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The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
State Will Appeal Highway Case
Tell World We Object to Parking
Fee With Signs; Latest PROPOSAL

Charging of parking fees at
Ramsey state park and dismem-
6erment of the M and ST. L rail-
road were discussed by members
of the Redwood Falls Lions club
at their meeting Monday noon, af-
ter which resolutions were passed
objecting to both proposals.
1t was suggested that should
the state conservation commission
fail to heed protests from all over
the state on its 25 cent parking
fee plan in state parks, the Lions
club here should have large signs
constructed near the entrances to
Ramsey park with the explanation
upon them that the community OBJ
jects to charges there and the
state is solely responsible. Mem
bers called it kind of peaceful
picketing."
Governor Olson, the five men,
bers of the conservation commits
sion and the chairmen of park
boards in other sections of the
state will be mailed copies of the
resolution which will contend that
charging at the park is impractical.
unnecessary, will work a hardship
on many persons and will greatly
reduce the number of visitors.
The club previously protested
the dismemberment of the NJ and
st. L but the matter was referred
again to the public relations com
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Meeting Considers
County Ball League

Attempts were to have been
made Wednesday night at Wabas-
so to form a new baseball league
with seven towns in the county
and Springfield as the eighth
member.
Redwood Falls, Morgan, Lam
berton, Wanda, Walnut Grove,
Wabasso, and Sanborn are the
other towns which will form the
circuit if the plan goes through.
Redwood Falls has already an
nounced it's intention to play in
the Western Minnesota league but
has not as yet paid its $25 entry
fee and would be able to with
draw if desired.
Still baked by winter weather,
the Scenic City nine looks forward
to holding its first practice next
week, conditions permitting, as
the opening of the season is only
three weeks away.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
|l9OlDebtPa aid
Water Tower and Tank Clear
of Debts First Time
Since 1892

For the first time since 1892,
the city of Redwood Falls is out
of debt as far as its water tower
and tank are concerned, the city
council having authorized payment
Monday night of $4,000 refunding
bonds held by the state investment
board. The money was spent in
1901 when the second tower and
water tank were erected. The
tower is still in use but the tank
has long since been replaced.
The payment was made possible
through an available $4,000 col
lected from delinquent paving as
sessments and $4,000 transferred
from the liquor store fund. The
council also authorized payment
of $4,000 for the city's ornamental
system, leaving a balance
of $4,000 yet to be met.
Beer licenses were renewed for
the Mint cafe, Lauterbach Bro
=thers, Backus Sweet shop, Green
Parrot cafe, Ben's cafe and Rand
guards cafe, while the council
tabled a petition received from
restaurant men asking that pin
ball machines be licensed. Milk
licenses were granted Otto Gales.
Mrs. Lulu Kohler and the White
House lunch and a permit to in
stall an overhanging sign was al
lowed the Anderson Implement
company.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
"a CASES FILED
FOR COURT TERM

Twenty-four cases and condem-
nation proceedings affecting AZ
Redwood county farms in connec-
tion with proposed construction
work this summer on highway II,
are on the docket for the spring
term of district court which opens
at 10 a. m. Monday. Whether Jud-
ge A. B. Gislason or Judge A. H.
Emerson will preside was not
known Wednesday.
The condemnation proceedings
are not listed in the court calendar
but have been scheduled for the
spring term. They involve 18O re-
spondents who have interests in
the farms from which pieces Of
land will be needed for the high
way from the Sanborn corner, 10
miles north to a point east Of
Rowena. The court is expected to
appraisal commissioners.
Twenty-Five of the other cases
are civil, while the other two, both
bastardies, are listed on the GRIM
inal calendar.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Spring Farm Work
Behind Schedule

With spring farm work already
approximately ten days in ar
rears, farmers welcomed warmer
weather Wednesday with the hope
that it is here permanently this
time after long hard winter.
Although behind schedule on
preparing fields for planting and
planting, the delay is not likely to
prove serious, farmer believe,
since the abundance of moisture
should rush the growing season.
In most places only a few days
of warm weather are needed be-
fore farmers can get into the
fields although on low ground it
will be necessary in some cases to
wait for drainage Of excess mOis-
ture left by heavy SHOWS.
If cold weather continued past
the middle of the month the loss
of time would be serious for some
crops.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Banquet First
Golf Function
James Hall of Marshall to
Address Annual Dinner
Tuesday Night

James Hall, Marshall attorney,
will be the principal speaker at
the annual meeting and banquet
of the Redwood Falls Golf club to
be held Tuesday in the dining
room of St. GATHERINGS Catholic
church. Serving will start at $50
p. m.
More than 13O persons, the
number at last years record
affair, are expected to
attend. Women are especially in
vited. Besides Mr.. Halls talk,
motion pictures of golf stars,
music by a high school orchestra
under the direction of S. w. Linn
burg and the election of officers,
will have places on the program.
The women of the church will
serve the dinner.
Committees consisting of DR..
George A. Alexander, R. F. Whit
ing and j. T. Murdock in the first
ward and B. H. Clark, Leon H.
Brown and L. J. Kise in the Sec
ond ward are in charge Of the
ticket sales. R. v. Ochs, j. L.
Parsons and Parker D. Sanders
will supervise arrangements for
the banquet. Frank Clague, pre-
sident of the club, will preside.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Easter Services Planned by
Churches of Community
Sunrise Services; Visiting
Speakers on Programs
for Holy Week

Appropriate observances of the
Easter season are planned at Red
wood Falls and Redwood county
with special music and
services and in several instances,
outside speakers.
A special Holy Week calendar
of union services began Wednes-
day evening at the Presbyterian
church with Rev. G. E. Martin as
the speaker; Thursday evening at
the Methodist church when Rev.
j. w. Mettam will speak and Fri
day evening at the Methodist
church when DR.. J. P. Linn will
address the congregation.
From Rev. E. A. Birkholz of St.
Johns Lutheran church comes the
following announcement of the
celebration of Holy Week.
This is the high and Holy Week.
To the goddess and unbeliever it
is just another week, to Saint
Johns church, as to all saints, it
is a sacred and solemn season.
These are the days in which the
incarnate Son of God through His
innocent suffering and death re-
conciled God in heaven and the
sin-soaked world. And in testi-
mony of the fact that the wrath
of God was thereby assuaged, sin
death and Satan conquered Jesus
Christ triumphantly arose from
the dead on Easter morning. These
divine truths and indisputable
facts of Scriptures will be pro-
claimed at Saint Johns in sermon,
song and prayer these blessed fes-
tive days in different, sacred serv-
ices.
Maundy Thursday at 1880 p. m.
the Sacrament of the Altar will be
administered in the English lam
guage. Poor, penitent sinners in
simple faith and true humility will
partake of the actual body and
blood of the Lord Jesus Christ un-
der the bread and wine for the
forgiveness of their sins. Good
Friday at 9 a. m. the same serv-
ices will be conducted in the Ger
man language. Regular services
in the English language at II
o'clock.
The glorious victory of the Son
of God over sin, death and the
devil will be the keynote for
Easter Sunday, the day of Christ's
resurrection from the dead. Serv-
ices will be conducted at 9 a. m.
in the German language, 10 a. m.
Sunday School, IL a. m. in the
English language.
The musical part of the services
will be participated in by the
whole assembly in Gods house
singing the beautiful and power
full chorals of the church in unison.
With penitent heart, humble
spirit and childlike faith join us
in these services in the tabernacle
of the Lord. A cordial welcome
awaits you.
Beginning with sunrise service
at a. M, music will feature the
celebration of Easter at the Eng
lish Lutheran church. Rev. w.
Henry Westby will preach on "The
Risen Christ" at the early service
and Robert Tiffany will play a
cornet solo, 'The Palms" by
Faure. A brass quartet, Allan
Fobes, Noble Starr, Gilbert Weber
and Robert Tiffany will play
Christ Arose." At II a. m. for
the festival Easter service, the
sermon will be on "The Resurrec-
ton Life" with an anthem "Christ
Arose" by the choir and Mrs.
Oscar Galstad will sing Calvary
by Rodney. A festival offering
will be received at both services.
There will be no Sunday school
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The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
State and Federal Spending
Target of COP Thrusts;AAA,
Relief and Bureaucracy Hit

erative farm marketing undertak-
ings and strongly urge the repeal
of all reciprocal tariff laws which
are injuring and damaging the
farming industry. We favor farm
credits comparable in terms to
those granted industry. We be-
lieve that if the farmer is given
his whole American market, he
can succeed.
2. RELIEF is a local problem.
Arising locally and known locally,
it should be controlled by local
units. Retain power in your hands
instead of blindly trusting all
power to the distant unknown bur-
eaucracy.
3. CIVIL SERVICE: We deplore
the methods of Tammany hall and
Farleyism to displace the Civil
Service system in our national
government and it is regrettable
that the two have set it back to 55
per cent from 80 per cent.
A. STATE LEGISLATURE: We
heartily endorse the record and ex-
Icellent work of Fred III. Dawson In
the state legislature. We strong
ly favor keeping the control of our
liberty and property in our own
hands as against bureaucracy.
Continued on page eight
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Vacancy at SeafOrth

The United States Civil Service
commission has announced an ex-
animation in Redwood Falls, the
date to be announced later, to fill
the position of postmaster at Sea-
forth, a fourth class office for
which the remuneration during the
last fiscal year was $646. Appll-
cations will be received up to May
l. Applicants must be between
q and 90 years of age and must
reside in the territory served by
the postoffice for which the exam
nation is announced.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
CROWS SHOT NOW
TO COUNT IN HUNT
Game League Committee Will
Choose Sides and Make
Plans This Week

Although sides have not yet
been chosen, crows killed now will
count in the hunt sponsored by
the Redwood County Game Protec-
tive league, it was announced this
week by the committee in charge.
Names Of members will be
drawn to determine sides at meet
ing of the committee this week.
The closing date of the hunt will
also be decided. The county COM
missioners voted this week to pay
a ten cent bounty on crows this
spring.
Members of the committee are
E. L. Gallea, w. E. Paffrath and
Fred Schmid of Redwood Falls,
Lars Grong of Seaforth, John
Ziegler of Belview and Glen Bo-
land of Delhi.
The committee stresses the i'm
portance of killing crows because
they are the enemies of farmers,
robbing fields and poultry yards,
and prey on the eggs and young
of game birds.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Hogs Lose Half OF
wv eight In As Days

Morgan-Two $50 pound hogs
45 days when heavy
snow caused a straw shed to cave
in February 8, were released re-
Gently on the John Helget farm in
Morgan township. They had used
up body fat in remaining alive un-
til they shrank to 125 pounds.
each. They staggered and found
it difficult to stand the light. At
first they ate but little but now
they are gaining strength and
weight rapidly.
Mr.. Helget and his boys freed
z hogs during the storm but then
gave up, believing the others dead.
The bodies of two dead ones were
found after the famished pair was
released.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Walnut Grove Road
Work Contract Let

The state highway department
will open bids April II on "A road
projects in 25 counties, among
which is the grading of state aid
road five between Walnut Grove
and the south county line, a dis
tance of 1.S miles requiring 853
cubic yards of excavation and 80
stations of casting.
The department also announced
the letting of contracts to the
Griswold Signal company of Min
nepolis for the construction of
crossing signals on highway 10,
one in Marshall at $5,392 and one
a half mile west of Marshall for
S3,173.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
County Democrats
Convene Thursday

Redwood county Democrats will
hold their county convention next
Thursday in the court house and
select delegates to the state con-
vention to be held April 21 in St.
Paul. The meeting will start at
l p. m.
Delegates from townships and
villages throughout the county
will send 25 representatives, one
at large, to the state rally. AL
ternates will also be picked. w,
NJ. Smith, county chairman, will
call the convention to order with
the election of the convention
chairman to follow.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09

resolutions, read by Judge A. R.
A. Laudon, chairman of the resolu-
tion committee, embodied 10
point program, asking among 9TH
er things for revisions in the ad-
ministration of relief and a new
agricultural policy.
Following is a summarization of
the resolutions.
1. AGRICULTURE is basic and
there can be no prosperity unless
agriculture is first made prosper
Gus. The farmer is the only man
who can open the factory and give
labor a job. We believe it is a
mistake to compel the farmer to
cut down his production and then
tax him vast sums. We favor en-
and support to coop
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Seventh District FL
Opposes Park Charge

Julian E. Morten and Aubrey
Dirlam brought back the news
from the state Farmer-Labor con-
vention that at the seventh con-
gressional district caucus there, a
resolution was adopted objecting
to charges in state parks planned
by the conservation commission.
The adoption followed a spirit
ed discussion in which Redwood
county delegates took part, declar-
ing the proposed charges to be
contrary to principles of the par
ty.
The convention reached adjour-
ment in the wee hours of Sunday
morning, they said, without hav-
ing considered but a few of many
resolutions. Others were referred
to the executive committee of the
party where, Mr.. Morten believes,
the resolution against charging at
parks is likely to be favorably
considered.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Nc St. Location
CQUedDrQuback
Hearings on Dismembering
of Road Opened Monday
in Minneapolis

The declaration that the loca-
tion of the NJ & st. L railroad
makes it a useless part of the ma
tion's transportation system was
the climax Wednesday of three
days of testimony before the in
terstate commerce commission at
Nicollet hotel, Minneapolis, by
John Barriger III, Reconstruction
Finance corporation expert who is
reputed to have originally propos-
ed dismembering the road.
In support of his theory, Bar
riger produced maps showing traf-
fic density along the system and
figures on operation indicating
that the road in 1885 crossed $12
or $13 per mile per day. Figur-
ing that it takes two employees
per mile of road and adding the
cost of coal, taxes and other ex-
penses, he said this does not con-.
stitute a Giving wage" for a rail-
road. At the present rate of re-
placement, some of the rails on
the company's roadbed will have
to last $50 years, he said. Busi-
ness gains in the last three
he dismissed as due to
severe winter which tied up truck
competition.
The long awaited and much pub
licised hearing on the plan Of sew
en- competing roads to divide the
system and abandon some 500
miles of trackage was only off to
a good start in it's first three days.
The number of buyers was re-
duced from eight to seven with
the withdrawal of the Great West
ern system.
Attorneys for the M and st. L
and for the many towns and cit
les along its lines who are fight
ing the change, scored Tuesday
when they were permitted to place
in evidence records of the RFC
borrowings of the buying roads,
some of whom are in receivership.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
MRS. 0. ]. SWAN, Sc,
BURIED WEDNESDAY
Resident Here 81 Years,
Came to Minnesota From
Maine in 1856

Funeral services were held we'd
nesday afternoon at the Methodist
church for Mrs. o. j. Swan, 86,
who died early Sunday morning at
her home on West Fourth street.
Rev. G. E. Martin, pastor of the
church, was in charge of the rites.
Born June 13, 1S49 at Detroit,
Maine, Calesta A. Nichols was the
daughter of Hubbard and Mary
Nichols, the youngest child in a
family of ten all of whom preced-
ed her in death. Two of her
brothers died in the Civil War.
At seven years of age, she NOV
ed with her parents to Hastings,
Minnesota, where she grew to
womanhood. She was married to
Orin ]. Swan in 1868 and ten
years later they moved to Wood
Lake where they lived many years.
Thirty-two years ago they gave up
farming and moved to Redwood
Falls.
Four children, all boys, Fred,
Albert, George and Oscar, were
born but only Albert of Los An
geles, survives. Besides her aged
husband, who is one of the few
members of the Grand
Army of the Republic here, she
leaves four grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Swan was a member of the
Methodist church and the Wo-
mems Relief Corps, the members
of which attended in body.
The pail bearers were F. u.
Hubbard, w. R. Roberts, George
T. Freyer, T. A. Whittet, j. F.
Knudson and L. E. Backer. The
flower bearers, all members OF the
Women's Relief Corps, were Mrs.
Ida Carruth, Mrs. l. L. Spencer
and Mrs. Julia Glassco.
Those from away who attended
the services were her granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Rosamond Swan Reid of
Grand Rapids, her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Eva Swan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Frank and son, Mrs. Minnie
Mahar and Mrs. A. B. Nichols, all
of Minneapolis, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Barber and son of Gran
ite Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hannah of Echo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Swan, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
House, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Phinney, Mrs. William Hinkle and
Neil Hannah of Wood Lake.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
PhoneyChecks
Passed in City
Merchants Warned to be on
Lookout for Similar
RacketeerS

Remarking, "Isn't it awful how
money disappears, a check artist
Thursday proved his point by
cashing two worthless 1898 pro-
duce checks in two local women's
clothing stores after purchasing a
pair of hose in each place.
The checks were from the Bea-
trice Creamery company in Nor
gan and, thoughtfully, were cash
ed with women who would probab-
ly be unaware that there is no
such place. They were made out
to F. Ferris and signed j. A. Han
sen.
The youth who passed them
while buying the stockings for his
sisters birthday" was described
as about 25 years of age, of med
ium complexion and dressed In
overalls. Before offering the
checks, he reached into his pocket,
pulled out some small change al
said, 81 guess I'll have to cash my
check" The procedure was iden-
tical in both business places.
L. j. Kise, sheriff, who sent the
checks to the bureau of criminal
apprehension for photographing
advises all merchants to be careful
before accepting doubtful checks
as check artists are working this
territory.
Usually working chain stores,
another forger has been active in
this section recently. He possesses
blanks on the Farmers and Mer-
chants State bank at Lamberton,
made out to Roy Schultz and sign
ed with the names August, Carl or
Fred Schmidt. Friday he cashed
one at the Gamble agency store IN
Lamberton after buying parts for
a model A. Ford. The same day he
passed one in Springfield and the
day before he cheated merchants
at Tracy and Walnut Grove.
He is 35 to 40 years old, five
feet nine inches in height, weighs
about IT'S pounds and is of light
complexion. A great talker", he
wears brown hat anu brown
suede jacket. He is believed to be
the same man who, as Clyde Mil
Ter, is wanted by authorities at
Faribault and Albert Lea for cash
ing bad checks signed variously
Earl Miller, E. Miller, F. Miller,
Fred Kruger, August Meyer, Fred
Schultz and Theodore Zimmerman.
Radio station KNHD has issued
warnings for authorities and mer-
chants to be on the lookout for an
elderly forger who recently passed
a check on the Window National
bank at Marshall. Signing himself
Albert Lundquist or Albert Glib
son, he is nice appearing and
claims to be a cattle buyer. He is
about IS years old, has blue eyes,
grey hair and mustache and talks
Swedish. He is believed by police
officers to be the same man who
cashed a check at a grocery store
in Willmar where he was descri5-
ed as having the appearance OF a
railroad conductor. There, he used
the name of Tom Johnson, with a
check signed w. M. Anderson.
H. E. Cassidy, famous check for
ger who has worked Minnesota for
ten years, is reported leaving a
trail of valueless paper in Okla
homa this winter.
Benjamin O'Reilly, Al, who has
had a successful race with the law
in spite of such marked character
istics as the lack of his front left
tooth and a scar on one arm is
wanted under the names j. NJ. Nc
Donald, j. E. Noble, R. l. McDOn-
aid, j. Mcdonald, F. R. Reilly and
Thomas Reilly. He has been work
ing Minnesota and Iowa.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
REA Engineer Will
Speak At WabassO

w. w. Cutliffe, REA engineer
from Minneapolis, will speak at a
meeting at 1:3O p. m. today of the
directors and township committee
men of the Central Minnesota Co
Operative Power association, the
Redwood county rural electrifica-
ton organization, in the Wabasso
city hall.
Mr.. Cutliffe will display chart
showing the proposed power lines
to be erected in the county under
the REA. The project totals $50
miles of lines and would serve
1,241 farms. J. K. Arends of Lam
berton, will preside.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Silver Lake Priest
Coming To WabassO

WabassO-ReV. Francis Neu-
mann, pastor of st. Anne's Catho-
lie church here for the past year,
will be pastor of st. Anastasia
church at Hutchinson after April
Is while Rev. Wenceslaus j. Sklu-
zacek of St. Joseph's parish at Sill
yer Lake will be the new pastor at
St. Anne's.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Claims State For LandOn

Roy F. Crowley, state
senator from st. James and
manager of the Alf. M. Lam
don presidential movement
in the state, predicts at least
16 of % Minnesota votes on
the first ballot at the Cleve-
land convention will be for
Landon and has hopes that
the delegation will be unani-
nous for his candidate. The
Redwood county delegation
is uninstructed but is believ-
ed to be partial to Landon.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Dawson, Raveling
Seek Reelection

The third candidate for county
representative, Fred H. Dawson of
Walnut Grove, filed Saturday
while Phil Raveling of Lucan, an
nounced his candidacy for re-elec-
ton as county commissioner from
the first district.
Dawson will have opposition in
the race for the position to which
he was elected in 1884 from E. T.
Ebbesen Of Revere and Ole Kaale
of Waterbury township, both of
whom filed in January. Raveling' s
position also is sought by E. E.
Converse of Walnut Grove.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Gullick GullicksOn
Buried At Belview

Belview-Funeral services for
Gullick Gullickson, 85 years old,
were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at
the First Evangelical church, Rev.
o. C. Harang officiating. Mr.. Gull
lickson was born in Norway and
came to the United States when a
young man. He died Friday fol-
lowing a brief illness.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Department Called
To North Redwood

Sparks from the chimney ignit-
ed rafters at the Mrs. Angeline
Simondet home at North Redwood
late Tuesday afternoon, causing
damage estimated at $500. The
Redwood Falls fire department
saved the building from complete
destruction.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-04-09
Hussey's Band Coming

Court Hussey and his band will
entertain at an Easter Monday
dance in the Redwood Falls arm
ory. The musical organization
well-known for its broadcasts
over radio station WOI at Ames,
Iowa, was booked by Leonard Car
ity who is putting on the affair.