The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-16
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S YEARS AGO

YEARS AGO
Redwood Falls declared a holi-
day on the completion of the
pavement between Gaylord and
Marshall.-Martin Sandager was
saved from serious injury when
he was dragged from under
tractor wheels by Bonnie Samp-
son.-The schools and churches of
Redwood Falls planned on CO.
operating in giving religious
training. Billy Finn sustained a
broken shoulder blade in football
practice and was lost to the squad
for the rest of the year.-The
Redwood Falls football schedule
called for eight games for the
season.
10 YEARS AGO
Mrs. Bess Wilson was a can
didate for the state presidency of
the Minnesota Federation of
Women's clubs r. M. Camp
bell represented the Redwood
Falls Presbyterian church at the
Mankato Presbytery held at Stay
ton.-Mrs. A. E. King died at
Mount Morris, Illinois. and
Mrs. Schierenbeck of Renville
were involved in an auto accident
near Delhi Work was begun on
the de Weird feed mill at Morton.
Miss Mildred Lobdell, former
resident here, returned from a
trip to Europe.-Dr. Fred Melges
and his sister Miss Helen Melges
arrived here for a visit with their
parentS.-Fires of unknown orr
gin occurred near Walnut Grove.
The Sports club surprised Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Lauterbach on
their wedding anniversary.-The
Equality club was entertained at
the home of Mrs. I. L. Spencer
Mrs. Lars Benson, wife of one of
the best known farmers in the
Morgan community, died.-Judge
Albert Emerson returned from a
trip to Ontario, Canada.
Is YEARS AGO
Otto w. Grapp purchased the
E. c. Thurwachter stock and took
possession of the building immed-
iately.-Lauterbach brothers Sc
cured the building occupied by
Mr.. Grapp and moved their ice
cream parlor there's. C. Peter
son opened a women's furnish
ings store formerly occupied by
Mr.. Thurwachter. Peter Sim
ming fell dead in his barn near
Wabasso.-County officers elect
ed were: L. p. Larson, county
auditor; c. v. Everett, county
treasurer; F. j. Hassenstab, sher-
iff; Mrs. Adella Pratt, superin-
tendent Of schools; A. D. McRae,
register of deeds; w. C. Weldon,
clerk of court; A. R. A. Laudon,
judge of probate. J. r. Keefe and
c. M. Bendixen were elected
state representatives from this
county.-E. w. Peck, state secre-
tary of the Y. M. c. A. gave sew
eral lectures at the Episcopal
church.-Gottlieb Kuenzli's I'm
perial took to the ditch while he
was returning from New Ulfn
with his family j. R. Keefe
was invited to act as a member of
the reception committee to greet
Woodrow Wilson upon his arrival
in st. Paul.-Rud Stensvad issued
call for meeting of the Com
mercial club to help plan a cam
paign of publicity to develop
western Minnesota.-Eleven hun
dred people comprising a congre-
cation of Rock Dell, Delhi, Bel
view and Opdahl gathered at the
Rock Dell church to celebrate the
fortieth anniversary of the organ
ization of the church. Thomas
Riley and Miss Cecilia Kelly of
Morton were William
Gray and Mary Biggers were
married.-A man, later adjudged
insane, threw a rock at Rev.
Langholz of Morgan during
church services.-P. v. Finley
and G.. w. Behler of the high
school faculty were well pleased
with the material that turned out
for football practice.
SO YEARS AGO
Schotzke's five and ten cent
store was moved to the next door
east of Vaugh's saloon.-An oys-
ter supper was served at the new
O'Hara building.-Mr Frazier of
the North Redwood quarries was
given contract to furnish gran
lite for a bridge in Minneapolis
The Misses, Smith, dressmakers.
moved to the house occupied by
Mrs. Jones, south of c. T. Wards.
u. P. Jones and v. M. Parsons
completed their work on the
school house in the Thurston
Observation-Disclosures THOMPSON
was several weeks away from
duty, having been down with an
attack of typhoid fever.-T. H
Kings threshing crew took foul