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The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Donors Heirs Still
Have String On Site
Of Courthouse Here

A letter from far off Alaska
this week serves as a reminder of
the now little known fact that
Redwood county owns its present
courthouse and site on a condi-
tional deed which provides that it
revert to the heirs of the donor if
ever it is abandoned as the court
house site.
Colonel Samuel McPhail, the
city's founder, decided the property
to the county with that stipula-
ton. This week A. R. A. Laudon,
judge Of probate, received an in
quiry from Mrs. Anna McPhail of
Fairbanks, Alaska, an heir, inter-
ested in knowing whether the site
is still courthouse square.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
County WeedPlan
Part of New AAA
COOP OILMEN
MEET IN CITY

Representatives of eight coop
erative oil associations attended a
district quarterly meeting Mon
DAY afternoon in the Redwood
Fails city hall. C. D. Clipfell, dis
trict chairman, presided while a
report was read by A. NJ. Dennis
toun. 1t was voted to hold the
June meeting here also.
Those present included Lewis
Larson, Otto Dammann, George
Meyer and C. F. Schlauderoff OF
Glencoe; P. A. Peterson, Max En-
ermark, w. C. Flick, Leroy AL
bertson, Ray Iverson and c. A.
Halverson Of Revere; C. L. Larson
and Marty Hanson of the Tri-
County association with head
quarters at Winthrop; H. F. Refs
W. C. Anderson and James Ras-
mussen of the Lincoln county as
sociation; Ed Eye, Julius Sveen
and Albert Hovdesoven Of Cotton
wood county; H. w. Hopmann and
Carl Hagen of Olivia and Olot
Fagerlie and Harry Evenson OF
Sacred Heart. Martin Larson re-
presented the Midland Co-Opera.
tive Wholesale of Minneapolis
while Mr.. Clipfell, Mr.. Dennis.
toun and August w. Kraemer at
tended for the Redwood Falls as
sociation.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Flood Relief Fund
Mounts To $245.63

Redwood county's contributions
to the Red Cross fund for extend
ing aid to the flood victims of the
eastern states had mounted to
$245.63 Wednesday, nearly $3.50
over the $105 quota originally set
for the county. The fund is ex-
pected to exceed $500, Earl Whit
ing, treasurer of the county Red
Cross chapter, said.
Morgan submitted $68.5O to Mr..
Whiting, while Sanborn and Mil
roy contributed $26.5O and $22.85
respectively. Other donations
were $40 from a person who sign
ed his name, "a contributor" $1.5O
from C. C. Leslie and $1.00 from
Ralph Kolp.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
$285 in Prizes
For Band Meet
Committee Invites 10 Bands
For July A Celebration
in Redwood Falls

Prizes totaling 1885 will be
awarded the winners Of the band
contest to be held in connection
with the proposed gala Fourth of
July celebration here, Mayo Fisch-
er, chairman of the committee in
charge of the event, announced
Wednesday. The other members
of the committee are Mike Lau-
terbach and S. w. Limburg.
The contest will be divided into
A and B divisions with classifica-
ton to be made according to the
training and the personnel of the
organizations. First prize in the
A section will be $100 and second
place carries an award of $50,
while in the B division first prize
will be $50 and second $50. All
bands except the prize winners
will receive $25 expense money.
The affair is to be limited to
10 bands, from within the Red
wood Falls area preferably, with
a minimum of 25 members and
must be amateur groups. Accord
ing to me regulations they mus
appear in parade attired in uni
form.
The tournament will be held
during the late afternoon and ear
ly evening at the band shell and
outside judges will select the win
ners. Invitations are being sent
to nearby towns to send their
bands, while regulations are being
printed for the convenience of the
organizations which will partici-
pate.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
RITES HELD FOR
MORTON SETTLER
Resident of Village Since
1886 Died Friday; Was
Quarry Worker

Morton-Funeral services for
John P. Anderson, veteran quarry
man and resident of Morton for
half a century, were conducted
Sunday afternoon at the home and
at the Lutheran church, Rev. P. II.
Rognlie of Franklin and Rev. M.
j. Wehausen of Morton, officia-
ting. Burial was in the Morton
cemetery.
Pail bearers were August Fink,
Henry Fink, John Miller, Ben
Olsen, Leonard Larsen and John
Orth.
Mr.. Anderson, who was 79 years
old, died Friday at his home fol-
lowing a weeks illness. Born in
Sweden, December 9, 1856, he was
married October "a, 1880 to Miss
Anna L. Johanson. They came to
the United States a year later, iv-
ing for a time in Pennsylvania and
settled at Morton in 1886 where
they had lived since.
Mr.. Anderson is survived by his
widow; three sons, Ben of Know
les, California; Fred of Minneapo-
lis and William of Snyder, Okla
homa and a daughter, Mrs. Anna
Mitchell of Tacoma, Washington.
Among those present at the fun
eral were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Anderson and Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ord Anderson of Snyder and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Anderson Of Min
neapolis.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Town Boards Seek Voice on Relief
STATE PENSION
PLAN APPROVED
AT WASHINGTON

With federal approval given
this week of the Minnesota old age
pension plan, Redwood county
commissioners are expected to
make the necessary appropriation
at their meeting next week to
carry ON the pension program.
About $50 applications for PEN
sions had been received Wednes-
day with the final total expected
to be about 800, according to A.
D. McRae, supervisor of pensions
in the county. The county board
withheld the appropriation of the
fund awaiting federal approval of
the Minnesota plan but now is
prepared to proceed along it's pres
cribed course and set aside 16 2-3
per cent and the administrative
costs of the pensions. The fed
eral government is to carry so per
cent of the fund and the states
SO 1-3 per cent.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
REDUCTION IN WPA
PERSONNEL BEGINS

Conforming with orders from
state headquarters that WPA lists
in Minnesota are to be reduced
from a personnel of $1,000 per-
sons at present to 46,60O by June
80, cutting was begun this week
in Redwood county with six men
released from projects. Reduc-
tions will be made each week.
George Matson, WPA supervisor
for the county said Wednesday,
until the number of workers is
decreased about half from the pre-
sent figure of 280.
Loafers and those who do not
assume responsibility for the sup
port of all members of their fami-
lies are to be removed from the
work list, Matson stated.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Burned To Death

New Avon = Funeral services
were held March IL at Springfield
for John NJ. Lewis, who was burn
ed to death in house fire jan
uary % at Vanceburg, Kentucky.
Mr.. Lewis, father of Mrs. William
Berg of Clements, was visiting
with his son when his tragic death
occurred. The fire broke out dur
ing the night while the family was
asleep, the son, and his wife and
children escaping just before the
part of the dwelling they were in
collapsed. The son re-entered the
blazing building in vain effort to
find his father and was badly
burned.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Considerable Improvement
Made in Shops at School

trio motors, learn to operate varl-
Gus machines, do different types
of woodwork and work in metal.
The course is taught beginning
with the seventh grade and ex-
tending through the tenth grade.
Among some of the projects
which are made, all of which are
of practical use, are tools, such as
screw drivers, chisels and punches
in general metal work; tunnels,
tool kits, screw and nail boxes,
flaring pans and fishing tackle
boxes in sheet metal work; bridge
and floor lamps and magazine
racks in cold metal and in art
metal work, copper and pewter
dishes and utensils and service
and ash trays.
Woodwork projects are mod
ernistic table lamps, magazine
racks, hall trees, book cases, tilt
top tables, pedestals, and inlaid
|cribbage and checker boards,
while sugar scoops, foot scrapers,
door stops, tie racks, shelf brack-
cts and concrete paper weights
and bird baths are made in gen.
eral mechanics. Tying of all
kinds of knots and cutting glass
also form part Of the class work.
Besides creating worthwhile
hobbies" Mr.. Buss, a graduate of
Stout Institute which specializes
in industrial arts, says, "1t makes
a boy handy about the house."
The new equipment purchased
during the year includes oxy-acety-
lene tanks for welding and cutting
metal, two new anvils, an electric
bench drill, bar folder, scanning
stake and turning, wiring and
burning machines for the metal
room, while a new II unit work
bench has been constructed and
the open forge has been rebuilt so
that the smoke and fumes are dis
charged.
Remodeling is being done at
present in the woodwork and gen.
eral mechanics rooms with the in
|stallation Of a 40 foot work bench
to accommodate 19 boys, each
having his own unit fitted with di-
rect and alternating current con-
|nections, while wall panels are
being built for storing all tools in
view, instead of cabinets. New
tracks have also been installed for
scrap lumber and unfinished wood
Continued on Page 12}
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
80 Chosen for
Jury Service
Spring Term of Court Will
Open April 13; Jury
Panel Drawn

Six Redwood Falls persons are
among the 80 petit jurors select
ed Friday to serve during the
spring term of the Redwood coun-
ty district court which opens
April 13.
Following is the list of jurors
Joe Beran, Three Lakes; Earl
Bliss, Delhi; Mrs. R. F. Byram,
Redwood Falls; H. o. Campbell,
Redwood Falls; Erwin Doepke,
Wanda; H. F. Dornfeld, Redwood
Falls; Mrs. Martin Hammel, Red
wood Falls; J. P. Rengel, West
line; Mrs. V. C. Hopfenspirger,
Clements; Mrs. Claud Howe,
Gales; H. o. Knutson, Swedes
Forest; Carl Kruse, Willow Lake;
Mrs. Adolph Leonard, Kintire /;
William Mack, Kintire; M. c.
Mansfield, Redwood Falls; Clar-
ence G. Mikaelson, Brookville;
Mrs. John Merth, Wabasso; M. j.
Monson, Swedes Forest; John
Morley, Redwood Falls; Ernest
Nelson, Lucan; Albert G. Otto,
Morgan; John Raveling, Lamber-
ton; Charles Ripley, Sanborn
Arthur Sandburg, Delhi; Wallace
Steele, Redwood Falls; Eugene
Truax, Vesta; Joe Turbes, Brook
vile; William Vollmer, Lamber-
ton; Fred Werner, Shutdown; H. c.
Wood, Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Redwood Falls to Play in
Western Minnesota League

Redwood Falls srgned Sunday
to play in the Western Minnesota
baseball league again, the season
to start May 8. A schedule will
be drawn up and announced later.
Two new towns, Cosmos and
Gibbon, have entered the league
replacing Bird Island and Morton,
while Fairfax, Hector, Olivia,
Stewart and Brownton are other
clubs retaining membership. Har-
old Kickul, George Matson and
Clare Hauck represented Redwood
Falls at the league meeting held
at Hector.
Continuance Of winter weather
further delayed calling of the
first practice, which it was hoped,
could be held this week. A meet
ing of candidates will be held
within the next few days to make
plans for the season and select a
manager.
Previous intentions were to en-
ter Redwood Falls in the Twin
County league because it was
thought better crowds at games
would result. After investigation
it was believed advisable to re-
main in the Western Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Fire Drives Guests
OF Marshall Hotel
To Street; Loss Big

Marshall-Thirty-fve guests of
Hotel Marshall were driven into
the street early Saturday morning
by fire which caused damage es-
timated as high as $4,000 to the
roof and third floor of the struc-
ture. The only casualty was an
injury to muscles of his side suf-
fered by Henry Bedore, fireman.
The blaze started in the venti-
lator above the cafe range stove
and shot up to the attic and roof.
Firemen poured water into the
building nearly three hours be-
fore it was extinguished. Charles
Redding, night clerk, awakened
guests by pounding on their doors
and then spent several hours re-
moving their personal belongings.
most of which were saved.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Postponed Pea Meet
To Be Held April %

The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Redwood Falls
Production Credit association, ORR
ginally scheduled for February IL
but postponed because of adverse
weather conditions, will be held
April % in the armory here, it
was announced Wednesday.
George Sussens of st. Paul,
president of the Production Credit
Corporation Of st. Paul, will be
the principal speaker. Sessions
will be held throughout the day
with a free lunch at noon. Stock
holders will attend from through
out Redwood and Renville counties
and six townships in Yellow Me-
dicine county. Stockholders as of
record April % will be privileged
to vote.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
c.. A. HALVERSON
FL CANDIDATE
FOR TREASURER

C. A. Halverson, whose address
is Revere although he lives in
Cottonwood county and represents
it in the legislature, was indorsed
by the Farmer-Labor party at its
st. Paul convention Saturday to
oppose Julius A. Schmahl, form
erly of Redwood Falls, as state
treasurer.
Also receiving party support at
the June primaries are Governor
Floyd B. Olson who is candidate
for the United State senate while
Elmer A. Benson, now senator by
appointment, will be the party's
candidate for governor.
Gottfried Lindsten, Minneapo-
lis labor leader, will seek the lieu
tenant-governorship and DR.. Paul
Hartig, Minneapolis dentist, is in
dorsed for secretary of state. Har-
ry H. Peterson will again be a
candidate for attorney-general
while Hjalmer Peterson, Askov
editor and aspirant for the COVER
norship, was persuaded to run for
railroad and warehouse commits
sioner. He is now lieutenant gov
ernOr.
Charles l.. De Reu, Marshall at
torney and Joseph A. Poirier of
Minneapolis, personnel director
for the state highway department,
were indorsed for the state su-
preme court.
Halverson is the only farmer on
the ticket. He attended Window
High school and the University Of
Minnesota and has farmed since
1916. He has served two terms in
the house.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Youth Retains knowledge of
| Mechanics Longer Than
Other COurSeS-BusS

A hammer, nail and a board
and the result, bird house.
That is the conception some if
not most people have of industrial
arts, according to Irven o. Buss,
who is teaching the subject for the
second year in the Redwood Falls
schools.
There is a lot more to it than
just pounding a nail into piece
Of wood" the tallest member OF
the school faculty AYERS. "The
students learn practical things
which they can put into use
throughout their later life"
Mr.. Buss points out with pride
that his subject is probably the
only study which the pupil can re-
tain the knowledge of vividly and
put into operation after lapse of
time, no matter how long the in
terim. Twenty years." was the
example the lean tutor gave, "al-
though in most cases." he said,
there are no interims."
Through Mr.. Buss' advisement,
Superintendent Reede Gray's re-
commendation and the board of
education's sanction, about $1,000
will have been spent at the end of
the school year in June since last
fall for the purchase of equipment
and remodeling for the industrial
arts department, developing the
shop rooms in the high school
building into one of the best
plants in the state and one which
state inspectors recommend for
examination to other schools which
are contemplating improving their
shops. In previous years the Red
wood Falls work room was on the
'.black list'' of the state depart
ment of education.
The number of applicants for
the course last fall was so great
that selection was made by a pro-
cess of elimination. Mr.. Buss has
also received several inquiries
from girls as to enrolling but per-
haps because of the over-popula-
ton of boys in the classes they
have not pressed their inquiries.
Besides learning to pound a nail
straight, the students study the
|intricacies of electricity and elec-
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Hold Annual Meeting

Morgan-All officers of the
Morgan Commercial club were re-
elected at the annual meeting of
the organization last week. They
are H. B. West, president; +. H.
Schieffert, vice president; H. o.
Draeger, secretary and Nels Rams,
treasurer. A committee consist
ing of M. j.. Bertrang, G. M.
Davis, Hugo Mattke, S. J. Samp-
son and Dr.. c. Jorgenson was
named to investigate the treat
ment of the main street to ale
viate the dust nuisance. Mr.. Drae-
ger and Mr.. Rams were instructed
to place road signs on highways
4 and 7 leading into Morgan
Plans for two day festival in
August were discussed.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Fee at
Park0pposed
Park Director Hears Object
ion of Local Park
Committee

Hot protests against the plan
to charge a rs cent parking fee
in Ramsey State park were ex-
pressed by members of the To-
cal park committee at a meeting
with Harold w. Lathrop, state
park director in Redwood Falls
Thursday. Mr.. Lathrop promised
to relay the protest to the cOnser-
walton commission and explained
that the plan called for the estab-
lishment of certain parking areas
and allowing parking only in the
places set aside. He said that
supervisory work would cost only
15 per cent of the income.
Members of the board expressed
the view that the park is tax sup
ported and should be free to the
public except possibly that camp
ers spending several days or weeks
there could reasonably be charged.
They warned the state official
that charging will be highly un-
popular and will be tax on many
people unable to afford other en-
tertainment who greatly enjoyed
picnicking there in summer. That
Redwood Falls people solidly op-
pose such charges was the conten-
tion of the committee which pre-
sented a resolution from the Civic
and Commerce association asking
that the order be rescinded.
He also suggested that about
three miles of park roadway be
abandoned, including the loop
from the McPhaI cabin around
the Hiawatha cabin and stretch
from the McPhail cabin west along
the river.
The parking fee ordered for the
summer would furnish revenue to
make up for the $500 appropria-
ton cut which Ramsey park suf-
fered with other parks at the
hands of the last legislature, Mr..
Lathrop said.
The park committee includes
George A. Barnes, j. R. Keefe, H.
M. Aune, DIR. w. A. Brand and w.
H. Brammer.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Enrolment for CCC
Expected April Is

An enrolment for the CCC will
probably be held sometime before
April Is, Mrs. Eleanor Bue, county
relief worker, announced this
week.
If Minnesota is one of the
states selected for an enrolment,
Mrs. Bue said, youths between II
and 29 years Of age and who are
from relief, rural settlement or
WPA families will be eligible.
Announcement was also made
of the appointment of Mrs. Bue as
certification officer for the county
under the State Relief Agency
which replaces the SERA, now in
liquidation. Mrs. Bue also held
the position under the SERA.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Directors Reelected

Ailroy-Henry Ladwig and Wal
ter Wegner were reelected direct
ors of the Milroy Cooperative
Creamery at the annual business
meeting of the organization held
Saturday. Albert Pagel was the
new stockholder elected. J. H. Hay
of St. Paul, deputy commissioner
of the state department of agri-
culture, addressed the meeting.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Delhi Girl Picked
To Attend Camp

Lanthat Ballard of Delhi has
been selected as one of the 16 All
club girls in the state who will
attend the rural girls camp at the
state fair next summer, it was
announced Wednesday.
The selection was based on out
standing leadership ability and
for service to the community. Miss
Ballard, who is II years old, has
been in club work six years.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Falls Beneath Trailer

Lamberton-L. N. Kephart was
badly bruised when run over by a
heavily loaded trailer while NOV
ing from Lamberton to Redwood
Falls. Mr.. Kephart was seated
in a rocking chair atop of load
of oats in truck driven by Albert
Jeckell, behind which the trailer
was attached. The chair broke
when the truck lurched in a poor
stretch of road, Mr.. Kephart fall
ing beneath the wheels of the
trailer, which passed over his leg.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
rs HOLC LOANS

Home owners in Redwood coun-
ty have received 76 individual
loans from the Home Owners Loan
corporation totaling $114,912, ac-
cording to an announcement made
by Anna Dickie Olesen, state di-
rector for the National Emergency
council. The total loaned by the
corporation in Minnesota, as of
January 2, 1896 was SAG, ,042, ,849,
involving 20,163 individual loans.
The corporation ceased accepting
applications for loans June "a,
1885.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
Thieves Break Into
Olivia Courthouse

Olivia-The county auditor and
county agent offices in the court
house here were broken into Sat-
urday night but the providers left
without any loot after knocking
the dials from the safes in the
two offices.
Entrance to the courthouse was
gained through a lavatory window,
while the doors to the offices were
pried open. 1t was necessary to
ssyhtain an expert from Minneapo-
lis to open the safes.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
J. p. Kragh Files
For Commissioner

James P. Kragh of Morgan fill
ed Friday for reelection as county
commissioner from the third dis
trict. Mr.. Kragh Is the third can
didate to file for the county board,
E. E. Converse of Walnut Grove
and Herman Muetzel having pre-
viously filed from the first and
fifth districts respectively.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
NEW STORE

Sanborn-EXcavation work was
started last week at the site where
a new store will be erected by the
Sanborn Mercantile company, the
old building having been destroyed
by fire several weeks ago. 1t is
expected that the new structure
will be completed early this sum-
mer.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
$50 At Creamery Meet

Wabasso-About $50 persons
attended the annual meeting Sat-
urday Of the Wabasso Co-Opera-
tive Creamery in the city hall.
Bernard Pelzel was reelected
vice-president, while Carl Radel
was again named to the board of
directors. The other officers are
Christ Paulson, president; Joseph
Johanneck, secretary and treasur-
er; and Herman Beckman, Peter
kragh and John Noting, direc-
tors. Music was furnished by the
high school band.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-02
County Republicans
Meet Here Saturday

Redwood county Republicans
will elect their six emissaries to
the seventh district and state COP
rallies at the county convention to
be held at p. m. Saturday in the
courthouse.
H. B. West of Morgan, county
chairman, will call the meeting to
order and the delegates will elect
the convention chairman. The
district convention will be held
April 8 at Montevideo and the
state rally April 18 in the st. Paul
auditorium.