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The Redwood gazette., 1936-08-20
Fire Destroys
!BastResidence
| in Brookvine
FURNISHINGS LOST TOO
IN FLAMES FRIDAY
/. AFTERNOON

| Brookville- farm house of
IMr. and Mrs. Fred Bast was COM
lpletely destroyed by fire Friday
lafternoon while the family was
away. The origin of the fire is
unknown. Mrs. Bast and two child
ren were assisting at the Otto
IBast home and Mr. Bast and son
Richard were at Morgan. Every
thing within the home including
clothing and bedding was burned
las the fire was so far advanced
when discovered by neighbors that
lit was impossible to save any
thing. The house and property
twas only partly covered by in
iSurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Schultz are
the parents of a baby son born
Thursday at the Parkview hos
ipital at Sleepy Eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman LartZ re-
turned Thursday from Perry,
Iowa where they visited a week
with relatives. MMrs. Lartz's mo-
ther, Mrs. Robert Taylor of Perry
returned with them. She also will
visit at the Carl Taylor home,
south of Springfield.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Klinker
and daughter Lavonne of Ran
dali, visited at the Robert Richert
home Friday. They also visited
relatives at Sleepy Eye.
Miss Dorothy Nicholson of
Springfield visited Gretchen Bloc
mike Thursday.
! The following members of the
Community church at Springfield
ATTENDED community meeting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hannah Thursday, Rev. and Mrs.
Koerner, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
IPatter, Mrs. Stanley Todd, Mrs.
Alton Heir and c. w. Van Cleve.
The subject was religious educa-
ltion.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hannah en-
|tertained the following relatives
at dinner Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund Meierbachtol and daugh-
ter Audrey of lie Sueur, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Pautzke and family of
Burnstown and Mrs. Lydia Meier
Ibachtol of Springfield.
Mrs. Robert Morse, formerly
Miss Hulda Jacobson returned to
her home at Seattle, Washington
Saturday after spending a week
with relatives here. She made the
"trip by airplane.
Raymond Heidemann of Eau
claire, Wisconsin is visiting at
the Frank Goerding and Arthur
lArndt homes.
Mrs. F. j. Sheffield and daugh-
tier, Lenore visited last week with
Mrs. Sheffield's mother, Mrs.
Sarah Hamilton and other relat-
ives at Hancock, Wisconsin. Alden
Sheffield accompanied them as far
as Minneapolis for short visit,
returning Saturday.
4 Mrs. F. w. Runck of Minnea-
polls arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Bloemke Sunday
to visit several days. She also
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Belview

Belview-L. H. Zeigler of Spen-
Ger, South Dakota and niece Miss
Wilma Clavish of Spencer, Iowa
were Thursday dinner guests al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Zeigler.
A. M. Wilson and Miss Lenore
Golden of Redwood Falls were
callers at the E. B. Fish home
Monday.
Rev. C. Anderson attended a
meeting of the Synodical Con-
ference at Indianapolis August G
to IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Solberg
and family were Sunday callers
| at Willmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Paskewitz
and family of Lucan were dinner
guests at the Dan Paskewitz home
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Mansfeldt
and son of Redwood Falls and
Mrs. Clarence Anderson of San
Jose, California were Monday
evening callers at the E. B. Fish
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Woodward
are the parents Of daughter
Mary Jean born August IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Paskewitz
and daughter Marlys were Sum
day dinner guests at the Charles
Hansman home in Vesta.
Walter and Nora Knutson and
Robert Flom took Camilla and
Paul Peterson, who spent the
summer at the home of their
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Knutson, to New Ulm Tuesday,
from where they left for their
home at Scarville, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar c. Ander-
son and Stanford, Gerhard and
Nora Knutson attended the cele-
bration at Fort Ridgley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Johnson
and Aida, La Won Sampson and
Viola Van SeluS spent Sunday
afternoon at Granite Falls and
Montevidio.
DR.. and Mrs. r. Peterson and
family of Vesta, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Peterson and family and John
Rovik of Minneapolis were Sum
day dinner and supper guests al
the Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson home
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Frank and
family of Minneapolis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Davidson and family
and Miss Edna Davidson were
dinner and supper guests at the
Mrs. Clara johnson home Sunday
Miss Edna Kahls is visiting al
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visited in Springfield.
Mrs. Otto Bloenlke accompan.
led by two sons, Raymond an6
Dickey and Mrs. Dorothy Runci
of Minneapolis, visited Sunday
afternoon with the formers uncle
and aunt Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Cur.
rent at Essig.
The Brookville Community Club
was entertained Tuesday by the
Mesdames, Henry Veinstra, Viii
liam Wendt and Ernest Wendt al
the home of the latter. Miss Jose
phine Burkett of Sleepy Eye ano
Mrs. Ivan Fredrickson of Golden
were visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Turbes
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Wilzen of Burnstown, Mr.. and Mrs
Alex Reinhardt of New Ulm and
the latters mother, Mrs. Anton Kali
ten of Springfield returned last
Tuesday evening from trip in
northern Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hake and
family of st. James visited al
the Otto Bloemke home Sunday
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Morton

Albert Carruth of Appleton re-
turned Friday to his home after
a weeks visit with his brother j.
j. Carruth.
Mrs. Clarence Hassinger and
children of Minneapolis spent
Thursday and Friday with friends
in Morton.
Guests Saturday at the Theo-
dore Scott home were Mrs Carl
Skolseth of Sanborn and Mrs.
Hans Ellingson, Mrs. Lars Mo-
hagen and son Harold of Wendell,
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from Worthington Tuesday to Wis
it her grandmother, Mrs. Julia
Murphy. She returned Thursday
Alma Olson returned to her
home at Bode, Iowa, Thursday,
accompanied by June ROLAND
who will visit there for some
time.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11
PURELY PERSONAL
(From Weich Daily News)

BY the WAVELET me state that's
the way a lot of fellows get their
animals and fishes too.
"1ruth will OUT is an old axiom.
And so it will
Lloyd +. Rogers, manager of the
Pocahontas and Temple theatres,
has the nickname "squirrcl hunter"
He earned it IL couple of years ago,
by having considerable success i'm bag
cling the bushy-tailed game animals.
This year, with squirrels rather
scarce, "Rogc' felt he had to main
tain his reputation as IL squirrel hun
ter.
He went out once and came back
with one.
His friends twitted him little. SO
nc went over into Wyoming county
one day, and came back with three.
He happened to mention where he
went to hunt on that particular day,
so Tony Burgess decided hunting
must be good there, so he decided to
try his luck.
Toney didn't have any luck, but did
run across IL native of that section,
who asked him If he wanted to buy
any squirrels, that he had sold tire,
to a Mr.. Rogers, theatre man of
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11
TEACHERS & EDUCATORS
ATTEND EDUCATNL ASSN

The largest gather cf school teach
crs ever held in West Virginia was
The Education Association at Hunting
ton, November 1914. James II. Iiick
man, secretary of the Association.
,"~iii"s IN" statement that ii was
larger tllnm Tie meeting of the Ma
lonul Education Association. There
were more than thirteen thousand
registered al the Huntington meet
ine lh" dclo.atcs adopicd rrsolu
tions recommending definite law that
Include tcnur" and src'ircmcni, bipnr-
',s5n boards of education, higher
salaries for teachers, II sick leave
Gurd, free tcNtbooks term of from
three to five years or county super
iuicrd'n'a, nn Insufficient funds for
Il ninc month term Of school.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11
BUST or CARVER
TO BE PRESENTED
TO TUSKEGEE INST.

President Z. d. Patterson an
nounccS that life size bust Of Pro
fcSsor George w Carver, to be pre-
scented TO Tuskcgcc Institute, il being
donc by the distinguished sculptor,
Sfcffcn Thomas. This bust is to bc
an expression Of appreciation for the
great service which Professor Carver
has cnd"rcd during the past 40 years
'o the South and 10 the nation. II is
to be presented in February, 1887.
President Paterson states that II
would cost about 100000 to have
This bust made and presented. lie is
of the opinion that Professor Car
vcr's many friends would want to
share in the honor of preserving i'm
bronze his likeness for posterity.
Because his friends arc so mum
crous it is suggested that a modest
contribution Of not more than 81 90
from each will b. ample to cover all
costs connected with the making and
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11
AVOID WASTE

with the Christmas season upon ~
we are again faced With the problem
~ pryiding the customary decoration
without contributing 10 the dcstruc-
ton or waut1n vast" Of orr rcsour-
&C. This g. problem that should
G. r0oru both those who live IN the
country and may have decorative
materials tp sol AMI those who live
in own aud purchase Christmas trees
md other seasonal dcctra.ive ma
tctinls.
The time has come when we must
on show an active interest in the con
sorvauon ~ our natural resources or
econ find them depleted beyond res
toration. Wise conservation means
The legitimate use Of our resources,
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while assuring a continuous supply
of them for future use.
1t is entirely possible for everyone
to be provided with Christmas trees,
/ and other seasonal decorations with
out wantOn waste of these resources,
yet S little thought has been given
to the depletion of our resources of
these things that he safe and naion
to some species of plants.
The holly is one of the plants that
is being ruthlcssly dstroyed through
out West Virginia, and if the pre-
sent practice continues, it will be but
limited time until this plant will
be practically a thing Of the past in
the state. Ground pine, mountain
laurel, and rhododendron are also in
stage of disappearing from our
wooded areas with alarming rapidity.
Farmers seldom gather these ma
terials, but frequently the materials
are taken from their farms with or
without consent by vandals who
ruthlessly stripthe woodlands witr
out any consideration for the future.
Land owners should take enough in
terest in the preservatin of these re-
sources to refuse permission to in
discriminate collectors, and purchas
es of such materials can aid in the
furthcring Il conservatin program by
refusing TO 'buy materials from those
who cannot show that the products
have been legitimately collected.
Christmas should not be made q
time of destruction and waste OF our
resources, but unless there is a gen
eral awakening to the situation that
exists and a concerted cffrot OH the
part of al OF us to remedy the sit
uation the time will soon come when
we will realize too late that our re-
sources have vanished. Let's not on
courage wantOn destruction in our
Christmas obser\ ance this year.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11

rock formation over the area Of West
Virginia and rs deep an the deepest
wells ever drilled was formed under
> water. Prehistoric streams rolled
down sand and mud into the sea and
through ages pressure and other a.
gents changed 1t into Sandstone. In
ire deeper waters were marine AMI
mails, who skeleton, falling to the
bottom, were eventually changed in
TO thick deposits Of limestone. In tho
shallow water, marine plants and
trees grew. and, in centuries of time
their fallen branches and trunks were
changed into beds Of coal. A coinbin-
alton OF the organic matter Of these
'wo. plants and animals, perhaps.
produced the pockets OF oil In the State
| West Virginia has no lieutenant
governor who would succeed to the
office to replace the governor. In
ease of the death or disability Of the
governor. from any cause. the presi-
dent of the Senate would succeed to
the office.
The editor of the Kenhawa Spec.
tntor, which was published in 1890
and 1921. inserted permanently I'm his
paper tbs announcement
The subscriber respectfully Informs
the public that MS duties ms an editor
of newspaper will not prevent him
from prncticing law In the county
an dsuperior courts OF Kenhawa; but
he cannot attend any other courts.
he intends keeping on hand at his
printing office, blank deeds and other
intrumrnts Of writing; and will at
all times fill trYm up for those who
apply.
Governor Alexander Spotswood, Of
who was kccnly interested
In the colonization of the land west
of the Alleghcnies and, who himself,
led IN expedition into the West, was
Dorm In Tangicr, Morocco, III 1916.
The family was Scotch. One member
IN archbishop. is buried In West min
|stcr Hall. Governor Spotswood did
Fight with Marlborough ut Blenheim.
He was the first great cxpansionist
md one OF the first real Republicans
, Virginia.
Near where the Lost River cmer-
scs from Its passage under Sandy
Ridge, there Is located n celebrated
rock called Alum Rock, From this no
turnl deposit, native alum is taken
for local r,sc. -. :
West Virginia Review -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11
Know West = va.

Jug of duels. 1t provides:
Any citizen of this State who shall
after the adoption fthis Constitu
tion, either in or out of the State
fight a duel with deadly weapons. OF
send or accept challenge so To do
or who sral act rs n second o,
knowingly aid or assist i'm such duel
shall, ever thereafter. br incapable of
holding any office of honor. trust or
profit In this state
The Catholic church was repre-.
scntcd among early settlers In West
Virginia. Mass was said i'm homes i'm
Berkeley rs early as 1910. A few
Catholic families i'm aud around
Wheeling were receiving visits from
the Reverend Father Mcclure of
Pittsburgh about 1918. Noah Zane
gave some of his and i'm Wheeling for
u crurch. and the church was built
In 1921 or 1929. The Reverend
james Hoerncr. n learned Frcnchman
was the first pastor mt the church.
The situation of West Virginia IL
favorable for splendid
development of the livestock indus
try. Our State * within easy reach
of the large markets of Baltimore.
Cricngo, Cincinnati. Pittsburgh, N.
York, and other centers OF the East
and the Middle West.
Before the year 1900 four lmpory
lant academies had been opened In
what is now West Virginia. The ear
lest To open In the Stnte was Shcp-
lcrdstown Academy. which Is bcllcv
III To have begun To function about
1888. II was located at Shepherds |
own. in jefferson County, and the
Eastern Panhandle. In the Monongn.
lcla Valley and Cheat Valley section,
iandolph Academy was Incorporated |
II Clarksburg. In Harrison County.
December IL. 1887. A second arn.
lcmy in jefferson County, the Char
cSton academy, was Incorporated ON
December 2b, 1887. The upper Ohio
alley was served by Brooke Acadr-
NY. Incorporated at Wcllsburg In
brooke County, January 10, 1897.
1t y estimated by the State De.
rtmCnt Of Education that Inc total
enrolment i'm West Vir-
inin this year will exceed d60,999.
his Is the largest number I'm the state
history. All school are guaranteed
'inc month terms. \
The entire surface Of West Val
vas once the bed Of the sen. All the
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11
SPAULDING SAYS THAT
PROSPERITY Is BACK

Durlmm, n. &. Dec. II (C -
President g. G. SpauIdlng Of the
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Company and the Mechanics and
Farmers Rank says IN hls monthly
message In "Thc MILESTONE" that
prosperity is bnck. Commenting ON
the question, "IIow's Business" DR..
SpLnlding says: $40 that The sun Of
prosperity has topped the horizon. it,
rays of encouragement bcckoming ~,
"w"N with renewed hope aud actl-
witty. w ask ourselves the question
'Ilow's BusIncssY The pcssimlsi will
The Skcpiic fair.
The hustler, never better. TO
which elias 10 you belong
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11

Capon Springs, near the town q
C&pon Springs. rising at the base u
Bear Ridge ~ North Mountain II
hampshire County. Is one of the at
tractivc resorts of the State. 1t M.
new thirty six room hotel, thrc,
large cottages. large pool, bath.
: III 49,. Bowling alleys, and tennis
courts. The water of the spring con-
tninS lithia Yin appreciate quantity
q and is one nj the two or three rincr-
nj waters of West Virginia that have
Il world widc sale. II Is said that in
l147 George Washington surveyed
the site, as part of the Fairfax
lands. President Polk is supposed To
have dedicated the site.
According to fastest figures avail
abe. nineteen cities Of West Virginia
have chambers of commerce.
Huntington ras an area Of approx
imatcly 10000 acres. Wheeling. next
ely in size, has approximately 5000
acres, Charleston has 5000. and Blue
field AMI Parkcrsburg. each, about
35c0. Fairmnt aud Clarksburg In.
cludc almost 5000 acres. Morgan
town and Moundsvillc contain almost
1000. Martinsburg contains 1000.
These figures represent the areas in
1884 ,&.s,E
There are great camps in West Vir-
gnia operating under the United
States Soil Conservation Service.
They are located in Ronnc, Writ, Mar
shall, Monroe, Grccnbricr, Jackson,
Harrison and Randolph counties.
For the year ending December
1898. the State Highway Depart
mcnt revoked drivers licenses from
1850 drivers for reckless and drunk /
IN driving. Peasants County rad on
L. revoked, and Writ County /.
There are IL first-class post Off
res in West Virginia, 81 second class |
1873 third class. and 1912 fourth !
cla ss-a total of 1893.
Euriy boat building along West
beats, keel boats. and "urkS." but /
also large Ships for ocean service.
one Of tie frst Of these larger boats
was the Mnnongnhcln River. About .
he year 1900 ii made lis first trip To :
he sea, carrying bacon, wheat, corn,
md ctl.cr produce fro the West Vr-
eiui, section
The Constitution Of West Virginia
Contains Il provision against the fight !
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esssss ssSsssssss.
MAYOR JOHN j. STUART
MAKES GOOD FOR KEYSTONE

Among the smaller cities of West
Virginia. that have been blessed with
uccessful administration policies dur
ing the recent depression, our owl,
City of Keystone ranks high among
all the others. During every hour oil
these precarious. dressing hours
our lives have held strong and our
march has always been toward that
of progress
The citizens of keystone rs well
as all others who are interested in
policies that safeguard Il community
against failure while so many Others
both large an dsmall, are crying for
help, give unstintcd praise to our ma.
yor the Honorable John j. Stuart
Tor the type of ADMINISTRATION rend-
cred his city during the past two
years.
NO community is ever stronger
than its leadership. No leader can en-
JOY the confidence CT his people long
unless he can carry them forward.
So many self styled leaders have
failed in the best of times Mayor
Stuart has rendered us very pro
sressivc administration i'm the worst
Of times. His record indeed is a very
cnviable one.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11
MOBILE, ALA. POSTMASTER
OFPOINTS COLoRED MAN

Mobile. Ala, Dec. 4 49, Postmaster
William B. Taylor has finally appoIn
ted cOlorcd carrier here utter con.
siderable agitation on his pnrtinlity
IIO white men on the civil service list
Thr rolorcd cnrr)er wins tpiIolntcd
November %. lie was number one on
tn" list but had been passed over
twice by the postmnstcr who has
named two white men since Scplcm.
Der I
After Postmaster Taylor passed
over cOlorcd men in the first and
Third positions on the list, Il protest
was sent to the Post Office Depart.
mcnt Ivy the y. \. A. &. =. IN New
York. The postmaster, however, up
pointed Il second white man when Il
vacancy occurred November !, IL
roring the r,lorcd men in number
and number two positions. When the
third vacancy occurred, a colorcd
man was chosen.
In answer 10 thc NAACP protest
the first assistant postmaster gcner.
a. has advised HAT the Washington
office does not have strict control oil
lhc appointment Of civil service eli
ubcs by postmastcrs. Postmaacrs
according 20 TO the Washington Of
flee, are hold entirely responsible fo
fhc performance Of their crews an,
illus must be- allowed some lccway IL
the appointment Of men from the
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11
BRUCE STAYS AS
MANAGER OF DUNBAR

New York Dec. IL (C)- Roscoe
dend manager Of the Paul Lawrence
Dunbar Apartments, remains as a
gent of John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., new
owner Of the building, it was announ-
ced Monday after Mr.. Rockefeller
ha dtakcn title to the property since
buying it in at foreclosure proceedings
on Friday. 1t was revealed that the
Federal government did not bid for
the property. 1t is now rumorcd the
Dunbar rents will be further reduced
to compete with the Fcdeal Govern
ment rents of the new Harlem River
Houses, now rapidly going up.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11
BUILDING TRADES

Mr. George Whitman long aSsciIr-
cd with the Koppcrs Coal CO., and a
carpenter par excellence is in charge
of the new building erected on Main
Street by Il. Lanzi. Mr.. Whitman has
trades and has been resident of
Keystone for long time.
This new building under his care
fill supervision is now rearing its
head proudly to the skies and at an
carly date we ma yexpcct completion
'wh;.h will add arDthcr great i'm
provcmcnt to that section of the city
in the way Of business and bcautifi-
cation.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11

That galaxy Of Republican Office
Holders that shall rclinquish the rein
Of government to the Democrats In
january. are lrgitll throughout the
country, and Mcdowell County
caught In mat landslide of Roosevelt
ism Is no exception 10 the rule. For
forty years the colored people hive
been represented by Samuel Crider as
Justice Of the Peace md for thirty
six years we have hnd a colorcd con
stnbc To repre- sent our race. Our pre-
dictiOn Ii that the colOrcd voters re-
spOnslblc for their retirement will
regret their action before they have
chance To remedy the mistake they
have made. Justice Crider paved no
fayOrl.cs but at al times he had the
interest Of his people at heart, some
thing We can Kindly expect from the
oilcr side lna,much ms they planned
and executed u move that barred the
colorcd man from office for the next
four years NJ least.
Samuel Cridcr n Justice aud Hen.
ry Richards ms Constable were al
ways fair and impartial in the exc
ruiiOn ~ their duties Can We expect
that from their Successors a. far as
The fate ~ the colorcd mum Is con-
rernrd? We sincerely hopo SO.
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Washington
digest

written by William Bruckart
noted capital correspondent. Mr..
Bruei:art's clear Interpretation
OF what is going on makes the
Wellington scene understand
abe. No matter what your po-
litical beliefs you will find
Bruckart's column interesting
and lair because it is always w
hi7Scd. Make 4 habit OF reading
tbs lecture every week if YOU
want to be well informed.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-12-11

presenting Of the bust. II there Is
any surplus 1t will be devoted to the
promotion of Professor Carver's fine
work.
Contrbu,ins may be sent to Chair
man of the Carver Fortieth Ami
vcrsary,' Tuskegec Institute Ala.
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Washington
News Made
Understandable

The vast amount CT news er,a-
mating from the national CAPT.
tai today is apt to be confusing
TO the average reader. The rap
IDLY Chanting scenes. the many
new projects that are being u,,-
dertaken, are difficult TO follow.
10 help you to get a clear I'M
derstandlng of the events taking
place in the capital we are pro-
vIding for you each wcel. the