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The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
PaysOff
$4,000 Debts;
Incurs$2l,OOO
STREETS IMPROVEMENTS
RUN DEBT TOTAL
TO $80,500

Redwood Falls paid off appro-
xinately $4,000 in bonded indebt-
edness for the railroad, water
works plant and ornamental
lighting system during 1896 it was
disclosed as the city closed its
books for the year Saturday.
However $4,000 worth of certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness for street
improvements were sold to in
crease the total amount in out
standing bonds to $80,500.
OF the $20,544.10 cash on hand,
$4,000 is in sinking fund for
retirement of interest and princi-
pal of part of the indebtedness.
financial situation that enabled
the city to borrow money at two
and a half per cent. All debts
are in the form of serial obliga-
ton bonds payable in approxi-
mately equal annual installments.
Present debts include $4,000 for
the ornamental lighting system;
$1,000 railroad bonds; $4,000 for
water mains; $4,000 for the sew
age disposal plant and certificates
of indebtedness amounting to
$4,000 for paving in 1881 and $21,-
600 for street improvement this
year.
General fund revenues of the
city included $11,940.86 in tax
settlements while beer licenses
paid $363.33 into the Golfers,
other licenses produced $345.50
and $300.60 was the city's share
of the cigaret licenses collected
by the state. Those fines which
are meted out in municipal court
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17

swelled the revenues by $443.10.
General fund disbursements in
clude $218.32 in salaries to elec-
tive officers, $1,225 for the chief
of police, $455 for day policing
and $268.4O for special police
while the city hall jaintor drew
S144, the health officer SIS, the
dairy inspector $291.67 and the
city attorney, $464.50. Elections
come high with $407 40 paid for
the city, primary and general
polling expenses.
Street and hall light bills for
the year totaled $4,553.50 while
another large disbursement was
$3,725 for real estate, the city
having purchased the athletic
field site and some land on west
Bridge street which the state
highway department will event.
ually use in a roadside beautifi-
cation project.
Other items in the clerks re-
port of outgoing cash include:
labor, team, etc. $240.01; postage
and box rent $51.76; telephones
$114.21; white way extensions and
maintenance $144.46; armory
maintenance $3.50; travel expens-
es $82.15; fuel $543.7O; League of
Municipalities dues $45; supplies
and repairs $455.11; publishing
expense $205. So; care communica-
BILE diseases $109.20; municipal
court fees $49.95; board and medi-
cal care of prisoners $193.25; re-
cording fees, abstracts and taxes
paid on property acquired by city
$263.76; assessor $500; board of
review $54, expense radio inter-
ference elimination work $352.75
and premiums, bonds and insur-
Continued on page eighty
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
.WPA PAYROLL
BOOSTS LOCAL
BUYING POWER

Holiday buying power in Red
wood county has been increased
$1,000 as result of the disburse-
ment of WPA payrolls for the last
three pay periods, according to
figures announced by Victor
Christgau, state administrator
Approximately this amount has
been or will be distributed in
checks to 148 WPA workers in the
county during this period.
All WPA workers in Redwood
county will get a pay check just
before, instead of just after
Christmas, as would have hap
pened had it not been for a tenn
porary revision of work hours and
and pay periods, authorized this
week. Assurance that the checks
would be ready for delivery in all
parts of Redwood county was re-
ceived this week by George J.
Matson of Redwood Falls, engin-
eer in charge of WPA activities in
this area, through the office of the
District Director.
Checks to be delivered by De-
cember "a will be those that
would be issued ordinarily from
December 25 to 81. Weather per-
mitting, arrangements will be
made so that crews will put in
the same total number of hours
as they normally would have
worked after the holiday.
Thus, the crews will earn full
checks by working longer hours
and on days when the projects
usually are inactive. # weather
conditions do not permit such a
switch OF hours, short checks will
be issued.
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Speeding DriVe in Earnest,
Policeman Impartial About
Arrests, Brother Pays Fine
Mothers, Daughters
Banquet Scheduled

Served by the men of the
church, the annual Mothers and
Daughters banquet will be held
at $50 p. m. Tuesday, December
%, in the dining room of the
Presbyterian church.
E. L. Gallea and r. F. Whiting
are in charge of the menu which
will include fried chicken, mash
ed potatoes with gravy, creamed
peas, cranberries, celery, olives,
rolls, nuts and mints, ice cream
and cake, coffee.
An outside speaker is being ar
ranged for; there will be COM
munity singing and a two reel
picture of Alaska will be shown.
An orchestra will furnish music
during the banquet. The program
committee is made up of Mrs. T.
E. Finn, Mrs. S. B. Duea and Mrs.
A. p. Falk. Other committees are
being appointed this week.
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3 Lyon County Towns
Elect DOctOr-MayOrs

Lyon county village and cities
evidently like their medical men,
for three of them are now mayors
of their respective communities.
Veteran of the three is DR.. Ed
ward Sanderson mayor of Mime
ota who has been chief executive
Of his town SO long that he can't
remember himself how many
years.
DR.. B. c. Ford of Marshall, be-
sides conducting a clinical and
hospital practice, finds time to be
an active Legionnaire, a
state chairman of parks and rec
reations for the League of Mime
sofa Municipalities.
DR.. Paul G. Schmidt Jr. is the
youngest of the trio. He was elec-
ted mayor of Cottonwood in last
weeks election.
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North Redwood Couple Honored on
Fiftieth Anniversary of Wedding

and Mrs. Alva Gaffney and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Mann and
daughter and Clarence Mann.
Open house was held in the after
noon for friends and ice cream
and cookies were served. Those
from out of town who called were
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen O'Neil, Mrs.
William Owens, and Mrs. James
ONeil of Olivia, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Ruder, Miss Anna Ruder, MIR. and
Mrs. John Ruder and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Whittet, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. w. Peabody.
Those who helped with the SER
wing were their daughter, Mrs.
Anna Lechner and grand -daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ralph Mann, Yvonne
Lechner, Shirley and Myrtle Gaff-
ney. The honored couple were
presented with many gifts.
For an ornament Mrs. Gaffney
wore a gold necklace, worn on
her wedding day. It has also
been worn by her daughter, Mrs.
Anna Lechner and grand -daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ralph Mann at their
weddings.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
STOP SIGNS, BOUNCING
CHECKS BRING MEN
INTO COURT

Duty is duty no matter how
close the person affected, is the
principle of Tom Arnett, day
policeman of Redwood Falls who
arrested his brother, Wilbur Ar
nett Tuesday.
Wilbur plead guilty to speeding
on Mill street Monday night and
was meted a $40 fine by Judge T..
F. Reed Jr. who computed the
penalty at the rate of 81 for every
mile over the speed limit the car
was travelling. He was instructed
to study traffic regulations and
return an examination paper COR
rectly filled out.
Clifford Larson of Marshall
also appeared in municipal court
and paid a SIS fine for running
through a stop sign Thanksgiving
day. Larson runs paper truck
between Minneapolis and Mar
shall. Another fine of SIS for
running stop sign was paid FRI
day by Louis Theeler of Olivia
who failed to stop at the junction
of highways II and 19.
Continued on page eight
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
CountyYouths
Receive$l,895
In4-HChecks
SALE OF JUNIOR STOCK
SHOW ANIMALS PAYS
WINNERS WELL

More than welcome just before
Christmas, $1,895 in checks came
to Redwood county All club
youths who exhibited and sold
their stock at the Junior live
stock show in st. Paul in Novem-
Der.
Largest check was received by
Lowell Schmiesing of the North
Star club who realized $390.22
from his Hampshire litter of IA
pigs which weighed 3,285 pounds
and sold for $12.75 per hundred.
Junior Armitage received a $13
prize check and $197.71 for his
Shorthorn calf which sold at %
cents a pound and his sister,, Faye
Armitage, received an Sill prize
check and $186.89 for her Short
horn calf which sold at 20 cents
pound. Nels Hansen's check for
his Shorthorn calf at 18 cents
pound amounted to $175.29 and
he got Sc prize check.
A prize check of Sc and STAT %
went to Maynard Trapp of the
Charlestown Happy Workers for
his Hereford yearling which was
auctioned for Is cents per pound.
James Kohler of Redwood Falls
got $110.55 for his Shorthorn calf
and received a prize Of So and
Harold SchIniesing of the North
Star club received $114.61 and $6
prize for his Hereford steer.
Selling his Hereford steer for
IL cents a pound, Calvin Zieske
of the Swastikans received $112.-
AZ and Sc in prize money. AT
10h cents a pound James Thors-
ton of the Clements Crusaders re-
ceived Sc and $105.76 for his
Hereford heifer calf.
Other checks received were
$13.65 by Harold Wheaton of the
Redwood Mixers; $12.53 by Ur-
sula Bellig of the Swastikans;
SAT. IL by Ivan Klabunde of the
Morgan Spotlights; $32.44 by Yer
gle Trent of the Delhi Jolly jun
iors; $41.57 to Marion Madsen Of
Morgan; $11.87 by Jack Moses OF
the Springdale Climbers and $14.-
64 by Sylvia Bellig of the Swasti-
kans.
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North Redwood and Mrs.
J. p. Gaffney observed their gol-
den wedding Sunday when a din
ner was served to over so guests
A two TERED wedding cake was
used as the table centerpiece and
the rooms were decorated with
gold streamers.
Those present at the dinner
were Mrs. Carrie SALISBURY and
daughter, Helen, Mrs. Myrtle
Whittet, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Preem
and Porter Whittet of McGregor,
Mrs. Amelia Gaffney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ken Gaffney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Gaffney of Willmar, Mrs.
Mary Gaffney and daughter LYDIA,
of Redwood Falls, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Scott and son, Guy of
Delhi, Mr.. and Mrs. III. c. Enge-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gaffney
and children, Margaret and How
ard, Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Zumwin-
kle and daughter, Janice, William
Zumwinlxle and son, Charles, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Zumwinkle,
Doris Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Davis and daughter, Laura, Mr..
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
W.McKay,77,
Dies on Coast
WAS POSTMASTER AND
COUNTY OFFICIAL
IN EARLY DAYS

William S. Mckay, ~, father of
Blaine Mckay of Redwood Falls
and former postmaster and coun-
ty officer here, died at his home
in Bend, Oregon, Thursday morn
ing of pneumonia after being in
poor health for several years.
He is survived by his wife, his
son here and two daughters, Mrs.
Robert Edmondson (Clarys) of
Whitefish, Montana and Mrs. JOS
eph Ellis (Leila) of Bonneville,
Washington; sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Aiken of Whittier, California; four
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. A brother, C. E.
Mckay and two sisters Mrs. ]. P.
Jones and Mrs. s. ]. Race preced-
ed him in death.
Blaine Mckay was unable to
attend funeral services which
were held Saturday in Bend.
Born in Hampton, Minnesota.
July %, 1859, he attended Carle-
ton college from which he was.
graduated. He married May c.
w dIIcIl f1pIu 10, 1908 ana Win
his wife and infant son came to
Redwood Falls in 1884. His first
position here was that of deputy
sheriff under Sheriff Charles
Meade. He was postmaster for
four years during the administra-
ton of Benjamin Harrison and
deputy county auditor when A. H.
Anderson was auditor. He also
served as deputy to w. Pitts Ten
ney, county treasurer, and his
public career included service on
the city council.
In the real estate business dur
ing part of his 40 years residen-
ce here, he built the buildings
now occupied by Charlebois Bro
theirs, the Louise Beauty shop, the
Light and Power company and
the Gamble store.
He was a member of the Red
wood Falls Presbyterian church,
of the knights of Pythias and the
Modern Workman and Modern
WoOdman.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
DUTIES OF RELIEF
OFFICE EXPLAINED
A. ID. McRae Seeks to Correct
Wrong Impressions of
Office Functions

An erroneous opinion seems to
be prevalent among relief work.
ers that the county relief office
has the assignment for all relief
work, which A. D. McRae, relief
administrator, pointed out this
week, results in many trips made
to the relief office which could be
averted and save the clients and
the office much time, trouble and
annoyance.
For the information of all re-
lief clients, he added, please be
advised that the county relief Of
fee has nothing whatever to do
with making assignments to work
as that is entirely up to the New
Ulm office. The only connection
that the relief office has with the
work program is to certify that a
person is eligible for this class of
work and this is done by the GER
tification officer, Miss Lois Fall,
who has absolute charge of this
phase of the work.
If and when a person has been
certified, the relief office has done
all of its official duty, and can do
nothing more in connection with
having the applicant assigned to
work.
In connection with all outstand-
ing relief orders which have been
contracted prior to December I,
Mr.. McRae urges that they be
presented at once in order that
they may be iquidated and all ac-
counts balanced before the close
of the year. The office is trying
to institute policy of having all
bills presented for payment with
in so days, so that it may be fam
iliar with the case in point before
the account gets to be an antique.
This is intended to apply to all
bills pertaining to the relief office.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
300 Expected
at Meeting of
Weed Foes
TROVATTEN, BULL, PECK,
DEAN COFFEY AMONG
SPEAKERS

A weed meeting which 300
county agents, weed supervisors
and commissioners, township
chairmen and farm bureau mem
bers from southwestern Minneso-
ia are expected to attend will be
held Tuesday in the Lincoln au-
ditorium in Redwood Falls. Dean
W. c. Coffey of the University of
Minnesota farm school and F. w.
Peck, director of the agricultural
extension division, will be among
the prominent speakers and men,
bers of the department of agricul-
ture and food and dairy depart
ment will be present.
The meeting has been called by
Adrian M Wilson, Redwood coun-
ty agent and c. H. Schrader, agent
of Murray county. John Arends
will be honorary chairman and
George Schmiesing, assistant
chairman.
Beginning at 10 a. m. the ses-
sion will include a welcome by
Mr.. Arends and remarks by Mr..
Schmiesing. Dean Coffey will give
an address and c. P Bull, in
charge of the state division of
seed and weed inspection, will
report the progress made in weed
eradication. A resolutions COM
mittee will be appointed and the
meeting will be adjourned for
noon lunch.
In the afternoon, R. A. Trovat-
ten, state commissioner of agri-
culture, will speak followed by
Mr.. Wilson who will make a few
remarks and Mr.. Schrader, who
will give history of the Redwood
county plan, the model after
which other counties throughout
the entire country are patternfng
their weed control projects. Nate
II. Bovee, former Redwood coun-
ty agent who pioneered in or
ganized weed eradication work in
Redwood county will discuss the
national picture and Minnesota.
A short talk will be given by
John Wisdorf, director of the state
Farm Bureau and Mr.. Peck will
discuss weed eradication as an
extension project. Following an
address by w. A. Dickinson, Re-
preventative w. F. Merrill of
Faribault county, will talk on pre-
ent and future weed legislation
and several farmers and county
weed superintendents will discuss
weed eradication from their
standpoints. At the close of the
meeting the resolutions commit
tee will present its findings.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
StateProgram
Calls for Big
Tax Increase
COMMISSION SEES NEED
FOR $14,5OO,OOO MORE
REVENUE

Pointing out that the day of
reckoning has come when Mime
sofa must begin repaying large
sums which it has borrowed for
operating purposes, the legislative
commission of investigation and
inquiry in the first section of its
report made public in st. Paul
Wednesday said that $14,600, 900
year of new revenue must be
obtained to maintain the present
state program.
The commission opposed the is
suing Of certificates of indebted
ness or bonds to finance unem-
ployment relief and recommend
ed that expenditures for relief
and other current needs be finan-
ced from current revenue.
Calling attention to mounting
deficits in state funds, the report
recommended that steps be taken
to balance the budget and pay off
the present deficits on an amortiz-
alton of 100000 a year. To do
this, the commission suggested
that consideration be given to re-
ducing expenditures, increasing
rates of present tax sources and
developing new sources Of rev.
enue.
If the state continues its present
scale of spending, without pro-
viding for new sources of revenue
or increases in the special taxes,
the commission said, the state tax
levy on property would have to
be increased IL mills to total of
% mills during the next biennium
to get enough money for operating
purposes.
The commission, made up of
five members of the house Of re-
presentatives and four senator's.
for two years has been making an
exhaustive study of the financial
condition of the state and possible
methods of meeting its tax prob
lem. It was appointed at the 1885
session and viii report its recon-
mendations at the next regular
session opening in January.
Other sections Of the report will
be released as they are approved
by the commission, Senator Fred
]. Miller, its chairman, said, so
citizens may familiarize themsel-
YES with the facts presented in
advance of legislative action on
tax proposals. Besides Senator
Miller, the commission includes
Continued on page eighty
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
JANUARY IA DATE
SET FOR ANNUAL
MILITARY BALL

The annual Military ball spon-
sored by Company L will be Civ
en- Thursday, January IA, it was
decided this week. Gee Hurst and
his orchestra will play at the
Redwood Falls armory.
Captain Wilbur Lamberton is
in charge of advertising; E. H..
Bollum will head the decorations
committee; DR.. E. H. Johnson is
chairman of the ticket committee
and Frank Bishop of the invita-
tions committee.
An advance sale of tickets will
be made by members of the COM
pany after January /.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
Rev. Shiels of
Morgan Dies
PASTOR THERE 8 YEARS
RETURNED TO SPEND
/ OLD AGE

MOrgdn-fu uQeral services were
conducted at the Presbyterian
church Monday afternoon for
Rev. William Stewart Shiels, IS,
who died Friday evening at the d.
w. Hagaman home. Mr.. Shells
was born May S, 1853 at Nester.
Londonderry County, Ireland.
He came to America alone when a
boy of high school age and made
his home with a sister at Dixon,
Illinois. He was a graduate of
Lake Forest College and the Nc
Cormick Seminary of Chicago.
He entered the Presbyterian
ministry following his graduation
and December s, 1897 married
Miss Ida L. Wald who was an ac-
complished musician. Together
they served in the following
church fields: Keokuk, Iowa; Hun
ter and Antler, North Dakota and
at Hallock, Minnesota. In the fall
of 1913 they came to Morgan
where Rev. Shields served as pas
tor of the Presbyterian church
until 1921. Then the family NOV
ed to Kerkhoven and then to At
water. Mrs. Shiels was fatally in
jured in an automobile accident
in October 1925 and for a time he
resided with his daughter, Mar
garet in Minneapolis. In later
years, since retiring from active
church work he has made his
home with Mr.. and Mrs. D. w.
HssEpan here and was cared for
by them, during his last illness.
He was stricken with a heart all
men several years ago but was not
confined to his bed until the last
two months. Short services were
held at the Hagaman home Mon
day afternoon followed by ser
vices conducted by Rev. j. p. Linn
pastor Of the Presbyterian church
at Redwood Falls, assisted by Rev.
Robert Alexander of Vesta and
Rev. Bailey Of Tracy.
All three pastors were personal
friends of the deceased and paid a
tribute to his life work and faith
full service. Mrs. j. A. Shank pre-
sided at the piano and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. Albrecht, and Mrs. II.
B. West sang LEAD Kindly Light
and "The Old Rugged Cross"
Mrs. George Hanson of Red
wood Falls, Mrs. c. B. Nelson OF
Evan and Mrs. Grace Steele and
Mrs. F. S. Pollard carried flowers.
The following friends acted as
pallbearers. Joe Discher, E. II.
Albrecht, F. S.. Pollard, Elmer
George, c. B. Nielsen Of Evan and
George Hanson of Redwood Falls.
Burial was in the city cemetery
in the family lot, beside his wife
and son, Paul. He is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Sherer of Minneapolis, and three
small grandsons. An infant
daughter and son, Paul preced-
ed him in death. Two sisters.
Mrs. Samuel Hoffman, Philadel-
phia and Mrs. McIver in Ireland,
also survive.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
MatsOn Given WPA
Supervision Work In
3 Southern Counties

George j. Matson, area WPA
engineer, has had jackson, Muir
ray and Mobiles counties added to
his territory. He will continue to
supervise projects in Redwood
and Cottonwood counties but
Watonwan and Martin counties in
which he previously worked have
been assigned to another area.
Matson will head offices in
Redwood Falls, Window and Mar
shall
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
Delhi Loses In 2
Overtime Periods

Delhi-Although forced into two
overtime periods, Wood Lake fin
ally won out in its basketball
game with Delhi High school here
Friday night II to Is. The Delhi
seconds were easier victims, drop
ping the preliminary game to the
Wood Lake scrubs II to 4.
Franklin plays at Delhi Friday
night in the last game before the
holidays.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
eyCompanyto
TakeLarger Store
PHILBRICK BUILDING TO
BE REMODELED THIS
WINTER

A SO foot front of plate glass
with base of yellow tile trimmed
in black, floor space 100 feet by
so feet and full basement to be
used as stockroom will grow
from blue print proportions to a
reality in a few months, as the
former Philbrick building is re-
modelled to house the j. G. PEN
ney Co. store.
months were substantiated this
week when the many details and
approvals upon which the trans
action hinged were finally COM
pleted.
Work on the building which
fronts Washington street at Third
will be started at once by work.
men secured by Martin Lohrenz,
owner of the building from whom
the Penney company has obtain
ed long-term lease. 1t will be
supervised by member of Pen
ney's construction department and
will be rushed so that occupancy
can take place as soon as possible.
Space in the Second street store
which the branch has occupied
since 1923 has been inadequate
for several years.
The store, at present divided
into two sections, with separate
entrances for each will be re-
modelled into one large room with
large double doors serving as the
only entrance. A vestibule type
of entryway will be fioored with
red tile.
The front stairway, the center
partition and the partition be-
tween the main sections and a
back room will be removed, Great
ing one huge floor for merchan-
disc display. The ready-to-wear
department will be located at the
back of the main floor where
dressing booths and rest rooms
Continued on page eight
The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
Skeptical YOungster
Mails Letter Direct
To Santa, North Pole

The writer of the letter repro
duced below was skeptical about
The Gazette's circulation at the
North Pole. Besides he figured,
he was late in getting his letter
off and sending it in care of The
Gazette might delay matters fur
ther.
So he carefully folded his letter
and clearly labeled it "Mr. Santa
Claus, North Pole" For want of
stamp he marked one corner with
purple crayon and labeled it
Sc in black, sort of an lou to
Uncle Sam. But the postoffice
clerks are in the habit of dropping
Santa letters in The Gazette box
and this one landed there too,
which accounts for the reproduc-
ton.
Redwood Falls, Mimi.
December IL, 1886
Dear Santa Claus,
Please bring me a bee-bee gun
and bor of bee-bees and a pair
of skis.
Dear Santa I hope you haze
good Christmas.
Wayne Gloe. old