The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-31
School Fire,
New Building
in Limeight
MANY ACCIDENTS AND
DEATHS MARRIED
YEARS PAGES

the old high school, the prelimin-
ary work, securing of a PWA
grant, voting of bonds and pre-
paration of plans for new super
building will appeal to readers in
Redwood Falls and school district
one.
Old Man Weather, ordinarily
conversation topic when other
subjects are lacking, was page one
news this year, setting an all time
record for continued cold" and
bowling winds and house-high
drifts which brought trade to a
near standstin and marooned
whole villages for weeks at a
time, not to mention the month
long tieups on townships roads.
Then as the season changed he re-
sorted to record heat waves and
continued dry weather to continue
in the public eye and damage
crops in a year when bushels
brought dollars instead of cents.
Farmers triumphed over wea-
ther, however, to market fair
crops while farm young people al
so refused to cover before handi-
caps and many won state fair
trips, junior livestock show trips
and two from the county went on
to the national All congress, one
to win the coveted presidents tro-
ply, highest club award.
Redwood Falls sport fans will
favor the beginnings of a new
athletic field as one of the big
news stories, its principal compe-
tition coming from a high school
football team which outclassed all
opposition and was banqueted in
style at the close of wonderful
season.
City improvements also include
the surfacing of numerous streets
and the construction Of many fine
homes. Several new firms have
joined the business circle to help
extend a trade area which al
ready makes Redwood Falls first
in retail business among small
cities of the state.
An unusual number of deaths
marred the front pages of the
year, deaths of pioneers and
deaths of young people, many by
natural causes but a needless
number by automobile accidents
and other violent causes.
In the columns which follow we
set forth, as is our annual custom,
the review of the years news.
January 2, 1886
Jon Thomas Kettner, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Kettner of Morgan,
was born at 1910 a. m. January l
to win the Gazette'S annual first
baby derby.
Mrs. Isabel MacDougan died at
the home of her son, Gilbert Mac
Dougall.
Earl Eastwood, veteran publish
-er of the LeSueur News Herald
purchased the Redwood county
Sun.
The village council of North
Redwood voted to grant liquor
store license to Matt Dworshak.
Robert J. Keefe was named
president of the Redwood High
school alumni at a banquet where
an amateur hour was featured.
Mrs. o. J. Tollerud, wife Of the
Walnut Grove pastor, died.
Lois Knighton and William
Wester were wed.
January 9, 1886
A supreme court decision,
knocking out the AAA forced the
closing of the office here and held
contract payments in allegiance.
Redwood Falls voters approved
the city's method of handling Ii
quor through a municipal dis
pensary; returned Mayor c. L.
Lynn to office, elected George w.
Huhnerkoch, E. o. Charlebois, al
dermen, F. B. Forbes, recorder, T.
F. Reed Jr. Municipal judge and
F. w. Stanton, treasurer.
Ole Lofquist, former game war
den here was killed when a train
struck his car at Aitkin.
Announcement was made of the
marriage of Maxine Pettis and
Oral Knudson in July.
An REA organization was for
med, with J. K. Arends of Water
bury as president.
Maurice Gilbert who shot Hen
ry Horesji of Bechyn received a
Is year sentence in the st. Cloud
reformatory.
January 16, 1886
c. E. johnson was appointed
new chief of police and Tom Ar
nett Jr. selected as day officer and
street commissioner.
The Andrew Omtvedt restau-
rant at Delhi was broken into and
robbed.
Vince and Arion Forester of
Springfield, E. J. Stephany and R.
j. Keefe of Redwood Falls mar
rowly escaped being in train
wreck on their way to Chicago
when a broken rail was discover
ed in the nick of time.
Mrs. John Arnett was badly
burned about the face and neck in
stove explosion.
January %, 1886
The mercury fell to 80 degrees
January % for the coolest day in
"a years.
A group of Redwood Falls tax
payers, including S. B. Duea, H.
G. Werder and A. j. White be-
gan injunction proceedings against
the payment of $4,000 by the state
for the lakeshore lot owned by
Mrs. Elsie M. Appleton.
Funeral services were held for
George Smith, Sr. who died of
pneumonia.
Forty-four firms in Redwood
Falls were assessed a total of S14,-
801.99 in personal property taxes.
January 80, 1886
The worst drifts in years block
ed Redwood county roads as the