The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-03-11
Olivia Team Eliminated in
First District Tourney Tilt
RENVILLE AND Mcleod
JOIN IN ELECTRIC
PROJECT

Olivia-The Olivia High school
basketball team was eliminated in
the first round of the district
tournament at Glencoe. Sacred
Heart defeated Olivia 10 to II in
a spirited contest where the SUI
perior height of the Sacred Heart
boys proved the winning advan-
tage. In the other first round
games the scores were: Silver
Lake 80, Hector Is; Lester Prair-
lie rs, Danube 81; Hutchinson 43,
Brownton 16; Glencoe 81, Bird
Islnd 10; Renville %, Norwood 10.
In the semi-finals played Satur-
day afternoon Glencoe defeated
Buffalo Lake 1921, while Hut
Crimson won from Sacred Heart
"a to 10. In the consolation game
Saturday evening, Sacred Heart
easily won from Buffalo Lake 48
to % The final game was hard
fought throughout, with the score
see-sawing back and forth. Hut
Crimson emerged the victor over
Glencoe % to 81.
The Renville County Rural
Electrifcation Cooperative assoc
iation turned over its membership
list to the Mcleod County Coop
erative Power association at a
meeting at Glencoe. The merger
is said to make for better service
at lower rate The combined
membership of the association is
now nearing the 1000 mark. Three
directors have been chosen from
Renville county. They are: Frank
Haas of Preston Lake township;
Henry Hanson of Martinsburg and
Lynn Wulkan of Melville. 1t was
announced at the Glencoe meeting
that actual line construction is to
begin by spring.
Funeral services were held Fri
day at Sacred Heart for Mrs.
Henrick Eliason, 81 years of age,
who died last week. Rev. 0. S.
Melon officiated at the service.
Richard BruSt, assistant cashier
in the Citizens National Bank of
Olivia is i'll at his home. He was
taken to the New Ulm hospital
last week to receive medical aid
and is now conValescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Landy of
the st. Paul hotel, formerly of
Olivia, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Eleanor to Her.
man Carlson of Minneapolis, jan
uary 80 in ST. Columbus Catholic
church, st. Paul. They are MAX
ing their home in Minneapolis.
Jerome O'Holloran returned
Sunday after spending several
weeks in Omaha, Nebraska.
MIR. and Mrs. John Bangerter
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H.
Borneman, Mr.. and Mrs. w. K.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Bjork-
quist at dinner Sunday.
Miss Eleanor Jumer spent the
weekend at Glencoe.
Helen, one year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mcnamara of
Bird ISlard is i'll with pneumonia.
Richard Freeman of st. Paul
spent Sunday with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Freeman OF
Olivia.
Dan Lane attended the Demo-
Graf NlClOly ItlIIliS1 iiCi1 SSS'y
evening in the st. Paul auditor
ium.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Wagemaker
entertained friends at a dinner
party Thursday evening.
The Renville County Medical
auxiliary met March 2 at Olivia
High school. Mrs. R. c. Adams of
Bird Island acted as chairman.
A bus load of Olivia High school
students drove to Minneapolis
Tuesday to attend the University
band concert that evening.
Mary Russell spent the week
ed at the Gleasner home at Bird
Island.
Miss Betty Hull spent the
weekend in the Twin Cities.
Shirley Brown spent Saturday
and Sunday in Minneapolis.
Eileen O'Halloran was a visitor
Saturday and Sunday at the Hen
~ Mcnamara home at Bird Is
lard.
Miss Lylah Solberg, teacher OF
the second grade in the Olivia
school is back at her duties after
weeks illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Parkow OF
Renville spent Sunday in Olivia.
William Russell made bust
ness trip to Willmar Friday.