Mar
shall won the second bracket,
Henry Jaehning was runner-up
|and H. Spaeth was consolation
winner.
Elroy Alexander took first
place in the third fight, with F.
w. Case of Marshall second and
Harland Jaehning was awarded
the consolation prize.
The fourth was won by. Tom
Mielke of Winthrop with Lynn
Schultz Of Springfield and DR..
Brown of Marshall second and
third. Only four players register
ed in the fifth fight which was
won by Hardy of Marshall, Wal
ter Wothe Of Redwood finish
ing runner-up.
Nine hams and 10 pounds of ba-
con were given away at the event
in which A golfers, many of them
from neighboring clubs, took part.
Kise, Frank and Ziegler, present
title holder, promise to be the
main contenders for the city golf
crown which viii be at stake
Sunday, September Is.
In the Iowa open, competing
with 158 amateur and profession
|al golfers, Kise placed forty-first,
making 80 for 72 holes. Both he
and Frank Brolkl, Minneapolis
professional who placed last in
the money with IL points less
than Kise, ran into difficulty ON
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03
EndShortage
Problem for
IGridCoaches
PROSPECTS OTHERWISE
BRIGHT; PRACTICE
NEXT WEEK

Fully as important as having
lights for football is the neceS-
sity of having good team to play
under them-a matter which coach
Earle Obermeyer and his assist
ants, Ben Tonn and Eilif Miller.
will take up with some 30 or more
candidates early next week.
Although school does not open
until September IA, Coach Ober-
meyer will arrive Saturday and
tentative plans include issuing
suits Labor day SO that actual
practice can get underway Sep
tember 8, only 18 days before the
opening game which is with Tracy
under the floodlights here Sep
tember Is.
With any semblance of break
on eIgibilities and injuries, the
Cardinal aggregation should have
power, weight and fight this sea-
son, a glance through the list OF
veterans from last year who are
expected to report indicates.
In the backfield are Paffrath,
Leo Joe and Russell Lauterbach
and Discher, all with plenty OF
experience, fight and stamina. II
a few capable reserves can be
developed from the newcomers on
the squad, this department should
take care of itself. Steve Inglis,
with outstanding ability to come
through in pinches, is the only
backfeld man who finished last
season.
Graduation of Lyman Hassen-
stab, center, Bob Hosken and
Brainerd Cherry at tackle and
guard and Captain Dick Cole, end,
leaves Gaping holes in the line
but with the exception OF the END
positions, capable understands
may work into their shoes. Should
Clarke Thomson matriculate here,
this problem would be partly
solved.
Ken De Groat, Robert Baldwin
and Ted and Louis Kruger are
lettermen counted on to work m
to the line while Herb Bollum also
has had considerable experience;
Howard Baldwin, Maynard ana
George Steele, Andrew Smith,
Dave Lund, Cyrus and Clarence
Welch. Tom Wolverton, Dick Whit
ing. Homer Day, James Kelly, Paul
Byram. Brainerd Otto and
wealth of raw material including
several huskies from Vesta and
other nearby towns are expect
ed to whet competition for posts
on the starting eleven.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03
RAILWAY STATION
THEME USED FOR
CHURCH BANQUET
Church of Christ Christian
EndeavOr Elects New
Officers

"Life's railway to heaven" was
the theme of the annual Chris
tian Endeavor banquet at the
Church of Christ, attended Thurs
day evening by 108 persons.
Rev. Willard Leavens of Fair
mont, reared in the Redwood Falls
church, was guest speaker of the
evening and Oscar Joneson, Jr.,
acted as POSTMASTER and song
leader.
Programs in the form of long
railway tickets, red and white
trainmen's visored caps worn by
program participants, table center
pieces formed of red paper loco
motives and song booklets made to
represent timetables carried out
the theme. Most impressive part of
the decorative scheme was the
stage on which silvered streamers
'converged at recessed space in
which a white cross glittered
against blue starred background.
The red and white colors Of the
Organization were carried out in
the Railway Station" sign which
marked the entrance to the church
basement where the affair was
held and the streamers which
draped the ceiling. Mattresses
wore white aprons decorated with
the Christian Endeavor emblem,
in red.
After the blessing by Rev. Oscar
Joneson, Russell Ramey read the
scripture. DIR. M. L. Lobb, Miner
va Peterson, Mervale Wolverton,
Florence Farlee, Margie Bliss,
Pauline Lord, Inez Wetmore and
Harry Pratt gave talks.
Music included group singing
accompanied by Mrs. Oscar Jone-
son at the piano; a quartet in
which Mervale Wolverton, Oscar
Joneson, Jr., Dale and Brainerd
Cherry took part; and a brass trio
composed of Oscar Joneson, Jr.,
Howard Wolff and Dale Cherry.
New officers of the group elect
ed Thursday evening are Howard
Wolff, president; Donald Ramey,
vice president; Jessie Arthur, COR
responding secretary: Irene Dun
can, recording secretary; and Mrs.
Joneson, treasurer. The adult
Christian Endeavor elected Mrs.
John Storts president; Willard
Neuenburg, vice president; and
Mrs. C. Cherry, secretary-treas-
urer. Mrs. William Won Mosch win
lead the Junior organization.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03
General Exodus This Month
of University>Bound Youth
COLLEGE, UNIVERSITIES
AND NORMAL ATTRACT
MANY FROM HERE

Back to school was the theme O,
Redwood Falls younger set this
week as school authorities sent oul
transcripts of credits, vacationins
athletes compared possibilities OF
their respective teams, mothers
sewed on name tapes and fathers
thumbed their check books.
The University of Minnesota will
draw the largest number of re-
turning students and new scholars
Planning to resume their work
there are Evelyn and James Par
sons, Henry Jaehning, Wallace
Whiting, James Inglis and Logan
Foreman.
Entering scholars include Edythe
Jaehning, Gordon Alexander, Ken
meth Wheeler, Mary Elizabeth
Harris and Stephen Inglis. Helen
CIpson will transfer to the larger
school after year at Manchester
college and Margaret Smith, a
graduate of Stephens college, Co.
lumbia, Missouri, will enter the
university's school of business.
Plans of Blair Philbrick and Au-
Idrey Cole, former students there,
are as yet indefinite.
OF the Minnesota schools. Win
'ona Teachers college will claim
its share of Redwood Falls High
school graduates. Returning for
his second year, Mervale Wolver-
ton, promising athlete, will take
with him Oscar Joneson, Jr., who
plans to major in music courses,
Ray Swartz, Viola Peterson and
IlneZ Wetmore who has been
teaching in the rural schools of
the county. Erwin Smith will pro-
badly go there and Winona is
one of the schools being considered
by Palmer Kise.
Lois Anderson and Elaine War
ner will be freshmen at Mankato
Teachers college, while Earline
Martin will go back to the insti-
tuition, from which she will grad
uate after the first semester. Lin
da Sickman has chosen Macal-
ester to which Echoe Macs and
Edward and Burdelle Beckstrand
and Keith Mckay will return.
Orville Radtke and Jeanette
Hillig will matriculate at Hamline
university; Richard Cole will en-
ter Carleton; Lyman Hassenstab
will join Leroy Hardy and George
Novak at st. Thomas; Marolyn
and Carolyn Bue will attend Jun
ior college in Rochester where
they now live and Victor Kraemer
and Howard and Naomi Birkholz
will go back to Martin Luther
college in New Ulm. Mary Lauter-
bach will begin her second year at
the College of St Teresa at Win
ona.
Three footballers who will leave
next week for practice at Mar
quette are Jack Lauterbach, Ward
Cuff and Wallace Lauterbach. Wy
man Corbett win return to the
gridiron at the University of Iowa,
taking his younger brother, Albert,
with him.
Drake university win lose Ell
Continued on page eight)
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03
Barn and Shed Burn
Near Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove-The barn with
a loft full of hay and a shed on
the E. L. Good farm, one-haf
mile east of Walnut Grove, were
destroyed by fire Monday fore
noon. The Walnut Grove fire de-
partment was called at 9 a. m. but
was greatly handicapped by lack
of water. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03

Miss Margaret Burmeister re-
turned Tuesday from an over
night visit with friends at Alex
|andria. Miss Burmeister will
leave Friday by car for Keene,
New Hampshire where she will
teach home economics at the State
Normal school.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03
New Sales Manager

John Eustice of Mankato has
assumed the position of sales
manager at the Redwood Falls
Motor company, it was announced
this week.
He was formerly with the Glenn
|ents Motor company, a Chevrolet
agency at Mankato and has had
many years experience IN the au-
tomobile business, being rated one
of the best statesmen in the Chew
rolet organization
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03
STATE ABANDONS
MOUNTAIN LAKE

Mountain Lake is and probably
always will be, Just an empty
name.
It's Commercial club last week
received word that the park, dam
and lake project has been pretty
definitely abandoned by the state
Executive council.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03
AT STATE FAIR

Morgan-Forrest Crocker is at
tending the state fair this week.
His trotting horse, which has won
several horse races at other fairs,
is entered in the races.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03
NEW SILO WRECKED

Wabasso- The silo just COM
pleted at the John Peterman farm
was blown down In the high wind
Monday night.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Korfhage
and MIR. and Mrs. Leroy Buhner
were Sunday callers at the Cliff
Shoemaker home at Marshall.
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Church News
BETHESDA

Last Sunday was missionary
day. The pastor introduced an in
novation by calling for scripture
quotations. The response was sur
prisingly generous. The gospel
chorus sang. Mrs. Mae Marshall
sang the solo "Silent Night, Holy
Night" At the evening service
the pastor again brought a mes
sage to the missionary women. It
was an interesting and valuable
lesson from the experience of Paul
the Apostle. Attendance on all
services was not quite up to nor
NAL. The activities of the Christ
mas week were no doubt responsible
for this. With the opening of the
new year Bethesda plans for many
new activities to hold the interest
and add to the community welfare.
Watch night service was well at
tended as was the church dinner
which preceded it, December 81.
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Jan. 5, 1886, who will also give the
first of series on THE SEVEN
STEPS Sunday evening. Music by
the Melitone quartette of Jackson,
Miss, at this service, also. The
Mems Club, a newly organized
auxiliary of the church, is plan
ming, and will give, a Burlesque on
Amateur Hour at an early date
Watch this paper for the big an
nouncement. The parsonage has
been quarantined on account of the
illness of Carlyle, Jr. The church
and friends pray for his recovery
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Garden of Eden

The Britannica says that many
speculations have been made as to
the site Of the garden, thought to
be an oasis in a barren land, the
verses in Genesis suggesting a site
north Of Babylon; to define the site
from the details given is impossible
while any attempt to locate a myth
illogical garden Is bound to be at
tended by considerable difficult.
Funk and Wagnalls' "A Standard
Bible Dictionary" says the location
has been the subject Of many spec
ulations, some Of which have moth
ing but their grotesqueness to give
them interest. Palestine, Syria, Ar
menia, Mongolia, Kashmir, Merv,
Australia, Mesopotamia and North
Pole have all been suggested as
thesite. Of theseLower Mesopotamia
and Armenia alone deserve con-
sideration. The writer adds that
there is no spot on earth from
which one vast river branches into
four channels that encircle such
tracts of land as are named in the
first chapters Of Genesis.
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ST. LANES. ST. PAUL

st. James, St. Paul, closed the
year with a full service beginning
at ten o'clock. The Pastor preach
ed the last sermon for 1885, using
the subject, "Watchman, What of
the Night?" At II P. M. the Holy
Communion was administered.
Prayer and praise brought the
closing of the old year and the
greeting of the New Year to a
fitting climax.
Owing to the press of circum-
stances, Robert Mitchell has ten
dered his resignation as director
of st. James choir. John H. Hick-
man, Jr., succeeds him and begins
his services with the New Year.
The first Sunday in the New
Year the Pastor will preach at the
morning service on "The Grace of
Forgetting" The evening service
will be in union with Pilgrim at
Pilgrim Baptist Church. Rev. Guy
will preach using as a subject
'New Year Resolves"
Rev. and Mrs. Guy had the min
listers of the Twin Cities and their
wives as guests at the annual
Ministerial Alliance Christmas
Party, Thursday, Dec. Goth, from
6 P. M. until after midnight. AL
lance ministers provided the din
ner, their wives as their guests.
The Turkey Conundrums Question
naire, won by Rev. D. P. Young,
Rev. C. F. Stewart and Mrs. D. P.
Young, the prize being awarded
to the lady. Games and plays and
finally the presents to the minis
ters' wives from the beautifully
decorated Christmas tree. Toasts
"Our Wives" by Rev. D. P. Young;
"Our Minister Husbands" by Mrs.
H. W. Bolts; "Twin City Minis
terial Fellowship" by Rev. C. F.
Stewart; "Santa Claus" by Rev,
W. E. Wellington. Mr.. and Mrs
j. r. Jones, Mrs. Walter Dyer
Mrs. Minnie Archer and Miss Cor
rhine Powell were assisted by
Newell and Vance Guy in the serv-
ing of the turkey dinner prepared
by Mrs. ]. R. Jones.
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"China" Name for Porcelain

"China" is the name commonly
given to all porcelain, whether made
Of hard or soft paste, so-called be-
cause it was a type Of pottery
brought into Europe from the Far
East, entirely different from that
made on the Continent. Porcelain
probably received its name from the
porcelain shell because Of its
smooth and translucent white
ness. It was made In China for
many centuries, and successful at
tempts to initiate 1t in Europe, it
Is said, date from about 147O. The
natural or hard-paste porcelain is
made from Kaolin and feldspar, the
latter imparting It's translucency.
It is covered with glaze and Is
so flintlike that It cannot be
scratched. It has a clear ring when
struck and Is cold to the touch.
Soft paste porcelain Is the result
Of European efforts to initiate the
hard paste porcelain Of China. It
is Of softer and duller fracture.
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ST. THOMAS NEWS

With the new year of 1886 each
member should make it one of his
resolutions to come to church every
Sunday to take an active part in
all it's work.
Mr.. Tom Carroll has started his
captains on their "every member"
campaign and most of 1886 "pledge
boxes" are out.
All of the church organizations
have elected new officers for the
new year. Members must give
them all their aid and support.
The Young Peoples Fellowship are
progressing rapidly under the lead
ership of Donald Sessions. They
had Christmas Party last Sun
day evening. Refreshments fol-
lowed a very interesting program.
The choir is making plans to take
care Of their own expenses during
1886, under the direction of Miss
Catharine Underwood. Mrs. Pansy
Chavis, superintendent of the Sun
day School, received several large
boxes of toys and gifts from St.
Paul Episcopal Church at Winona,
Mimi, to distribute among men,
bers of st. Thomas Sunday School.
st. Thomas Church and its rector,
Rev. Lealtad, wish everyone a
Happy and Prosperous New Year,
and wish to thank the Spokesman
for its help in 1885.
ST. PETER A. M. E. CHURCH
The Chest of Joash will be
dramatized by Rev. Carlyle F.
Stewart at the morning service
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ST. PETER CLAVER

A Christmas party was given
for the children, December %, in
the sub-auditorium of the church.
A play taken from Mother
Goose Stories was given for their
entertainment, also a comedy of
Mickey Mouse. Parents enjoyed
this as we'll as the children. A
lovely Christmas tree was the cen
ter of attraction to those who adj
mire lovely things, and many gifts
were given away. Refreshments
were served.
The play was under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Chas. Milan.
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FATHER DIVINE"
Peace

December Is, 1885, A. D. F. D.
is Day that many Believers of
Father Divine, and Visitors, will
not forget. This day marked the
First Father Divine Peace Mission,
Department Of Righteous Govern
ment Banquet, at It's New Forum,
IL S. 9th St., Minneapolis, Room
203.
A beautiful laden U-shaped
table, almost filled the room, where
a full and a plenty awaited all
free of charge. Never before in
the history Of this city have two
most wonderful banquets been
served, free of charge, the first
was held at 1915 18th Ave. S., and
the other was on this day as men
toned above. This day being a
holiday, and the people elsewhere
were celebrating the birth of Jesus.
We, at this wonderful gathering,
were celebrating the birth and the
Resurrection of Christ in our
hearts and minds. We were re-
ioicing and exceedingly glad in our
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praise. This is called the "Magnifi-
cat" because Of the first word in
the Latin version, my soul doth
magnify the Lord" AS pointed out
by another, three features Of her
character stand out In this song.
a. Her purity Of heart. Only q
pure heart rejoices when God has
come near.
b. Her humility. She forgot her
self and gave her heart to Gods
praises.
c. Her unselfishness. She did not
primarily think Of the undying hon.
or which through the ages should
be attached to her, but the blessed
ness which would come on future
generations through her.
u. The Content of i1er Song wv.
1859.
1. For salvation wv. 46-49). It
was salvation for herself and 9TH
ers. There is no suggestion what
ever in this song that she thought
of herself as the mother Of God.
She praised God for the high dis
tinction Of being the channel
through which the eternal Son Of
God was to make contact with the
race and save it. This high distinc-
ton wrought humility in her soul.
She knew that God was consummat-
ing his redemptive purpose through
her.
2. For the divine character wv.
40, SOY. She praised God that he
had almighty power, that he was
absolutely holy and abundant in
mercy.
3. For what the Savior shall &C.
complish wv. 81, 52).
q. He was to scatter the rebel
ious, the unbelieving, and the proud.
Though he is exceedingly merciful
and patient, the time is coming
when all who reject him shall be
scattered.
b. He was to exalt the lowly.
How wonderfully this has been &C.
complished through the centuries.
Those who turn from sin and exer-
else faith in Jesus Christ are lifted
up to places of honorable recogni-
ton.
C. He filed the hungry. It is
through Jesus Christ that good Is
gained for the hungry. Indeed, all
blessings come through him.
d. He sent the rich away empty.
By the rich no doubt is meant those
who have arrogated to themselves
Importance because Of the posses
sions which he gave them.
4. For Gods faithfulness wv. 3d.
So. His faithfulness Is shown in
keeping his promises. That, which
was about to be realized was the
fulfllment Of the covenant promise
made In Eden and perpetuated
through Abraham and his descend
ants.