The Redwood gazette., 1936-08-06
Foreclosure.
Sale Stopped
atMontevideo
HOLIDAY GROUP HOLDS
2 MEN PRISONERS
FOR 2 HOURS

Montevideo-A mob of more
than 1000 farmers held deputy
United States marshal prisoner
for two hours Friday and prevent
ed mortgage foreclosure sales OF
two farms in Montevideo.
The deputy held was Joseph
Vessel of st. Paul, and Joseph L.
Krusemark, former Oman and
former assistant United States
district attorney, who accompanied
him, told a similar story OF their
two-hour detention.
The sale was postponed until
10 a. m. August 7.
The office of the attorney gener-
al in Washington was informed OF
the incident and has asked for a
full report on it.
Because the sale had been or
dered by a federal judge in the
Mankato district, leaders of the
Farm Holiday association who led
the demonstration may face con-
tempt of court charges, federal Of
fcers believed.
These leaders included John
Bosch of Atwater, national presi-
dent of the holiday group, and
Harry Haugland, chairman of the
Chippewa County Holiday organi-
Zation.
Both mortgages were held by
the Union Central Life Insurance
company. One was for $12,9S5, in
Guiding interest, against the 100
acre farm of Fred Schulke six
miles north of Montevideo. This
farm also had a $4,000 second
mortgage against it. Krusemark.
who attended the sale as attorney
for the insurance company, said
The other was for $9,677, including
ing interest, against the farm of
7. NJ. Joens, 16 miles northeast of
town.
Mr.. Haugland called on mem
bers of the Holiday association. in
last weeks issue of the Watson
Voice to stop the sale. When Wes-
sci and Krusemark arrived they
found more than 1000 persons
around the Montevideo court
house. They were taken prisoners
and held in the office of the coun-
ty clerk, sometimes with as many
as three men holding each of
them.
The farmers demanded first that
the sale be indefinitely postponed,
Vessel reported. When he refused
to do that the farmers demanded
he hold the sale right away and
they added they would prevent
anybody from bidding. He also re-
fused to do that. Vessel and
Krusemark said Bosch made a
speech urging the crowd to pre-
vent the sale.
Bosch offered the following ver-
sion in the Schulke case: "Schulke
had applied for a Federal Land
Bank commitment. 1t was granted,
but there was delay in getting it
through. Schulke asked for an ex-
tension of his time from the in
surance company and a nine-day
extension was granted on provi-
sion $50 payment be made. Schulz
Ike made the $50 payment. At the
end of the nine-day period the
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got it two days later but the in
surance company holding the mort
gage refused to accept it."
Referring to Bosch's statement
krusemark said:
"My knowledge of the facts
doesn't coincide with that. The tax
es were not paid on the Schulke
place since 1882, and no interest
mad been paid for several years
The loan was badly delinquent. II
was a large loan, but the security
would probably take care of it
However, we can't let it go that
way. Furthermore, there was q
second mortgage on the place.
1--WE wanted Schulke to refin-
ance. The company agreed to take
a scale down if it were paid with
in certain time. Schulke did not
raise the amount for several
months after the time had elapsed
Then he offered the company Fed
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