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The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-28
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'.Prayers for the Dead>
By FLOYD GIBBONS
Headline Hunter
NOU know, folks have gotten themselves into adven-
doing everything under the sun, but Meyer
SmookIer of Brooklyn N Y got the big thrill of his life
out of the thing you'd suspect would get man
trouble Some birds go out to meet Old Lady Adven-
automobiles. Monkeying around with explosives
has lot fellows into first class jams. But it,
saying prayers that tossed Meyer into the exciting
ten fifteen minutes of his fe-and if you can find
stranger thing adventure, think of
I'd doggone well like to hear about 1t.
nnt selling the stuff Sometimes business is good and
rived the little town of Madden North Dakota Meyer
hungry he
asked the proprietor to stake to
while eating it a walked
the proprietor he knew anybody who familiar
fellow said. pointed to
Yes Meyer Knew the Prayers.
Meyer said he did The said his Bersten His
according would
his house eight o'clock that evening and perform that office
met by his family They showed him into the where the
coffin and Meyer looked at the dead man he remembers think
ing that seemed he just taking nap eke were his
features.
About eleven o'clock the family departed and Meyer
with telephone on it. Also there was some fruit and bottle
whisky Berstein had left for him.
waited.
Dead Mans Hand Sticking Out.
midnight telephone
He told had forgotten to shut off the steam in the heater that
Would Meyer i for him?
Meyer told him he couldn't do it. The The he heater was the nf cellar ar
kitchen and the hot That would the boiler from
exploding until someone arrived to shut it off
About fifty feet from the house, Meyer ran the Wabash
railroad AS kitchen the freight train
building shook the
rollers AS returned
the kitchen noticed the DEAD MANS HAND STICKING OUT
COFFIN"
Meyer things. Maybe only the
an md" @ % its % M pa mm h e
viewed and his magina
working the desk and took
good drink of whisky from the bottle Mrs Besen had left
him. Then still shaking like leaf he went and put the
n
He Was Grabbed by the Corpse.
m completely. Il still trembling" he
where the whisky and finished the
whole bottle By the time little unsteady
chair the coffin Right then and there stomach took
felt sticking throat For the dead
his looking
straight at mel"
All at once Meyers staggered
in again. THE NECK and hand
take him felt knees giving
full
to dead"
thatM wit o He
OF him the "He tried
something, Meyer writes, "but he couldn't his
Finally realized that pointing the
the understood that he wanted water
juice into glass; and using dull knife
mouth poured the juice down his throat and
made him lie down on the couch'
Train Shook Him Out of Coma.
began
getting them Gained He found then
weeks the
finally pronounced him dead
Later Meyer who interested
he that by shaking the con
old
had quit it. He got tired of having
almost him About
years neghbohood he went the old
found him the best of health and planning Palestine
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
Marriage of Ardys
Olson and Frank
Smith Announced

The marriage of Miss Ardys Oh
son and Frank Smith, which took
place December 6, 1886, has
been announced.
Mrs. Smith is the younger
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Olson, of Walnut Grove. She is
a graduate of the Walnut Grove
high school of the year 1881, and
after finishing high school, took
a business course and graduated
from the Minneapolis Business
College. She has been employed
in Minneapolis for some time af-
ter working in the corn-hog Of
fee and Aune's Store here. e..
They will make their home in
indianapolis, where Mr.. Smith
will be employed in realtors Of
flee. He attended the University
of Minnesota. c=.i1,.
A reception was given at the
parental A. W.>Olson home for
them Sunday afternoon and eve
ming. Those from away who att
tended were MIR. and Mrs. August
Werner of Strandberg, SIS D., Mrs.
A. J. Messenberg of ST. Cloud,
Miss Kathryn 4 Hesnault, of South
st. Paul, iMillard and Arvid Mag
elson of Walker Mrs. Lydia Per-
ry, Miss Anna, Olson of Willow
River and Miss Patricia Lynch of
Minneapolis. III. 7sl{5~.. - :,
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
Parallel Parking
Stays at Luyerne

Luverne-The argument over
! ,Luverne's parking system was
settled once and for all last week
whenS Rock Countyans4 voted al
most two to, one in favor OF the
present system, parallel parking.
There were 142 votes cast for
parallel parking and only 77t. for
diagonal parking. The city dads
put the question up to the public
two weeks ago. Ballots were
printed in the newspapers and
readers were asked to indicate
their preference. The council
took this action because many
persons in favor of angle parking
had demanded that the system be
changed, while others protested
the change, -contending that
angle parking is too dangerous.
While the vote was small, it in
dicates that the general public is
in favor of the present system.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
Mrs. March Hurt
in Auto Mishap

Mrs. Clarence March is confin-
ed to the Redwood Falls hospital
suffering severe bruises sustained
in an automobile accident near
Milford, Iowa about IL a.. In.
Monday.
3 She was returning with her
ihusband from a trip to California
when the accident occurred. Mr..
March was rounding a curve on a
slippery pavement when the car
skidded and completely overturn-
,ed,' righting itself again on its
wheels. He put Mrs. March in
the back seat of the car and
brought her home. Mr.. March
suffered only a stiff neck in the
mishap.
They left for their trip Decem-
ber Is.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
!. Walnut Grove

Miss Irene Stearns who teach
ess at Norwood came Friday eve
ming to spend her Easter vacation
at the parental w. N. Stearns
home. =, f.
Bernard Lusk, a former Walnut
Grove boy, won in an amateur
contest Friday at Owatonna and
took part in a radio broadcast at
station KROC at Rochester Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Sheldahl of
Perley came Thursday to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Ray Schultz
Friday morning. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheldahl and Mr.. and Mrs.
Schultz left for Minneapolis to at
tend the state basketball tourna-
ment. Coach George Lee Of Thief
River Falls is Mrs. Schultz BROTH
er-in-law. They returned Sunday
afternoon. The Schultz children
stayed at the G.. G. Klug home.
Miss Avis Anderson who at
tends the Miller Vocational school
in Minneapolis came Friday to
spend her Easter vacation at the
parental Mrs. Albin Anderson
home.
Mrs. Joseph Corcoran, Mrs. E.
T. Anderson, Mrs. Fred Weeks
and Miss Menora Steen attended
the Ladies Auxiliary at Redwood
Falls Thursday.
Rev. r. K. Chapman Of Grana-
da, former Walnut Grove pastor,
is expected to conduct the Easter
services at the Congregational
church Easter Sunday.
The st. Pauls Bible Study club
met at the c. Buyck home Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. II. G. Kramer, Mrs. S. w.
Swenson and Deloris, Mrs. Molly
Paona, Mrs. M. A.. Dahms and
daughter Meribe1 attended the
state declamatory contest in MINI
neapolis last Wednesday.
Miss Kathryn Hesnault who
teaches IN South st. Paul came
Saturday to spend her Easter va
cation at the J. F. Hesnault home.
Peter Cantine and son Kenneth
Of Wabasso spent Friday at the
parental Myrtle Cantine home.
Earl Zieske who is employed
at the Botsford Lumber company
at Westbrook spent the weekend
at the +. w. Zieske home.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
Mrs. Fred Hauptli
of WabassO Dies

Wabasso-Mrs. Fred Hauptli,
So, a resident of this vicinity since
childhood, died Sunday evening
at her home here after being in
i'll health for about six months.
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Bill, Mary Bertha Bill
was born IN County Bern, Swift
zerland, September 20, 1878. Her
parents came to America when
she was small child, settling
first in Iowa ard later moving to
New Ulm.
From New Ulm the family
moved to. New Avon township
where she was married to Fred
Haupti who survives her August.
%, 1900. They were. the parents
of nine children, eight of whom
survive. They are John, Elmer,
Albert and Mrs. B. E. Barnes Of
New Avon and Henry of Red
wood Falls and Leonard, Irwin
and Lillian at home. ,-2
Other survivors include II
grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Ru-
dolph Kormann of Wabasso and
a brother, Gottfried Bill of New
Ulm.
Funeral services were arranged
for Wednesday at the New Avon
Evangelical church where she had
been a lifelong member but were,
postponed because of bad wealth
er and roads. They will be held
at 2 p. m. Friday if weather per-
mits. Rev. James Rutgers, past
or, will conduct the service. I -.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25

g. S. Dickerson visited at the Al
bert Hansen home Sunday.
MagnuS Raduenz and Herman
Raduenz were business callers in
Minneapolis Wednesday. Mrs.
Magnus Raduenz and daughter
accompanied them to Winthrop
and spent the day with her sister,
Mrs. Arthur Crane.
Mrs. Joseph Jaros of Vesta,
Mrs. Thorvald Jaros and Miss
Pearl Nelson spent Thursday
visiting friends at Lamberton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Timm and
son visited at the A. M. Timm
home at Sanborn Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Macht were
Marshall callers Wednesday. ;
MIR. and Mrs. Herman Raduenz
visited at the Magnus Raduenz
home Tuesday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Radtke were
Sunday supper guests at the Will
liam Haag home.
G. S. Dickerson attended rail-
road meeting at Sleepy Eye Tues
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Kramer, ac-
companied by Miss Marie Pfeiffer,
were callers at Redwood Falls
Friday. lt
Mrs. Erwin Bruins and son, Dom
aid visited at the H. L. Hogren
home at Vesta Sunday.
Mrc n0ro1I uoor ord lo,,oL
ter, Mrs. William Haag and Miss
Hannah Kormann visited at the
John Raveling home Thursday.
Mrs John Albers, Mrs. Fred
Viergutz and Mrs. Milton Jensen
spent Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Louis Grams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halvor Rue, Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Hansen and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Dre-
sow visited at the Everett Hart
wick home Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Willie of
Lamberton and Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gust Siedschlag and daughter
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Leonard Geisler home.
Mrs. John Raceling, Mrs. Yer
non Kormann and Mrs. Halvor
Rue were shoppers at Redwood
Falls Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry Woerner of New
Ulm visited at the Albert Hansen
home the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Paskewitz
and son, Delbert of Seaforth visit
ed at the Elmer Benson and Reu-
ben Rieke homes Monday.
Mrs. Walter Zimmerman and
Mrs. A. P. Macht visited Mrs
Steve Zeug, who is ill at the John
Goblirsch home Tuesday.
lido Viergutz came Friday to dc
his practice barbering in his bro
theirs shop here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton johnson
and son, Lester of MilroyA were
supper guests at the Z. o. Timn
home Monday. ~ s-strl "a 4,or
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
B Jurors; Judge
Demands Recount

FairnoE t-When the Jurors in
a court case at Fairn1ont last
week took their places in sthe box
the Judge was surprised to find
that there were l3 men and wo-
men instead Of the usual IL. =.
Call the ron, Mr.. Clerk, let's
see what's wrong" said. Judge
Haycraft. .:5
The roll was called and it was
found that John Lusconnbe of near
Fairmont was am extra. He had
been excused from service for
several days on account of busi-
ness. Upon his return to the
courtroom he mingled with the
other. jurors and when they took
their place in the box he followed
them.
Mr.. Luscombe was informed
that all other jurors had been ex-
cused and he was at liberty to 60
home.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
FRESHMEN TEACH
FACULTY TRICKS
IN BASKETBALL

s.. A loving cup made of two fun
.nels soldered together at the mar
row ends and engraved Inter
class Champs" was solemnly pre-
sented the freshmen Friday morn
ing when they proved themselves
better than their elders in the
finals of the high school interclass
tournament. The. score was fresh
men 16, faculty IL.
A seven team league began play
after the district basketball tour
nament, with high school squad
members ineligible for teams, as
sisting with the officiating.
!. In the first round the freshmen
defeated the seventh grade % to
z; the sophomores beat the jun
lors "a to 18; the faculty elimin-
ated the seniors 20 to Is and the
eighth grade drew the bye.
Fighting through two overtime
periods in the second bracket, the
freshmen took Is to 13 win. from
the sophomores. The faculty beat
the eighth grade squad "a to Is in
the same round. S.
The eighth grade beat the soph-
omores Is to Is in the consolation
tilt to win an old tin can, suitab-
ly engraved.
AS the tournament spirit grip
ped students, backyard league
for teams eliminated in the first
round was formed. The seventh
grade took its second defeat % to
IL at the hands Of the juniors and
then the seniors won the back
yard title with an 18 to Is victory
over the juniors. 81
An unofficial game, for the pur-
pose of taking at least one con-
test was arranged by the seventh
grade with the sixth grade Thurs
day night. It was a struggle, but
the seventhers emerged winners.
Three freshmen. Paul Duea,
and Elmer DickIneier, forwards,
and Jergen Aarthun, center, were
selected for the all-tournament
team. Richard Whiting and Clar-
ence~ Discher, juniors were nam
ed guards. =s - =
Played during the Friday NOR
ming assembly period. a partial
student body watched the final
contest, all support swinging to
the small but agile Frosh who en-
.joyed immensely the privilege of
passing around the more staid
fpedS. S=Iy --,a 80 :
Noble Starr, senior president,
rewarded the trophies. A sidelin-
ef remarked, "If they're not pure
silver the hardware man gypped
u.s." r
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
FastidiOus Council
.Dislikes Smelly Tails

Blue Earth-A major change in
the rules and regulations for the
conduct of civic affairs was made
by the city council at Blue Earth
last week. Dog Catcher Mielke,
it was ruled, after due and re-
spectacle deliberation, will collect
his fees for destroying CANNES di-
rectly and Immediately from City
Clerk Enger upon presentation of
the tails of said dogs.
When the ruling that Commits
sioner Mielke must present the
tails to the council for collection
of fees was made, the fact that
the council meets only twice a
month and sometimes not for
three weeks was overlooked. Be-
tween meetings the delectable
odors emanating from the tails
mounted higher and higher.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
WOrthington Races
Landmark S Stopping
Place for Coaches

81: Worthington-Cne Of the oldest
brick buildings in Worthington, a
relic of pioneer days, has been
torn down to make way for.
growth of the town A large two
story structure, originally built
in 1886 as livery barn, once
served as headquarters for a
prairie stage coach line to Sioux
Falls. It has had several owners
and most recently has served as a
cream station. The building, with
an even older frame structure,
was razed to make room for a
new brick building which will
house the Worthington Globe,
serni-weekly newspaper and the
gas company.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
I.ucan

Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Molitor
and John Albers were Marshall
callers Friday.
Mrs. Donald Haag and daugh-
ter visited at the L. o. Timm
home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus Raduenz
and daughter were Sunday dinner
guests at the Bruno Viergutz
home at Echo.
Mrs. Rose Brey spent the fore
part of the week visiting at Wa
basso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jaros of
Vesta were Sunday dinner guests
at the Thorvald Nelson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Miller
visited at the Joseph Brey home
Thursday evening.
: MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Brau
visited Mrs. Mary Zitzmann at
Wabasso Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Viergutz and
daughter, Miss Aurelia of Vesta
visited at the Magnus Raduenz
home Monday. = y 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bittner
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Brey
were Marshall callers Monday. :.
Mrs. Louis Larsen and Mrs.
Clarence Bittner were ! Redwood
Falls callers Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Jensen were
business callers at Wilder, We'd
nesday. On the return, they went
to New Tim and visited at the
Elton Gehrke home. r@'..,, :
L, G. Patterson was business
caller at Tracy Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. o. Schlick
visited at the Louis Raddatz home
at Clements Tuesday and Friday
evenings. 7..oy E-ee,.rz
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Scharfe and
family We're shoppers at Redwood
Falls Saturday. ~. .s..f.. n i
The, tap, dancing class of nine
members went to Redwood Falls
Friday evening for lesson.
Mrs. Fred Radtke entertained
at a quilting bee at her home
Friday afternoon. rrross +,
, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hansen
and Mrs. Albin Steffen were Mar
shall callers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pavek and
Mrs. August Siedschlag were
shoppers at Redwood Falls FRI
day.
Flophlouls ana donald Hook
ing, Arlo Dickerson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Ruder and family of
Redwood Falls and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustav Schlick and family were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Jens Larsen.
Mrs. o. H. Gehrke and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Wegner visited at the
Albert Hansen home Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Lillian Soupir was guest
of honor at parcel shower in the
Catholic church basement Sunday
evening. She received many gifts
for her new home.
Mrs. Earl Balfany and daugh-
ters visited at the Ole Lovald
home at Milroy Monday. The
girls stayed to spend a few days
with their grandmother.
Eugene Molitor is assisting
Glenn Pemble at Walnut Grove.
MIR. and Mrs. August Siedschlag
and Edwin Miller were supper
guests at the Robert Willie home
at Lamberton Sunday.
Mrs. Jens Larsen, Mrs. Leo Ru-
der, Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Schlick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry jefferson and
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
Mrs. Gus LOthert
Rites at Morton

Morton-Mrs. Gus Lothert who
has been in ill health for months
died at her home in Morton, Mar
ch IA. She was 81 years old. ka
Funeral services with Rev. Ne
J. Wehausen in charge were con-
Quoted last Tuesday afternoon In
Zion Lutheran church with bur-,
ial in the Morton cemetery.
Louise Wilkowski was born
February 6, 1875 in Rice county,
Minnesota.
She was married in 1899 to Gus
Lothert. Mr.. and Mrs. Lothert
came in 1906 to Morton and have
lived on a farm near here since.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by three children, Arthur
Lothert, Mrs. Leonard Bratsch of
Franklin and Mrs. Derby Bratsch
of Morton.
Attending the funeral from out
of town were Mrs. Lothert's bro
ther and sister, Edward Wilkow-
ski both of Waseca and her sis
ters, Mrs. Fred Bartz of Herman
and Mrs. Rudolph Greenwald of
Detroit Lakes and their families.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25

Mrs. Florence H. Mcknight,
state president of the Women's
Relief Corps and Mrs. Emma
Ogee, state organizer, both Of st.
James, attended a meeting of the
corps here Thursday and gave
talks stressing the need of pro-
noting a drive for new members.
Nationally organized and adopt
ed by the Grand Army of the Re-
public in 1883, the corps here be
gan existence November Is, 1880.
Charter members were Fannie
Buxton, Cora Jones, Clarice M,
Abbott, Hulda A. Albeit, May
Gale, Clara Lyman, Marie Tyler,
Helen Hale, S. May Atkinson,
Bessie M. Newton, Nancy Byram,
Joannah Rowem, Susan "A.
French, Lois Kenney, Rosa Dietz-
man and Minnie Knuepple. a..
Only three men, o. j. Swan, A.
D. Wilson and Charles Beer from
the Grand Army remain as COM
rades. Mrs. Lillian Dittberinesris
at the head OF the corps. -
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
M.S.Tolman,
Early Morgan
Resident Dies
GRANITE FALLS MAN, 70,
WAS MEMBER OF
REDWOOD LODGE

Norgan-Word was received
here this week of the death Of M.
S. Tolman, .79, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Albert AmntonSon
at Granite Falls. He had been in
poor health several years follow
ing a paralytic stroke. Saturday
he was able to be up but was ta-
ken worse and died Sunday.
Mel Tolman was an early set
tier, coming to Morgan with his
mother and sister and brother,
Will, when he was 20 years of
age. He worked on the railroad
as an assistant SectionI boss. = He
married Lottie Johnson at Lone
Tree and for many years they
made their home here. He was
the father of two children, Mrs.
Agnntonson and Edward, both of
Granite Falls. He was proprietor
of the livery stable and later with
his son, Edward, conducted a
dray line. In 1925 the Tolman's
celebrated their silver wedding.
Twelve years ago the family NOV
ed to Granite Falls where they
purchased an eat shop called
'Dad's Place" A few years ago
they were obliged to retire from
active business because Of ill
health and the failing health of
his wife who died two years ago.
Besides his immediate family he
is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ed
ridge of Washington and a broth
er, W. o. Tolman of Yale, S. D.
Funeral rites were to be held
Wednesday at Granite Falls but
were postponed. He was mem
Der of Antiquity Lodge A. F.
and A. M. of Redwood Falls.
Morgan members, all old time
friends were chosen as pail bear
ers E. H. Albrecht, Nels Rams, F.
S. Pollard, J. H. Shank, F. E.
Crocker and r. B. Albrecht. 41E
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25

Every farmer should know
about the new Minnesota seed
grain treater, says County Agent
Adrian M. Wilson, because every
farmer can easily make the ma
chine at home for less than So and
it dustS seed grain with New I'm
proved Ceresan in an easy and
thorough manner. The accom-.
panying picture shows the general
plan of the treater which was in
vented this winter by M. B.
Moore, specialist in plant diseases
at University Farm, st: Paul.
The grain to be treated is
spread level in the trough and the
dust sprinkled over it evenly.
Then the trough, which Is hinged
at one end, is lifted at the other
end by rope and pulley, Dump
ing the dust down through: the
mixing chute, where it passes ov-
er series of battle boards arran-
ged as shown at the right in the.
picture. The treater is ideal for
applying the dust treatment to
all kinds of small grain, seed corn
and fax for controlling srnuts,
seeding blights and other dis
eases or which 'dusts are recon-
mended. .~sr-'4 - -. 81
The machine, can be set up fol.
operation on bench or against a
wall, and is especially well suit
ed to second story granaries
where the trough can be placed
: on floor and the chute can extend
down through the floor to the
story below. This location makes
it unnecessary to lift the grain
while treating. Drawings of this
seed treater and complete direc-,
Ftions for making and using it are
obtainable at the county agents
office without CHARGE -
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
LeSueur Man Killed
When Struck by Train

) lie Sueur-Matthew Mcdonald,
82-year old resident of LIE Sueur,
was instantly killed recently
when a switch engine struck him
on the railroad track at the rear
OF his home. % .,;.-..s - 1its.
The switch engine was backing
into LeSueur from Mankato and
as near as could be. observed he
stood with one, foot on each side
of the rails when the locomotive
struck him, throwing him from
the track. He was hit in the head
near the, temple. Mr.. Mcdonald
was hard of hearing and evidently
neither heard nor saw the train
coming.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-03-25
John Drury Rites
Held i'm Illinois

Logan Drury of Redwood Falls,
accompanied by James Kolher at
tended the funeral services of his
brother John Drury, IS, in Buffa-
10, Illinois, Wednesday.
Mr.. Drury died in Alhambra,
California last Wednesday. He is
survived by his wife, daughter,
Mrs. Jack Winter of Denver, Col
orado and a son, William of Long
Island, New York.
He lived in Redwood Falls for
several years, leaving here about
II years ago.