The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-31

pansion project was begun at the
Redwood rendering plant.
The roof Of the Redwood Falls
Motor company was selected as
an air marker as part of nation
wide WPA project.
Ray Keefe was appointed post
master at Morton.
July 8, 1886
Only a few minor accidents
marred the Fourth of July cele-
bration here, attended by about
10000 persons. Attendance was
not as great as expected because
of false rumors of an epidemic of
contagious diseases in the city.
Record prices for recent years
were being received by farmers as
the harvest got underway.
L. E. Backer, Parker D. Sanders
and G. N. Nelson filed for two
positions on the schoolboard.
A well was ordered drilled at
the athletic field for use in sod
ding as the city faced a shortage
of water.
Funeral services were held for
Robert Palmer, 10.
Vincent Weber of near Spring.
field died of sunstroke suffered
on Morgan street.
The charred body of Mrs. Grace
Haynes of Renville was found in
a building demolished by fire near
her home.
Company L arrived safely for
their Fort Ripley encampment.
July 16, 1886
Fire, believed to have been
caused by faulty wiring, Destroy
ed the Redwood Falls High
school and most of the equipment
causing loss estimated at S7O,-
600.
A 10 day heat wave in which
the mercury reached ITO degrees
shattered all records and claimed
the lives of Carl F. Liskey, 46, of
Redwood Falls and Albert Man.
exc of Morton. The city water
shortage became acute.
The county board made a tax
levy of $205 900, the same amount
as that for 1885.
Werner A. Stadick, 81, of Wa
basso was the first victim Of a
federal works project accident.
dying of injuries received in a
mishap on road job near Wall
nut Grove.
Martha Ostenso, famous novel;
ist, visited her girlhood home in
Morton.
Mrs. H. Ruddy and Mrs. James
Lackie, sisters, died within two
days OF each other at Wanda.
July %. 1886
Delaney Schuck, %, who made
his home with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Cantine of Wabasso, died of in
jurieS received in a road conStruc-
ton accident.
G. N. Nelson and Parker D.
Sanders were elected to the school
board as the body began series
of meetings on the problems in
volved in securing a new high
school building.
r. F. Byram began work on
curbs and cutters on city streets.
Deaths included those of Mrs.
Henry Resoft, SO, Daniel Zimmer-
Ii and Mrs. August Arbes of Wa
basso; j. A. Christensen of Gilfil-
Ian and Mrs. Mary McGetrick of
Wichita, Kansas.
Mike Roller Of Lucan was SER
iously injured in binder acci-
dent.
July 30, 1886
The opening dance was held at
the new golf club house.
Pass and Rockey of Mankato
were selected as architects for the
new high school.
Irene Neuschwander, Florence
Erickson and Charlotte Scheunert
Of Redwood county were announ-
ced as state fair entries following
All club contests.
Charles Showalter of Califor-
mia, "Curly Kuntz", North Red
wood camper, Mrs. Alfred Hoyt of
Walnut Grove; A. w. Edwards.
Redwood Falls pioneer and Mrs.
Mary Schumacher, formerly of
Middle Creek, died.
August 6, 1886
The Redwood county celebra-
ton season was in full swing with
the Morgan fete over and Wan
da's Cracker day, Sanborn's Wat
! ermelon day and Wabasso's Har-
vest Festival being planned.
The county fair board decided
to give away $500 in cash prizes.
The schoolboard made a $780,
001 .68 insurance settlement on the
old high school.
The North Redwood elevator
was robbed.
Prices of small grain and corn
zoomed upward.
The city granted a beer license
to the golf club.
Mrs. Celia Schilling, mother Of
Mrs. Mike Lauterbach and a sur
vivor of an Indian massacre, died
in New Ulm.
George frost, 76, died at Sea-
forth.
Miss Grace Dahl, former tea
cher, was married to Clifford
Swenson of Hanley Falls.
Redwood Falls Boy Scouts re-
turned from Camp Patterson.
August Is, 1886
The Gazette launched a SUBJ
scription campaign.
Warren Boys, manager Of the
Model Dairy was critically injur-
ed in an automobile accident.
|, Dean Muetzel, Cletus Zitzman
and Maurice Katzenherger re-
turned from the school safety pa
troll camp in northern Minnesota.
Lamberton won the pennant in
the Twin County baseball league.
Thieves broke into the c. M.
Youman's lumber company office
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