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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-02
HEARST RADIO
MAN NAMED

c. L. Mccarthy. we'll known
radio executive, will be the Pacific
Coast representative Of the ma.
tional sales division Of Hearst
Radio, it was announced yester.
day from New YORK. This is the
third office established to care for
the increasing business of this
unit Of the Hearst organization.
Headquarters are located in New
York and another office in Chi
cago.
Mr.. Mccarthy will represent all
Hearst stations - WCAE, Pitts
burgh: WINS, New York: WBAI.,
Baltimore: WISH, Milwaukee;
KYA, San Francisco and KEHE-
KEW, Los Angeles, with head.
quarters In San Francisco. His Of
fees will be in the Hearst build
ing, which also houses station
KYA.
Mr.. Mccarthy enjoys friendship
Of business men and agencies in
all the key cities of the West. His
career has been one that took in
every advance of the industry, hay
ing started as a ship operator in
early advance of the industry. He
went into commercial broadcast
ing and advanced through every
branch Of the business until he
was a ranking executive under
Don Gilman.
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BIRTHS

BIRTHS
benjamin. A. and Rsbs N. Johns,
girl twins.
John s. and Mildred D. Abbott, girl.
Herbert r. and Media Athey, boy.
Charles and Lillian Baraff, girl
Walter e. and Evelyn e. Bell. boy.
William L. and Alice w. BEETLE, girl.
Henry J. and Sarah Brain, boy.
Florentine F. and Nestora NJ. Caiabia.
boy.
Joseph ]. and Clara A. Cheslock. girl.
Robbins l.. and Dorothy v. Conn, boy
Samuel H. and Frances L. Drum.
mond, girl.
boy.
Robert NJ. and Charlotte A. Hall,
Harry and Bertha KATE, girl.
Claison and Carol King, boy.
Philip F. and Frances KRONER, boy.
Robert e. and Mary A. Lee, boy.
Hyman N. and Dorothy Milman. boy.
Charles D. and Mae I. Poole, girl.
Frank r. and Lillian p. Schaefer.
boy.
Raymond T. and Jane Tassa. boy.
Raymond L. and Geneva L. Taylor,
boy.
Crawford T. and Gold!e Thayer, boy.
Raymond T. and Katherine F. Went
tang, girl.
william B. and Marcella r. winslow.
Frank X. and Alice NJ. woolIey, grrl.
Charles c. and Margaret e. Ander'
Arthur J. and Isabel p. Baler. girl.
Henry and Mabel v. Beall, boy.
Noah L. and Mary Best. girl.
Samuel and Sylvia r. Block, boy.
Clyde r. and Rose T. Bush. girl.
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P. u. E. SCORED
BY HANNA

John H. Hanna. president Of
the Capital Transit Company, Bit
terly criticized the Public Utilities
Commission today for the manner
in which it has conducted the
public hearing Of complaints
against the company's street car
and bus operations.
Pointing out that invitations
had been extended to all citizens
associations to voice their criti-
ciSm at the hearing, Mr.. Hanna
declared that no public utility
corporation in the nation could
stand UP against such an attack.
He declared the citizens who ap-
peared before the commission
had made individual complaints
and expressed the opinion that
no such hearing ever was held
by a commission anywhere.
At the outset Of today's session
Mr.. Hanna read a letter which
had been written to Peoples
Counsel william A. Roberts by
Mrs. F. w. White, 1015 Montana
Ave. N. E. The letter praised the
service given by the cars and
buses Of the local company and
expressed the opinion that the
local street car and bus opera
lions would compare favorably
with those Of any transit company
in any large city in the country.
The hearing recessed December
20 and in the meantime the COM
mission issued several orders de-
signed to eliminate overcrowding
on cars and buses.
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A. f. PHILLIPS
FUNERAL SET
TOMORROW

Funeral services for Asa T.,
Phillips, consulting engineer and
for many years District sanitary
engineer, who died yesterday Of
pneumonia in his apartment at
Wardman Park, will be held to-
morrow in Richmond, Va. Burial
will be in Hollywood Cemetery
here.
Mr.. Phillips was born in North
Arlington, Va, September g.,
1869, the son Of Robert A. and
Anne de Boyer Phillips. He re-
ceived his higher education at
Lehigh University and in 1890
became a practicing engineer in
New York city.
He was appointed engineer on
flood prevention and sewage dis
poSal for the District Of Column
bia in 1899 and in 1907 designed
and built what was at that time
the largest pumping station in
the world.
In 1917 he was assigned by the
War Department as a member Of
the Council Of National Defense
and supervising engineer Of the
port Of embarkation At Newport
News, Va. After the war he was
o member Of the engineering
board Of review for the city Of
Chicago for q number Of years.
In 1927 he was q delegate to the
world congress Of engineers at
Tokyo and was a member Of the
board Of engineers for the plan
ming Of greater Shanghai.
He was a member Of the Ameri-
can Society of Civil Engineers, the
Concrete Institute. the National
Academy Of Science, the Ameri-
can Society for the Testing Of
Materials and others.
He was married in 1891 to Myra
Estelle Randall, Of Washington
by whom he nad four children
Donald B., Mrs. Andrew ]. Meyer,
Mrs. M. g. Martinez and Charles
A. Phillips, all Of whom survive
him.
The Phillips were divorced II
1908, and he was married o yea,
later to Virginia Boyd, of Rich.
mond, Va. His widow and two
sons, Asa e. Phillips, jr., and
James Boyd Phillips, Of this sec.
ond marriage, survive. Also sur
wing are two sisters, Mrs. Sher
man e. Burroughs and Mrs,
George Shaeffer, and one brother,
r. H. Phillips.
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COL. GEORGE T. wEITzEL

Col. George Thomas Weitzel,
soldier, diplomat and attorney.
who died last night in Garfield
Hospital after an illness Of several
months, will be buried Saturday
afternoon in Arlington National
Cemetery with full military honors.
Colonel Weitzel, who was 50
years old, formerly lived at 2540
Massachusetts, Ave.
During the World War he served
as major and lieutenant colonel
in the office Of the Judge Advo-
cate General and in the war plans
division Of the General Staff.
Surviving him are two sisters,
the Misses Amelia and Carrie
Weitzel Of Washington. and six
brothers, Robert B., and Nicholas
T. Weitzel Of Washington; Major
Harry w. Weitzel, D. s. M. c.,
Beverly Hills, CAL, and Edward
B., Joseph L. and Bradley Weitzel
Of Frankfort, Ky.
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

Stanley L. and Mercedes L. Carts, boy.
Kenneth and Frances 1. Cole, boy.
Earl NJ. and Florence Davis, boy.
Carl H. and Mary r. Endress, boy.
William and Clara Gussin, boy.
William H. and Jean Hers, girl.
James B. and Ruth J. Johnston, girl.
Leunzie ]. and Agnes Kendall, girl.
Daniel p. and Virginia c. Knnde, boy.
Frank B. and Edith e. Lanier, girl.
William c. and Beverly n. Lizette,
girl
John w. and ~ K. Monroe, boy.
Norman d. and Ruth Parker girl.
George A. and Evelyn NJ. Reed, boy.
Aubrey and Ethel Southland, boy.
Francis x. and Margaret q. Taylor,
girl
Alexander and Mary Tempehin. girl.
Russell L. and Dorothy K. Weaver. girl.
Maurice j. and Diana Whsle, boy.
Grover C. and Evelyn NJ. Woodard'
girl.
Edward and Anna M. Banks, boy.
Benjamin and Bernice Byrd, boy.
Charles II. and Ruth Clay, girl.
Louis and Alameda Holloway, boy.
Leon and Margaret Harris, girl
Jesse and Alease Milton, boy.
Neil and Estelle Brown, girl.
Macco and Helen Carter, girl.
Robert B. and Eugurtha p. Collins
girl
Edward w. and Charlotte A. Hamilton,
girl
George and Catherine Jackson, boy.
Karl F. and Vivian Phillips, girl.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-02
DIR. MARTHA MacLEAR

Last rites for DR.. Martha Mac
Lear, for the past 10 years an
instructor in psychology at Wilson
Teachers College. who died Tues
day night at her home in the
Madison Apartments, win be held
tomorrow at 5 p. m. at Mount
Vernon, N. Y. Burial will be in
the family vault at Wilmington,
Del, Saturday at p. m.
DR.. MacLear had lived In Wash.
ington for the past 20 years. Be-
fore coming to Washington she
was Q member Of the faculty Of
Columbia University, New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-02
EDWARD KELLY

Funeral services for Edward
Francis Kelly, 81, a fireman in
the National Theater, who died
Tuesday at his home, l401 Girard
st. N. W., was scheduled for this
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the w.
w. Chambers funeral home, 1400
Chaplin st. N. w. Burial will be
in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Kelly is survived by Mrs.
Anna L. Kelly and three sisters,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-02
Wilson Psychologist
Dies After Operation

DR.. Martha 1.IacLear, instructor
at Wilson Teachers College for
the past 10 years, died suddenly
yesterday at Mt. Vernon, N. Y,
following an operation.
A specialist in the teaching Of
psychology, DR.. MacLear was an
active member of the American
Association Of University Women
and the District Mental Hygiene
Society.
Educated at Teachers College,
Columbia University. where she
later taught in the Horace Mann
school, she received her doctors
degree at George Washington
University. A sister, DR.. Ann
MacLear, of Hunter College, N.
Y, survives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Charles E. Strother. 40, and Fairfax
W. Dudley. 30, both of Delaplane, Va.
The Rev. Albert J. Mccartney.
George v. Brown, 1l9 Sixteenth St.
N. E., and Beatrice Jones, 740 Sixth St.
s. e. The Rev. John w. Mccoy.
Nena P. Allen, 81, 1911 Ninth st. N. w.
The Rev. J. e. Graham.
William A. Parkey, Jr., 20, and Ruth
N. Snoddy, 81, both of New Canton, Va.
John Pirrone, Is, $40 st. N. W., and
Norma Saccavine, 20, Ill U st. n. E..
The Rev. N. NJ. De Carlo.
Charles N. Pascal, 20. and Edith
Chidakel, 81. us G st. N. w. The Rev.
NJ. r. Yoelson.
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DEATHS

Nettie B. silsby, IS. 1905 P st. n W.
Sarah ]: NJ. stenana. SO. 1887 Fair
mont st. N. w.
Clinton J. Butcher. 70. 1904 Twenty.
fifth st. s. z.
Minnie G. Boody. 10. 800 Connecticut
Ave. n. w.
Redding c. chappell. 50. 1873 Rhode
Island Ave. N. W.
Leila Schroeder, 81, Garfield Hosp.
Henry sharr. 60 1921 Georgia Ave.
n. W.
Charles Hamilton. 10. s Patterson st.
Daisy F. Magrudsr. IS. 27s2 st..
Z. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-02
The Weather
State Forecasts

District Of Columbia-Rain to-
night, probably ending Friday
morning; slightly wadmer tonight,
lowest temperature about IS de-
greeS; moderate easterly winds,
shifting to west or northwest Fri
day morning.
Maryland - Rain tonight and
probably Friday morning; slightly
warmer tonight.
Virginia-Rain tonight. prob
ably ending Friday morning; some
what warmer tonight
Tide Table
High tide today 1850 a. m. and
2:23 p. m.
Low tide today S:27 a. m. and
9:13 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 1853 a. m.
and 1926 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 9:29 a. m.
and 1918 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today 7:27 a. m.
and sets 1855 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 1927
q. m. and sets Asst p. m.
The moon rises today 1901 p.
m. and sets los a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 1887
p. m. and sets 2:16 a. m.
Temperatures
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Temperatures
Departures from Normal

Departures from Normal
Accumulated deficiency Of tenn
perature since January /, 1885, 2;
deficiency Of temperature since
January !, 1896, 2. Accumulated
deficiency of precipitation since
January 1, 1886, OH; deficiency
Of precipitation since January !,
1895, 0.l2.
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Temperatures
Shoe Output Dips

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Produc-
ton Of boots and shoes in Novem-
Der aggregated 27,189. 069 pairs, as
reported to the Department Of
Commerce by $40 factories.
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Mrs. Frank Veihmyer Of Call
forz1ia, Mrs. George Goldsmith
and Mrs. z. w. Baker, both OF
Washington.
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CHAPPELL, REDDING Con-

CHAPPELL, REDDING Con Sunday
December 20, 1895. at his residence.
1923 Rhode Island Ave. Northwest, RED
DING g. CHAPPELL. the beloved husband
of Geneva Chappell and father Of Lorna
and Frances Chappell and Mrs Marjorie
c. Simpson, of Atlanta, Ga, and c. M.
ChappelI. of Alamagorado, N. M. Re-
mains resting at the w. W. Chambers
Co. funeral home, 14O0 Chaplin St. n. W.
Funeral services will be held on Thurs
day afternoon. January 2. 1885, at 2
o'clock from the W. W. Chambers Co.
funeral home, Fourteenth and Chaplin
Streets Northwest.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend. Interment will follow in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
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CALLS, EDWARD B.-On Thursday, Janu-
ary 9, 1885, at DR.. Gundry's Sanatorium.
St. Denis, Nd. EDWARD B. CALLS. hus-
band of the late Sophie Calls and beloved
father of Edward J. Calls and Margaret
Calls Belt
Remains resting at the W. w. Chambers
Company Southeast funeral home. 517
Eleventh Street Southeast.
Funeral services will be held on Satur-
the W. W. Chambers Company Southeast
funeral home, SIT Eleventh Street South
east, thence to Holy Comforter Catholic
Church, Fourteenth and East Capitol
Streets. where mass will be offered at 9
a. m. for the repose of his soul.
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
Interment will follow in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-02

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GLINEs, RAYMOND A.-on Thursday.
January 2, 1896. RAYMOND A.
GLINES. the beloved son of Frederick M.
Glines and Mrs. Minnie Roberts Mercer
and brother of Mrs. William B.: Ashburn,
of Norfolk, Va: Mrs. Henry W. Turner,
of Norfolk Va: Harold r. Glines. of Nor
folk Va, and Claud B. Mercer. jr.
Notice Of funeral services and interment
hereafter.
Services by Chambers.
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LOWE. WOODROW MILsON-on Tue,

MARTIN. MERTYLE E.-on Wednesday,
Jan. /. 1896. at 1862 Meridian Place
n. W.. MERTYLE E. MARTIN, beloved
husband of Emily A. Martin and brother
Of l.. P. Martin and Mrs. G. Harris White.
Funeral from the W. W. Chambers Co.
funeral home, 1400 Chaplin st. n. W., on
Friday, January g. at 2 p. m.
Relatives and friends are invited.
Interment in Fort Lincoln Cemetery,
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LET'S. JOHN Con Tuesday. December
W. JoH9 e. LET'S 'I husband oi
Ida Lewis Letts.
Funeral services from the above resi-.
dence on Friday. January 3. 1896. at .
p. m.
Interment private Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Funeral Directors
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|, George T. Herbert. Sc. 80 Patterson
st. N. W.
Henry Millings. IS, as L st. N W.
Hattie n. Green, IS, 1915 v st. N. W.
John !. Barnes, 20. Freedman's- Hosp.
John Queen, ~, Galhnger Hosp.
Warner B. Maxwell, 1, 1902 Vermont
Ave. N. w.
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Marriage Announcements
WEDDING Announcements, $3.75 up: 24-hr.
seryice. eoodhart's. 1914 b. MA. Sl72.
Florists 4
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Funeral Designs
GUIDE BROS. CO., Funeral Designs
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The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-10
AppletonAsks
RedwoodBand
ToPlay There
SCENIC CITY MUSICIANS
ON BENSON KEYNOTE
PROGRAM

The Scenic City band has been
chosen as one of six representa-
tive bands and drum corps from
over the state to play at Appleton,
Monday, September 21, when the
village pays tribute to Elmer A.
Benson, its native son who will
deliver the keynote address in his
campaign for governor there that
day.
The Redwood Falls musical or
ganization was contacted this
week on making the trip and
terms were agreed upon. The
band will leave here at II a. m.
and return that night.
The days program at Appleton
includes music and parades, clim-
axed by the senator's address at
8 p. m. 1t will be broadcast over
a statewide hookup and news
reel cameras will take pictures OF
the bands, the crowds and the
speaker. A special train from the
Twin Cities will bring many of
the party bigwigs and automobile
caravans are being organized In
other places.
Appleton is about 80 miles
northwest of here, in Swift coun-
ty.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-10
PWA GRANT
FOR SCHOOL
APPROVED

The Redwood Falls school boards request for PWA
grant of $11835O toward the construction of high
school building here has been allowed telegram Wednes
day evening informed board members
The As per cent of the $263OO0 estimated cost
of the building, completely equipped With it the
board proposes to put the 100000 insurance money from
the old building and will ask the district for bonds to fin
the balance.
The wire addressed to Parker D. Sanders who in
ervewed the state PWA department heads recently with
Reede Gray superintendent Mr. Sanders has had extern
sve correspondence with senator's representatives and
others on the subject.
He away this week but the telegram forwarded
to him in Wisconsin and he Immediately got in touch with
Mr.. Gray by telephone
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-10
County Youths
Place High in
StateContests
SEVERAL All SECOND
FRIES WON; SOME
NOT JUDGED

Redwood county youngsters pla-
ced well up in All classes judged
and announced up to Wednesday
night at the Minnesota state fair
while other prize winners were
to be selected today.
In a class of 26 contestants, the
two year old colt exhibited by
John Prize, Is, of Lamberton plac-
ed second. Alan Goodyear's South
down was second in the purebred
eve competition.
The Redwood county booth plac-
ed third in its classification, which
was health, while Richard Hoov-
ier's corn exhibit earned him fifth
place.
In the only girls division COM
petition on which County Agent
Adrian M. Wilson had reports
when reached by telephone at the
fairgrounds Wednesday night, Miss
Ruth Wheaton placed fifth in the
better workmanship contest.
In class of q, the Guernsey
calf exhibited by Miss Grace
Bloedow, 13-year-old Wanda club
member, placed eleventh while
the Holstein calf belonging to Vir-
gil Dahmes of Clements was elev-
enth in class of %. Andrew Wog
of Sanborn showed the fifteenth
place yearling colt in a class of "a.
Demonstration teams and judg-
ing teams will compete today and
the health, style show, canning and
other winners will be announced.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-10
BoyFar1nhand
SkipsinAuto
STEWIG CAR TAKEN BY
YOUTH EMPLOYED,
ON FARM

The disappearance of a boy and
a car from the same farm at the
same time Monday morning has
led Redwood county authorities to
search for Albert Skagerberg, Is,
of Cloquet who is believed to have
stolen a 1929 Pontiac sedan from
Mrs. Ben Stewig.
The youth had been employed at
the Stewig farm in New Avon
township for six months, period
of practical work required for him
to complete a course at the Uni
versity of Minnesota Farm school
Mrs. Stewig heard him get UP
and go downstairs between 5:45
and 6 a. m, his usual custom. She
noticed nothing wrong when she
arose, but Ben Stewig, Jr. discov-
cred the theft when he went out
to do the morning chores.
The boy left note saying he
was going to Clements, but he has
not been heard from since.
Sheriff L. J. Kise was notified
and description of Skagerbere
was sent out by station KIND.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-10
Strike Delays
School Seats.
Lighted Field
HOURLY SETTLEMENT IN
PROSPECT ATHLETIC
FIELD MEN HEAR

Although a settlement is expect
ed hourly, the Minneapolis strike
continued to interfere with activ-
tiles in outlying communities in
Guiding Redwood Falls this week.
Poles for the athletic field lights,
which are of unusual length and
come from Idaho, can not be ship
ped at any price, recreational as
|sociation directors were informed.
Asked where others might be OBJ
tanned, the directors were inform
ed that Denver is the nearest point
it is certain they can be obtained
and the freight would cost about
$35 per pole. The poles delivered
here from Minneapolis are to cost
SGT, when the strike is over.
Tied up by another strike are
new seats ordered in Waukegan
Illinois, for classrooms at the Lin
coin building. Auditorium seats
will have to serve in class rooms
until strikers allow the shipment
to leave the city.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-10
|WPA RecreatiOnal
Work Will Continue

Continuation of WPA recrea-
tional work in Redwood county Is
assured with the approval this
week of countrywide project Tor
maintaining leadership in public
recreation and leisure time actl-
vities, including sports and social
activities of groups. The federal
allotment for the project, a con-
tinuation of work already being
conducted, is $8,707.
Another project which recently
"came through" was the building
of an outside coal bin and repairs
at the high school which has beer
destroyed by fire since the grant
was requested. The project viii
be dropped.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-10
Auto Club Made It's Olun ROAD
MAPS in Motoring's Childhood

The idea of drawing up and fur
nishing road maps, now common
place articles, originated nearly Is
years ago with a small group of
Redwood Falls autoing enthusiasts.
Whether or not a scheme for map
ping roadways had been put in
practice in other sections of the
country, earlier or. simultaneously.
DIR. A. Asleson who measured dis
tances for the first maps here, does
not know. He does know, however,
that he had never seen or heard
of a road map before he began
planning his.
DR.. AsleSOn was president of the
Redwood County auto club in 1912
when motoring was matter to be
dealt with only through strong
organization. Members of the club
were continually beseiged by
queries on the routes to surround
ing towns, but often found them
selves at loss to accurately di-
rect the drivers over fields, along
M-shaped lanes and through en-
tirely unmarked crossroads.
A group headed by DR.. Asleson
and including w. F. Jackson, n.
A. Baldwin, w. B. Clement and
Frank LobdeIl got together and
decided to map out roads around
Redwood Falls Almost every eve
The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-10

ming they set their speedometers
at zero as they left the city, noting
the mileage to each turn, sketching
the exact position of trees, school
houses, sloughs and other land
marks.
When several routes had been
completed, the rough sketches
were sent to DIR. Asleson's bro
ther, II. j. .Asleson, Minneapolis
engineer, who drew them to scale.
Plates were made and in 1912 the
Gazette printed large booklet
containing directions to Green
lake, Dawson, Granite Falls, Man.
kato, Minneapolis, Marshall, Tracy,
Renville and Milroy. These were
distributed free to members Of the
club and visiting motorists the adj
vertising in them defraying the
expense.
Figures on the mileage from
Redwood Falls were given at ev-
cry twist and turn of the road. A
key was added to determine mark
|ings which signified telephone
lines, Of which there were few,
bridges and railroad crossings.
Even mail boxes at doubtful points
were indicated.
In the A page booklet which
|contained the maps, Redwood Falls
: CONTINUED on page 12)