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The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
Winter Takes Heavy
Toll Of Fish Here

Thousands of dead fish line the
shadows along Lake Redwood as
spring and the ice breakup brings
to light the toll of an extremely
severe winter. The larger per-
centage of fish in Lake Redwood
and the river, consistently stocked
for many years, are dead, sports
men say. Lack of oxygen under
the unusually heavy ice is believed
to be the cause.
L. L. Daniels, commercial fish
erman, has had no fish in his
traps for several days, an indica-
ton that even hardy carp no long
er infest the lake. Crappies, bass,
carp and suckers are among the
dead fish found.
A crew of National Youth ad-
ministration boys will assist Lyle
Tweet, game warden, in burning
the fish.
Ice went out of the lake We'd
nesday, April Is, which is said to
be the latest breakup in years.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
BOrah Favored By
2 Local Delegates

Idaho's militant Senator Borah
is the presidential preference of
two of Redwood Falls four dele
gates to the state Republican con-
vention Saturday in St. Paul, a
poll by the Gazette Wednesday re-
vealed.
The choice of a third delegate is
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan,
while the fourth would not state
his selection. The official delegates
are j. Albert Johnson and Rex
Miller, while the alternates are
Frank Clague and C. H. Burmeis-
ter. A total of II delegates will
attend from the county.
"Borah would receive more
votes in Minnesota than any of the
other candidates if he received the
Republican party's nomination" !"
one of the delegates commented.
At the state convention, he said,
the Endorsement of a presidential
candidate will result in fight be-
tween Frank Knox and Governor
Landon supporters.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
MATSON HEADSNEW
BASEBALL LEAGUE
8 Teams From 3 Circuits in
New Organization Formed
Tuesday Night

A new baseball league compos-
ed of eight teams, including Red
wood Falls, was organized Tues
day night at meeting at Wabas-
so. Other members are Wabasso,
Wanda, Evan, Leavenworth, Lam
berton, Franklin and Delhi.
George Matson of Redwood
Falls was elected president of the
new league, Robert Olson of Lam
berton, vice president and A. F.
Hassenstab of Wabasso, secretary
and treasurer. The board of direct
ors will be made up of one repre-
sentative from each team.
With the formation of the
league, Redwood Falls definitely
severed its connection with the
Western Minnesota league ir
which it played last year. Wabas.
so, Wanda, Evan and Leavenwortl
were in the Big Six circuit in 1885
while Lamberton played in the
New Deal league. Franklin anC
Delhi did not compete in any or.
ganized league.
Bylaws, a name and the sche.
dule will be arranged at a meeting
of league officials next Thursday
at Wabasso.
A meeting of Redwood Falls
baseball candidates has been call.
ed for 7:3O p. m. today in the city
hall for the purpose of selecting 8
manager and planning for the
season. All aspirants for the
team, especially younger player:
and newcomers in town are urged
to attend. Practice is expected te
start within a few days.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
20 Accepted For
CCC; More Wanted

Because the April 9 enrolment
fell below expectations, additional
enlistments in the CCC will be ac-
cepted until noon Saturday, Mrs.
Eleanor Bue, county relief worker,
said Wednesday. Redwood county
youths, between II and 20, who
are eligible, may enroll directly at
Fort Smelling.
Twenty applicants were accept
ed last week from Redwood coun-
ty, which had the largest enroll
ment in its district. The youths
were Willard Ahrens, William
Cuff, Richard French, Henry Krue-
ger, George Mosier and Gillette
Barnes of Redwood Falls; Harold
Rakke, Belview; Gordon Yaeger
and Clinton Petersen, Delhi; John
Ling, Clair Hill and Homer Ware,
Lamberton; Clements B. ALEX,
Wabasso; Raymond Matson, Har-
old Kropp, Gerhard Leopold and
Leo Henry, Sundown township and
Cyriel Puttee, Leonard Rose and
Fordyce Harbo, Walnut Grove.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
JuryExpected
to Decide One
BETH BRAVINDER SUIT
FOR DAMAGES TO
END TODAY

The case in which Miss Beth
Bravinder of Redwood Falls is
seeking damages from Alfred
Paskewitz of Vesta for injuries
received in an automobile acci-
dent is expected to be decided to-
day by jury of three women and
nine men in Redwood county dis
trict court. The trial is the only
jury case on the court calendar,
the remaining jurors having been
dismissed. Judge A. B. Gislason
of New Ulm is presiding.
The cast took up Wednesdays
court session but attorneys looked
for completion of the trial this
morning. The accident occurred
March 6, 1885 on the hill on high
way 19 west of Morton when the
car in which Miss Bravinder was
riding, with j. P. Gilmore of Min
neapolis, collided with truck
owned by Paskewitz, which was
stalled at the bottom of the hill.
Miss Bravinder was cut about the
head and bruised. Attorneys for
the plaintiff are Leon H. Brown
of Redwood Falls and A. R. Eng
lish of Tracy, while James H. Hall
of Marshall is representing the de-
ferdant
Court was recessed all day
Tuesday. Monday, the opening
day, three commissioners who will
appraise the lands on AZ farms in
Willow Lake, Charlestown and
New Avon townships to be con-
demned for construction work on
highway II were selected. The
appraisers are John F. Knudson
and C. H. Huhnerkoch of Redwood
Falls and d. r. McCorquodale of
Delhi. Appraisals are to begin
April % from the Sanborn corner.
Calling of the calendar and not
ing OF the ttsses for triaf consti-
tuted the remainder of the courts
business Monday An automobile
injury damage suit in which Frank
H. Middleton of Marshall brought
charges against Mrs. Elsie M. Ap-
pleton of Redwood Falls and Har-
old Van Sadelhoff was settled out
of court.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
Early Signup For
REA Power Urged

Lines bringing electric power in
to the country will be built along
roads where the number Of Gust
omers warrants, Adrian M. Wilson,
assistant county agent, stressed
this week in urging farmers who
expect to participate in the rural
electrificatiOn program to make
the fact known at once.
The Central Minnesota Cooper
ative Power association Of Red
wood county IS making arrange
ments for buying electricity and
drawing up plans and maps, show
ing the areas to be serviced, to be
presented to Washington for ap-
proval. AS much speed as possible
in getting the project underway is
desired, Mr.. Wilson stated.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
Mackenzie, Figure In
Redwood County Seat
Fight, Died Saturday

Claude H. Mackenzie of Gay
lord, Republican national commit
teeman and state senator, who
died Saturday in St. Paul, is re-
membered here as the chief of the
legal staff employed by Wabasso
nearly two decades ago in it's at
tempt to remove the county seat
from Redwood Falls, Frank Clag
ue, Redwood Falls attorney, COM
mented this week.
Senator Mackenzie, Mr.. Clague
said, seemed to make a speciality
Of that type Of action as he also
figured in the change of the coun-
ty seat in Sibley county from Hen
derson to Gaylord and in Renville
county, from Birch Coulee to Oil
via. Mr.. Clague was acquainted
with Senator Mackenzie more
than 25 years.
Funeral services for Senator
Mackenzie were held Tuesday at
Gaylord, where he had lived most
of his life. A number of his col
leagues in the state senate served
as honorary pail bearers.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
ENS.C. JOHNSON
BURIED SATURDAY
Morgan Farmer, sc Years
Old Died Wednesday,;
Born in Denmark

Funeral services for Jens C.
Johnson, Sc years old, were held
Saturday afternoon at the farm
home near Morgan and at the
Brookville church, Rev. Henry
Hansen, officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Mr.. johnson died Wednesday,
April 8, at his home following an
illness of several months. Born
in Denmark, December 29, 1849,
he came to the United States in
1877 with relatives, settling on a
farm at Racine, Wisconsin. Later
he purchased farm in Redwood
county near the site of the old
Wayburne station and March Is,
1896 married Henrietta Olson al
so a native Of Denmark at Red
wood Falls.
He is survived by his 86-year
old widow a stepson and one
grandson.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
March Relief Costs
Average SIS a Case

Redwood county took care of
174 direct relief charges during
March at an average cost of $15
per case, according to the month
ly report by Mrs. Eleanor Bue,
county relief worker.
The largest item in the expense
list was food, which cost 81 1887,
while clothing was the lowest,
costing $21.19. The entire cloth
ing expense went for shoes.
A total of 298 WPA workers re-
ceived average checks of $41.21
during the month. Since the in
ception of the WPA September %,
1885 to April 1, $59,978.37 has
been paid work clients in the coun-
ty.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16

direct path of the wind and that is
the only thing that saved US. It
rained again and a thunder and
storm set Gainesville
Center on fire. This ragged and at
this time it is still smoking. We
were petrifed. Soon a fire began
to spread rapidly. We were told
to pack our things and be ready
to leave. Then the fire changed
its course. One girl was caught in
the wind and thrown against a
cement post"
Damage wrought on the campus
was also described, the tornado
demolishing a tea room, blowing
the roofs off several buildings and
uprooting trees.
"The town square and store,
the letter continues, "are burned
out. The Negro and poor white
sections were hard hit. Five of us
girls took sheets and antiseptics
to help the injured. The huts of
the poor inhabitants were just
shingles and they didn't have a
chance. We bandaged up some of
them, but it was useless. There is
no electricity. Wires and poles are
all over the place. School children
in the public schools were trapped
in but were let loose after the
storm. The Episcopal church fell
and buried several.
"The storm lasted only three
minutes, the letter concluded,
'but it will take years to repair
the damages. Outside of this we
were lucky. No girls were killed" /"
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
Peterson Confirms
Report Road Case
Will Be Appealed

Attorney-General Harry H. Pet
erson announced this week that he
will appeal the decision handed
down by Judge Albert H. Emerson
of Redwood county district court
in the Mrs. Elsie NJ. Appleton
highway suit, to the state supreme
court.
Judge Enersen's decision, April
6, restrained the payment of $8,-
900 by the state for Mrs. Apple
toms property in Redwood Falls.
The payment had been opposed
by a group of Redwood Falls
taxpayers who instituted injunc-
tion proceedings in which the at
torney-general was one of the re-
spondents.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
Kenneth Campbell
Weds Window Girl

Miss Margaret Rediesel, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Redie-
sci of Window and Kenneth Camp
bell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. R. M.
Campbell of Minneapolis, form
erly of Redwood Falls, were mar
ried at l p. m. Easter Sunday at
the Methodist church at Musca-
tine, Iowa.
DIR. C. C.. Weis, uncle of the
bride, read the marriage service
before the immediate families of
the bride and groom. Organ music
preceded the ceremony and Lohen-
grin's wedding march was used as
the professional. The bride was
given in marriage by her father
and Dom Campbell, nephew of the
groom, was the ringbearer, car
rying the ring in Gala lily.
There were no attendants.
The bride wore a dress of pleat-
ed chiffon with the Battenburg col
lar and handkerchief which had
been used by her mother on her
wedding day. Her arm bouquet
was of white roses and gardenias.
The ringbearer was dressed in a
white suit.
A three course wedding dinner
was served at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Weis by three young men, the
brother and two cousins of the
bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell will
make their home at Iowa City
until June after which they will
go to Newton, Iowa where Mr..
Campbell has employment for the
summer.
Mrs. Campbell is graduate of
Window High school and Univer-
sity Of Minnesota and for five
years has been in the merchan-
dising department of The Dayton
company, Minneapolis. Mr.. Camp
bell is a graduate of Redwood
Falls High school, spent two years
at Manchester college, st. Paul
and is now senior at the Uni
versity of Iowa.
Relatives who attended the serv-
ice were Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Red
iesel and son, William of Window,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Campbell and
son, Francis of Minneapolis, Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Campbell and
son, Dom Of Newton, Iowa, Mr..
and Mrs. Merle Campbell of An
napolis, Maryland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Campbell of Waterloo.
Iowa, DR.. and Mrs. C. G. Weis OF
Muscatine, Iowa and Miss Weis of
Chicago.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
AVERAGE COUNTY
TAX UP 7 MILLS
Still Ninth Lowest Among
States 81 Counties;
Formerly Sixth

Redwood county's average rate
of taxation during 1885 increased
to 54.40 mills compared to 47.56
mills in 1884 leaving the county
with the ninth lowest rate of Min
nesota's 81 counties whereas it
was sixth lowest the previous
year, an abstract of tax lists for
1885 released by Stafford King,
state auditor, shows.
A total of $721,211.57 was lev
led on all taxable property which
had valuation of $12,911, ,2O5.
The number of acres of land, ex-
elusive of town lots, which were
taxed was 553,998.71, their value
with the structures thereon, ag-
gregating $10,003,S12, or an aver
age worth per acre of $1S.06, a
six cents increase over 1884. Town
and city lots and buildings were
evaluated at $1,65O, ,434, while tax
able personal property had a val
uation of 81, ,256,959.
From the total tax collection,
$156,S70. IS was apportioned for
state revenue, soldiers relief and
the state road and bridge and 9TH
er funds. The school and univer-
sity tax received SIS, 5,880.7S, while
$3,356.89 went into the teachers
insurance and retirement fund.
& Under county taxes the F'oad xIsc
1ridge fund levy was $74,SS5, the
revenue fund $60,96O.73 and the
poor fund $40, ,966.33, the latter al
most identical with the 1884
amount. Taxes for bitches to-
tailed $79, ,326.98 and bonds and in
terest, other than state loans, $12,-
I911.18.
From the city and village as
sessments $36, ,997.39 was allocateG
to the revenue fund, $4,940.85 to
the road and bridge fund, $685.
for poor relief, $5,365.O4 as inter
est and principal on state loans
while local taxes and other assess.
ments totalled $1,021.58 and $12
486.21, respectively.
Township taxes contributed &c..
1908 for revenue, $43,009.11 te
road and bridge funds, with $22s
81 being listed in the other taxes
column. School district levies col.
lected $12,911.30 with the local one
mill tax and also paid $6,056.5z
for interest and principal on state
loans and a gross $137, 1894 with
special assessments.
The total vaIue of money anG
credits in the county was 1856, ,316
which brought tax returns aggre.
eating $3,086.70 divided one sixth
to the state, one sixth to the coun-
|ty, one third to the school district
and one third to the township, city
or village.
Taxes levied in Renville county
totalled 6,905.09 or an average
rate of taxation of 500, while the
value Of the taxable property was
$13, 1897, $3.50. The total tax levy
for the entire state was $115,987, )
222.32, slight increase over 1884
while the average rate was 1884
compared to 1927 the previous
year. The value of the assessable
property was $1,393, ,775,268.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
Bellies Prefer
Wedding Bells
To School Bell

Wedding bells will claim
three members of the Red
wood Falls grade school fac
ulty this year it was estab-
lished this week when their
contracts for the next school
year were returned unsigned
to Superintendent Reede
Gray with the explanation
that Dan Cupid was the
cause of the trio's "deser-
ton"
The three teachers are
Miss Mary Mclean, Miss
Grace Dahl and Miss Ger
trude Hoppe. The marriage
of one or two of the other
instructors is also rumored
but has not been definitely
established.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
|OldsmObile Agency
Taken By r. w. Pryor

r. w. Pryor of the Pryor gar
age has taken over the Redwood
Falls agency for Oldsmobile cars
and plans to hold q showing of
them in about 10 days. A coach
is already on display with three
other models expected soon. He
Invites the public 70 inspect them.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
Maintenance of Train Service Promised
Mrs. ~ Andersen First 1886 Traffic Accident County
Democrats To Name
26 Delegates Today

w. M. Smith of Redwood Falls
will call the county Democratic
to order at l p. m. to-
day in the court house. Delegates
from townships and villages
throughout the county will attend
to select 26 ENJOYS to the state
convention of the party April 81
in the ST. Paul auditorium. One
of the delegates to st. Paul will be
elected at large.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16
Employment
Afforded by
Construction
ROADS, WATER SYSTEM
: AND SCHOOL PROVIDE
MANY JOBS

Three road construction projects
to cost a total of $65, 1856 and
to afford employment at the start
for more than 100 men to be sup
piled through the National Re-em-
ployment service will get under
way next week in Redwood county
Construction work on widening
and extension of highway II north
from the Sanborn corner is sched-
uled to begin Monday. The work
will require the immediate hiring
of IL caterpillar tractor operators
18 truck drivers, 10 to Is laborers.
two elevated grader operators
four leveler operators and four
teamsters.
Broaden ROadbed
The present highway roadbed
from the Sanborn corner to seven
miles north will be broadened from
its sc foot width to the regulation
state highway width of 100 feet,
while three miles of new road will
be built from that point to east OF
Rowena. The project involves the
acquisition of parcels of land OF
AZ farms in Charlestown, Willow
Lake and New Avon townships,
for which condemnation proceed
ings are to be conducted.
The grading work will be per-
formed by Volden Brothers of Mil
an who hold contract for $37, ,295
while monolithic cu1verts will be
constructed by Nelson Brothers
Construction company of Willmar
at a cost of $10,577. Before the
new highway route is completed
seven more miles of road will have
to be constructed under separate
contract from Rowena to three
miles south of Redwood Falls, &C.
cording to the specifications of ;.
project. The contracts for this u
will be let soon. When finished II
miles of the old route will be
withdrawn from the highway sys-
tenn and supplanted by the 1C
miles of new road.
have County Jobs
Twenty-Five miles of grading
and construction will be done or
state aid roads beginning next
week also by George w. Huhner-
koch of Redwood Falls and B. j
Schmitz and Son of Wabasso
Work by Huhnerkoch is slated or
road six, from Wabasso to high
way 10, a distance Of II miles, the
contract having been let for $10,.
298.71. Schmitz and Son are tc
work on road six between state aiC
road four and Wabasso, five miles
in length, while the same firm viii
do GA miles of work on road II
between Lucan and Vesta. The
Schmitz contract is for $7,123.65.
Thirty-One men registered
through the MRS office are engag.
ed. in construction work on the
WPA Walnut Grove school project
Foundation work on the building
has been completed while bricl
work is to start next week witt
hiring of more men probable. Al
Belview seven men are to start
erecting the footings for the tower
of the new water works project
while between so and 60 men will
be employed on the construction Of
the water distribution system a:
soon as weather permits. The to.
tai cost of the project is $22, 700.
About rs men will be employed
on the construction Of an under
pass under the Chicago, Nortl
Western railway tracks at San
born, the contract for which will
be let next month while a large
number will receive work on the
grading and construction activity
planned in May on the road soutt
from Walnut Grove to the county
line
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kelly and
lson of Olivia spent Tuesday eve
ming at the E. N. Tersteeg home.
Miss Audrey Lidren was q
weekend visitor at her home IN
ISt. Paul.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Spencer of
Wahpeton, North Dakota have
been visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. !. L. Spencer.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-16

Mrs. II. w. Ward spent Easter
Sunday with her daughter, Miss
Grace Ward in Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1936-01-07


o. Howard Wolfe. who has addressed
several banking meetings in this city.
will be one of the speakers his subject
"Federal Reserve Boaru Rules and
Regulations" Robert NJ. Hanes, Wins
ton-Salem, is on the program to speak
on Bank Earnings-Positive and
Negative"
Carl K. WitherS. commissioner OF
banking and insurance in New Jersey.
will talk on Sound Public Policy in
Chartering Banks" Another speaker
will be Philip A. Benson. president of
the Dime Savings Bank. Brooklyn,
mortgage Lending being his impor-
tant subject.
Harold Stonier and Richard w. Hill,
who have spoken in Washington many
times as officers of the American In
stitute of Banking. are to be heard at
the Philadelphia meeting. Another
banker. especially we'll known in this
vicinity, is J. Harvie Wilkinson, jr., a
Richmond bank official his topic be-
ing Investment Practices and Pro-
cedure."
Among a score of other able bankers
on the program is Gilbert T. Stephen
son, Wilmington. Del. who is an au-
thority on trust matters, and writer
of note of the same subject. The
names on the program indicate one
of the most profitable banking meet
ings held in the East m long time.
Bastable Joins Ferris Staff.
George M. Ferris & Co., Inc, mem
bers of the Washington Stock EX-
change. announced today that Frank
Bastable has become associated with
Evening star., 1936-01-07
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANKS,

Associated FreSS FINANCIAL writer.
NEW YORK, January with its
feet on the ground again after the
initial shock of the A. A. A. decision.
the stock market today made fair for
ward progress in most sections.
Such divisions as foods. grocery
chains, utilities, rails and scattered
industrials forged ahead fractions 10
around points. Activity was moder-
ate after an extremely active and
mixed opening
Leading commodities regained some
of their early losses Cotton about
halyed its morning decline of So a
bale. Wheat was of less than
cent, and corn only little down.
Allied Chemical gained 4 points
when directors announced retirement
Of all outstanding preferred Others
up major fractions to around points
included Santa Fe, Union Pacific. Pub
lie Service of New Jersey. Stone 65
Webster, New York Central, Great
Northern preferred. Kroger, ContI-
mental Baking "A" Evans Products
and Youngstown.
The late tone was firm Transfers
approXimated 100000 shares.
Evening star., 1936-01-07

Bank. Harry j.
Haas, form e r
president of the
A. B. A. and gen.
eral chairman of
The sessions. will
call the opening
meeting to order.
He is first vice
president of the
Philadelphia Ma
tional Bank and
Is very widely
known a m o n E
w a S h in G I n
fnanciers. NJ r
Fleming will pre-
side at the other
-onorol cacciopc
Evening star., 1936-01-07
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric So pfd.-5 at 11O1-,
AFTER CALL.
CAPITAL Transit Colo at 14lz, IL al
I4l2. 65 at l41..
Capital Traction 5s-s1 900 at 90 !,
$1,000 at 90. $1,000 at 90. $1,000 at
92ls $1,000 at 80. $500 at 80.
Washington Ry. & Elec. 4s-Sl 900 at
LOG, $1,000 at LOG. $1,000 at los.
$1,000 at 106
Georgetown Gas 5s-sl0.0OO at l13.
Washington Ry. & Elec. pfd.-20 al
1G8.
Washington Gas 6s B-SlO0 at l00is,
Sl00 at 1901.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s-Sl 900 al