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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Future>Reading Gybsies Err
IN Visiting Redwood County

1t cost a band of gypsies 1927
tc get out of Redwood county this
week.
Three gypsy men who gave
their names as Ephrem Miller,
Steve George and Eli Frank, were
picked up for investigation at
their camp in Lamberton Mon
day night and held in the Red
wood county jail by Sheriff L. J..
Kise until Tuesday evening.
A broadcast of their descrip-
tons and the license numbers of
the Pierce Arrow, Buick and two
Ford cars in which they are
travelling, was made over KIND
and brought kilograms from
sheriffs in Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin. They all stated that Kise
should release the men if they
returned money stolen in their
communities.
One of the band was dispatch
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
All Board for
Fair Selected
GLENN ARMITAGE HEADS
GROUP; ACHIEVEMENT
DAY GROUP CHOSEN

Glenn Armitage of Redwood
Falls was named chairman of the
county All fair board at a meet
ing of All leaders July 2. Mem
bers of the board to serve with
Mr.. Armitage are Mrs. Otto Flom,
Delhi; Mrs. Robert Bellig, Wabas-
so; Neal Madsen, Morgan and
Francis Jeckell of Lamberton.
The All fair board will have
general charge of all club actiN-
ties at the Redwood county fair.
A list of superintendent for club
projects will be appointed soon.
Neal Madsen of Morgan was
appointed chairman of the Ach-
ievement day committee. Dale
Tetrick of Lamberton and j. r.
Price of Wabasso were appointed
to work with Mr.. Madsen on this
committee, the duties Of which
are to select a time and place for
this event.
The requirements of the cloth
ing project were explained by
Miss May Sontag, state club
agent. Miss Sontag exhibited
samples that could be used as
models by girls enrolled in this
project.
Arrangements were made to
carry on dairy and general live
stock judging work
Miss Inez Davis, vice president
of the All council, was in charge
of the meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
DOUBLE R LEAGUE
MAY ADD 2 TEAMS
CLEMENTS PLAYS HERE
. SUNDAY; DELHI is
VICTIM 1912

Plans to expand the Double R
baseball league next season with
admitting of two new teams,
probably Granite Falls and Rem
vile, were announced this week
following a meeting of team man
ayers at Olivia.
Both towns have teams which
would add class and color to the
league, now composed of six
teams. The Double R was recent
ly given a class A rating in the
state amateur baseball associa-
ton and the season champion will
be eligible to participate in the
state tourney at Lexington park,
st. Paul, this fall.
Redwood Falls took part in the
July 5 celebration at Delhi, win
ming the morning game there
from the Delhi nine 10 to 2.
Sunday the Clements team will
come here for a game at the fair
grounds. Clements was tied for
second place in the first half but
lost its first second half game
two weeks ago. Both teams need
a victory to remain in the run
ming for the second half title.
Urging more support from fans,
Everett Roberts, manager, de-
clared the team is developing fast
and should be a title contender.
He said batting is improving
rapidly and the team already has
a good fielding record.
Seaforth plays at Wabasso and
Olivia at Delhi in other Sunday
games slated.
Roberts and w. B. Steele, coach,
attended the meeting at Olivia.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Sacred Heart Chorus
Will Sing Sunday at
Middle Creek Church

The Sacred Heart Community
Male Chorus, a group of singers
under the direction of A. E. Iver-
son, editor of the Sacred Heart
News, will present a sacred con-
cert at the Middle Creek Evan
gelical church Sunday at p. m.
A number of gospel songs and
negro spirituals are included in
the program. The chorus sings
all of their number a Capella and
although the members are not
trained singers they have blended
their voices into a musical unit
that has delighted many au-
diences. Recently the chorus
presented concert over radio
station WCCO.
M. G.. Melsness, baritone soloist,
will sing two selections and A. E.
Iverson will give a short talk. A
free will offering will be received.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Sidewalks on
Ten Year Plan
| lis Authorized
COUNCIL OKAYS BEER
LICENSE FOR FAIR;
LETS CONTRACT

Redwood Falls residents who
wish to replace old sidewalks
this year will be given 10 years
in which to pay. for them, the
city council decided at meet
ing Tuesday evening. Ten in
stallments will be asked.
The council also let the con-
tract for the construction Of four
blocks of curb and gutter on
Wyoming and Grove Streets to.
R. F. Byram for $2,099.60. Lang
and Mahal, the other bidders,
asked $2,242.74 for the job.
Although a few householders
on one. side of the street protest.
ed, it was decided to build a
sidewalk on both sides of East
street from Second to Fourth,
the entrance to the new high
school building.
When w. A Hauck of the Red
wood county fair board appear
ed to ask if the council would
grant a beer license for this
years fair should the board want
it, members of the council said
they would issue one. Last year
a license was denied.
D. w. Gold, Rev. w. Henry
Westby and Mrs. T. E. Finn
were reappointed to the library
board.
Other business included the
authorization of the construction
of a storm sewer for the block
behind the hotels to relieve the
condition of the sanitary sewer
and the granting of milk licenses
to the Silver Dime lunchroom, c.
E. Cobleigh, Lee Neuschwander
and Jack Simpson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
lOODelegates
atConvention
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
HONORS MRS. FULLER
AT SESSION

More than 100 delegates at
tended the annual state cemetery
convention held Thursday and
Friday in Redwood Falls.
Mrs. Phebe Fuller of Redwood
Falls, state vice-president was
presented with purse in recogni-
ton of her services and through
out the convention, speakers ex-
pressed their admiration. ..- ...
1t was decided to hold the next
convention in st. Paul and Paul
Daggett of st. Paul was elected
president of the organization. E.
A. Peterson of Willmar replaced
Mrs. Fuller as vice-president and
Lewis Scofield of Zumbrota was
renamed secretary-t treasurer.
Cemeteries reflect the culture
and sentiment of the community"
Mrs. Fuller declared in a talk
Thursday morning. ''Our GENET
cries are the most permanent
record we leave for posterity."
In the afternoon, Daggett dis
cuSSed the recent strike of GENET
cry workers in Minneapolis
charging that the same men back
of the truck drivers strike were
responsible for that one.
Next to a church, a cemetery
is the most sacred thing in the
world" Rev. Godfrey O'Sullivan
of Redwood Falls said in his add
dress Thursday afternoon.
GAS long as the cemetery exists,
there's no power on earth that can
destroy the idea of God," he said.
Rev. J. w. Mettam, district SUPP
erintendent of Methodist church.
es, was the principal speaker at
the banquet Thursday evening in
the Methodist church parlors. He
discussed famous tombs and bur-
ial grounds throughout the world
which he has visited.
Friday landscaping and other
subjects of interest to cemetery
associations were discussed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Win Trips
To State Fair
HOME ECONOMICS All
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
WEDNESDAY

Two Redwood county girls, Au
Della Thomkins of the Sherman
Al club and Jane VIM of the
Seaforth organization, won trips
to the state fair with the silent
bread baking demonstration
which they presented at the All
home economics demonstrations
achievement day at Wabasso
Wednesday. Thirty-six girls took
part.
Silent bread baking teams are
always awarded trips to the fair
at the county contests but other
county winners in home econom-
les must compete in the sub-dis-
trict event which will be held at
Marshall Monday.
Irene NeuSchWander was sell
ected to demonstrate making po-
tato soup in the meal preparation
class and Marian Allan and Edna
Mcnamara of the Paxton group
will demonstrate jelly making in
the canning project.
Catherine VIM of the Seaforth
club won both the demonstration
and room furnishing events. Her
demonstration was on upholster-
ing a walnut chair and her eX-
hipit was a walnut table and
chair and cherry sewing box in
laid with mother-of-pearl, all of
which were made by her great
grandfather. She refiniShed and
repaired them.
Judges said the room furnish
ing exhibits were particularly
outstanding. Florence WittWer
OF Wabasso showed maple furni-
ture. Loretta Waterman of Char
lcstown had a desk made from a
radio cabinet and Hazel Thorn
kins of Sherman exhibited mod
ernistic desk made from a nine
foot redwood board.
A bolero dress made OF white
-four sacks trimmed with three
tone rick-rack braid won Mar
garet Whittet of the Redwood
Mixers the county thrift title.
Bonnie Wieberg of Lamberton
also showed chic fiour-sack out
ut trimmed in navy blue.
Two clothing teams will 60 to
the Marshall contest. They in
clude Helen and Gertrude Kruse
of Gales who will demonstrate
the care of the sewing machine
and lone Schmidtke and Alice
Wagner of Morgan who will talk
On seams and seam finishing for
For the third year Verge Trent
of Delhi won the cake baking
contest and will demonstrate the
making of a spice cake at the sub
district.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Currie Youth
Sentenced to
St. Cloud Jail
DRIVER OF DEATH CAR
GETS IN YEARS ON
NEW CHARGE

A sentence not to exceed two
years and six months in the St.
Cloud reformatory was given
Charles c. Cummiskey, "a, of
Currie when he plead guilty to a
charge of criminal negligence in
the operation of a motor vehicle
before Judge A. B. Gislason in
Redwood Falls Wednesday after
noon.
The charge grew out of an acct
dent June 81 in which Anthony
Owczarzak, Tracy High school
junior, sustained injuries from
which he died % hours later.
Under the 1887 state law, per-
son operating car while intoxi-
Gated and causing a death is
guilty of criminal negligence. The
maximum sentence is five years
in prison and a $1,000 fine.
Cummiskey will be eligible for
parole after serving 10 months in
the institution.
The youth admitted drinking
whiskey at Currie, Walnut Grove
and Revere the night of the acct
dent, which occurred about mid
night approximately a mile west
of Walnut Grove. Cummiskey's
auto crashed into the rear of a
Car in which Owczarzak was
riding.
He will be taken to St. Cloud
by Sheriff L. J. Kise today.
The son of State Representative
T. V. Cummiskey of Murray
county, he was employed in a tile
factory at the time of the acct
dent. He said his usual occupa-
ton is that of a stock buyer. He
attended college at Winona for
two years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
SurplusFood
WasteClainaed
WORKER ALLIANCE TO
SEE COUNTY BOARD
ON MATTER

Unnecessary wastage of surplus
commodities brought into the
county for distribution to relief
clients will be charged at the next
meeting of the Workers Alliance
and may be brought to the atten-
ton of the county commissioners
at their next meeting, officers of
the WPA workers group said this
week. $3.50
Alliance members charge that
cabbage shipped here recently
were in excellent condition when
they arrived but were allowed to.
stand at the county home for a.
week before distribution. They
estimate that half of each head
had to be cut away before it was
fit for consumption. They also
charge that some grapefruit and
apples rotted before being distri-
buted and say they can prove
that 26 sacks of -four were resift-
ed and resacked after mice and
rats had got into them.
Relief officials point out that it
is impossible to deliver produce
tc all points of the county in one
Gay. The cabbage, they say,
came off a refrigerator car and
were put into a shed at the county
home. There was some spoilage
of both cabbage and grapefruit,
but because of the lack of refri-
geration facilities and the impos-
sibility of getting them out at
once, the spoilage could not be
avoided. Every groceryman
knows, they state, that there is
some spoilage in all produce.
One official pointed out that the
commodities are not a county
charge, that the county simply
pays the freight and that IL
complaints are too frequent and
unreasonable, the county can stop
the practice, which would de-
prive relief clients Of any surplus
commodity distribution.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08

iinHoidayFne
2 CAR ACCIDENTS AND
FIREWORKS BURNS
MAR WEEKEND

Two automobile accidents, ire
and minor fireworks mishaps
marred what was expected to be
quiet two day Fourth of July
holiday in Redwood Falls.
The ice house owned by j. A.
StortS was burned so that it will
probably be impossible to salvage
any of the material, in a fire Of
unknown origin which broke out
shortly after 2 p. m. Monday.
Charles Storts, George Steele
and Leo Joe Lauterbach were
working at the place when the
flames broke out between the
walls. They called the Redwood
Falls fire department which
pumped water from Lake Red
wood to quen the blaze.
Four years ago another fire
destroyed structure at the same
site.
Pearl Odegaard, formerly OF
Granite Falls, and Mable New
man of Seaforth who were trav-
cling from Minneapolis to visit
the Selmer Cole family near Del
hi were injured in an accident
about 4 a. m. Sunday. The car
overturned at ct" corner just
east of the Cole farm, in the same
neighborhood as the Holt Cole
accident of few years ago. =
Miss Odegaard suffered a seri-
Gus laceration of the forearm and
Miss Newman was badly shaken
up.
H. A. Nusheim, As, of Madison,
Wisconsin, suffered cut eye
brow and cut chin when his car
left the paving six miles north of,
Morton at about z p. m. Sunday.
A friend riding with him was UNI
injured.
Playing with fireworks result
ed in burned fingers for Johnny
Kline, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
Kline, Billy Edwards, c. H. Bur-
meister and Frank Forbes. John
Goforth cut his foot on piece of
glass in the. park and received
medical attention.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
EPWORTH LEAGUE-ERS
MEETING AT FAIRMONT

Rev. G.. E. Martin left Monday
afternoon for Fairmont where he
will attend the Epworth league
district institute this week. Sup
erintendent j. w. Mettam of Man.
kato is dean and Rev. C. H. Mill
er of Fairmont is manager. Rev.
Martin is one Of the members of
the faculty and will teach during
the entire week. Bishop ]. Ralph
Magee speaks Sunday at 1913 a.
m. and at a mass meeting In the
evening at Sylvania park at Z p.
m. Young people who are at
tending are Maxine Day, Betty
Jean Freise, Lorraine Martin,
Mary Jean Paffrath, Hills Stay
maker, Wesley Slaymaker, Media
Anderson and Clara Quesenberry.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Stephany and Forster.
at Furniture Showing

E. j. Stephany of Redwood
Falls and v. II. Forster of Spring
field left Wednesday to spend
seven days at the American
Furniture Mart, Chicago.
More than 800 manufacturers
will show models in the mart
building, the largest structure de-
voted to single industry in the
world. The representatives Of
Forster Furniture company will
study market trends and make
purchases besides attending the
meetings Of the retailers associ-
alton and the buying group with
which they are affiliated.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Archbishopto
Confirm Class
This Evening
20 OTHER PRIESTS TO
ASSIST IN CHURCH
SERVICES

IA The Right Reverend John Gre
CORY Murray, archbishop of st.
Paul, will confirm a class of over
so at st. GATHERINGS church in
Redwood Falls at 1880 p. m. %
day.
Rev. Godfrey O'Sullivan, past
or of the church and 20 other
priests from throughout the di-
Geese will assist the archbishop
in the services. Rev. O'Sullivan
expects that class of As juniors
and six adults will be confirmed.
1t is also expected that the
archbishop will say mass at the
Redwood Falls church Friday
morning
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08

ed to collect the money from the
rest of the group who had moved
from Lamberton to Lake Benton.
A hundred dollars went to Ocon-
to, Wisconsin, S35 to Willmar; $22
to Cologne; 500 to Wadena and
$35 to Fergus Falls. With costs
the total was 1927.
While incarcerated along with
five-year-old Johnny George, son
of Steve George, they caused SO
much commotion with rapping on
the door of the Jail room and re-
quests for various articles and
services that they were finally
allowed to hold a well-guarded
picnic on the Jail lawn. ~
Authorities said their release
from the hated confinement came
about like this.
Little boy sick, has to get out
of jail"
well, all right, aDe'll let him
out" ...
"Pm little boys father, 1 haze
to 90 toith him.
ooh, all right, 11e'Il let you 90
to-"
81 haze to 90 ,Dith little boy
and his father"
90. K"
81 haze to 90 aDith that little
boy and his father and that man. %
ooh, Uell."
Then they trouped happily out
to the lawn, where, supervised by
police officers, they had a picnic
including bread and onions, pop
and watermelon.
Just to keep in practice, they
wheedled the money for their
food from interested bystanders,
about 20 packets of matches from
a state crime bureau operative
and five old hats from Sheriff
Kise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Gwendolyn Paskewitz
Weds Robert Barber

Miss Gwendolyn PaskewitZ,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Paskewitz, and Robert Barber,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Barber,
both of Vesta, were married Sat
urday noon at Redwood Falls.
Attending the couple were
Miss Ruth Barber, sister of the
groom, and Alfred Paskewitz,
brother of the bride. Following
the ceremony, a dinner was serv-
ed to 35 immediate relatives at
the home of the bride. The
newlyweds left on a trip to Min
neapolis and Anoka, where they
will visit relatives and friends.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Caucus to Select
Board Candidates

A caucus for the purpose of
nominating two candidates for
the board of education will be
held Friday at 8 p. m. at the city
hall, it was announced this week.
Terms of Mrs. G.. A. Latter
bach and L. A. Cheney who were
elected after being asked to file
at a similar caucus three years
ago, expire July 20 when the an
nual meeting of the district will
be held. - So
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Lamberton Visitors Tellof
Dakota Grasshobber Plague

Lamberton Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Rinke and children Of
Aberdeen, S. d. called ON friends
here while visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bendixen near
Revere over the weekend. Mr..
Rinke was for many years a
Lamberton business man. He
says that what promised to be
fine crops are being taken by
grasshoppers. Swarms of them
light on a field and take it row
by row.
Mrs. w. C. Lauer returned
Wednesday from Beach, N. d.
where she and her sister. Miss
Lois Longbottom had been visit
ing their parents. Grasshoppers
and cut worms were thick and
not over a 20 per cent crop Is exc
pected.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
CLEMENTS WINS A TO O

Clements-A ho1nerun by P.
Quesenberry contributed to a to
@ victory which Clements scored
over Wabasso in kittenball game
at Beran field Tuesday night. The
runs were all scored in the first
inning. Quesenberry and Selke
were the Clements battery while
Rucktaeschel and Hauptli were
ON the Wabasso firing line Cues
enberry had II strikeouts, Ruck-
tseschel six. Paxton and Glenn
ents play July 8 at $3.50 p. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
Roy Warner to Run
Pure Oil Station

Roy Warner has taken over
Jepp's Pure Oil station on Sec
ond street, where he will be
assisted by Gilbert Weber, who
was formerly employed by F. L.
Jeppesen at the place.
Jeppesen gave up the business
to take a position as substitute
city mail carrier here. He had
operated the station Tor about
five years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
TAKES NEW POSITION

Earl Whiting, who has served
as secretary for Congressman d.
Worth Clark at Washington, D.. c.
for several months has taken an
other position with Mr.. Clark at
Bondbrook, New Jersey. He ex.
poets to be employed soon with
the Chapman Chemical company
for whom N. H. Bovee of Red
wood Falls is also working.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Jordan
(Freda Laudon) of Tulsa, Okla
homa who have been on a trip
which included a visit in Mexico,
the Carlsbad caverns and Pixies
Peak will arrive this week for a
stay with Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. A.
Laudon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08
PLAY AT WINTHROP

Members of the Redwood Falls
golf club will go to Winthrop
Sunday to engage in an inter-city
tournament. Play viii begin at
2 p M. and all local golfers are
urged to enter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Nicholson
and daughters returned Tuesday
from weekend visit with rela-
tives at Sank Centre.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Roswell
and family spent Sunday after
noon at the Al. Keil home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Rogers and
children were at Sand lake over
the weekend
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-06-24

They will mean higher prices and a
reduction of general buying power.
That in turn will react against the or
gained workers the form of unem-
|ployment AS their real earnings in
contrast with their hourly wages drop
their buying power likewise declines.
All classes and all groups must
reach the higher earning levels some
what together. Our recent history
should prove conclusively that ecouo-
mic disturbance follows any trend
which gives few unequal advantage
es, whether it is fractional percent
age i'll the highest income brackets or
a comparatively small proportion of
those employed in industry and bus
mess.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-06-24
WHERE CRIME sPAwNs

Here 8 to crime" is the title OF
an amazing book recently published by
Courtney Riley copper. We were am
azed aAd astounded at the revelations
contained therein as presented In a
brief digest published Ill national
magazine.
What impressed us most was the
story of how criminals escape the
full penalty of their transgressions
through the faulty administration OF
parole boards. The close contact be-
tween organized crime and metropoli-
tan politics also helps to explain why
Americas record in crime is nothing
of which we should be proud.
And as we think over what we found
in this article, we cannot overlook the
opportunities offered to comment up
on the contrast between the govern
ment of big cities and Of small COM
munities like Coulee City
In towns like ours police officials
may not be schooled IN the latest me-
thods of crime detection; they may
not be masterhul men who can cope
with the cunning of any outlaw, but
they are honest and seek to do their
duty as they see it. There is no dir
ect contact between men who make
their way in the world by crime and
the highest officials in the commun-
ity. There are no fixers to get them
free once they are in the hands of
the law. And for this reason our
community is comparatively free
from all crime. Organized crime as
"a way of life simply does not exist
here.
If our great cities were governed
with the same honesty and regard
for public duty that characterize
government in small community like
ours America would not be crime
ridden nation. This problem about
which so much is written and spoken
would not exist. The great metropolis
is the spawning ground Of organized
crime.