The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-17
Walnut GroVe Woman Badly
Bruised IN Fall Downstairs
By Lauretta Smith

By Lauretta Smith
Walnut Grove Second accident
in the family in week, Mrs. Fred
Prail was badly bruised but es-
capped with no broken bones when
she slipped and fell the full length
of the stairs into the basement of
her home Friday about 10 p. m.
She was going to the basement to
tend the furnace before retiring.
Mrs. Kitty Olmstead is caring
for Mrs. Prail and for Fred Prail
who also is confined to his home.
He has two fractured ribs suffer-
ed in an accident the week before.
Lauretta Smith is writing the
Walnut Grove news for The Gaz-
cite during Mrs. Prail's illness.
Mike Mcguire, Ray Peterson
and Melvin Damon and Ed Sch
roeder of Jeffers left Saturday via
Window for Los Angeles to spend
the winter.
Julius Van Hulle left Thursday
for Sheffield, ILL, where he will
visit with friends and relatives.
M. w. Baker plans to leave
soon for Los Angeles where he
will visit his sons and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Baker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Milo Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Agder Fordham of
Frazee will arrive this weekend to
be guests at the parental G. H.
Fordham home over the holidays.
Agder teaches in Frazie High
school.
Mrs G. H. Fordham returned
Thursday from the Twin Cities
where she visited nine weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Marie McMurray.
Miss Arndena Weiner left Mon
ay for California where she will
spend the winter with her brother
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Weiner and call on a number of
former Walnut Grove families.
Election of officers was held at
the Pleasant Hour club annual
and Christmas party Thursday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Geor4
ge Freeman. Mrs. Clarence Addi-
son was elected president and
Mrs. Clarence Buterbaugh, secre-
tary. Gifts were exchanged.
Walnut Groves main street is
dressed in colored lights and holly
and the business places are CO.
operating in the annual Christmas
party for the kiddies. A free NOV
lie will be held in the afternoon
and Santa Claus will give each
youngster bag of candy.
Allen Posthumus, youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Posthu-
mus has been i'll with pneumonia
but is much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hartung had
as their guests Sunday her broth
ers, George and Herbert of st.
Peter. Their mother, Mrs. Nor
tens returned with them to spend
the holidays.
The w. A. Swaims who left for
California the first part of Octo-
ber are now at Los Angeles. Mr..
Swain has secured a position
with a lumber company and the
daughters, Misses Audrey and
Evelyn are also working.
Mrs. Charles Schultz went to
Storden Saturday evening to care
for Mr.. Iverson who is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Tyler enter
tanned Saturday evening for her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Swof-
fer.
The Twentieth Century club is
sending a Christmas box to the
Indian children at the Pipestone
school.
The members of the Lea Ola
club in connection with their
meeting Friday evening, held a
farewell party for Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Norvell, who are leaving
soon for Everett, Wash. to reside.
They were presented with gifts
from the club and other friends
who attended.
Mrs. C. G. Klug has been con-
fined to his home with illness the
past week.
Mrs. R. c. Soil, Mrs. Jerome
Sullivan and Mrs. r. T. Satter
drove to the Twin Cities Thurs
day and returned Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Nelson and
son, Neal of Lakefield were visit
ors Sunday at the Mrs. Mabel
Boelke home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Passmore
and, Curtis visited at the Fred
Prail home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole E. Olson and
children were visitors at the Nell
ing home Sunday.