The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-02-11
OTHER RENVILLE NEWS
IN WEEKLY LETTER
FROM OLIVIA
By Gertrude Ployhart

Olivia-Death came Friday to
Sydney Jones, % year old coach
and faculty member of Danube
High school. He had been i'll for
several weeks with pneumonia
and when complications set in last
week, his condition became criti-
cal. He is survived by his par
ents, who reside at Lime Springs,
Iowa, and by one brother, Lieu
tenant Jones of Fort Smelling. The
deceased had taught in the Dam
ube school a year and half.
Miss Fern Russell, Renville
County Welfare worker, left Sun
day for st. Paul to attend a meet
ing of county welfare workers
Monday and Tuesday. Following
the meeting, she will spend two
weeks at the Capitol, receiving in
structions in the new government
program of social welfare work.
Clete Rauenhorst accompanied
Pete Murphy to Morton, Sunday.
Walter Morgan is seriously i'll
with pneumonia at his home
north of Olivia.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Thomas Morgan
are the parents of a girl born
Sunday, February 7.
The February meeting of the
Women's Auxiliary was held
Monday at the A. H. Lietzke
home. Hostesses for the evening
were Mrs. A. H. Lietzke, Mrs.
John Melhouse and Mrs. Harry
MatteSon.
Mrs. Albert Lietzke Jr. and
Mrs. Oscar Windhorst are en-
ployed as substitute teachers in
the Olivia schools for Miss Cath
crime Shore and Miss Eleanor
Dougherty, who were recently in
jured in an automobile accident.
They are recovering from their
injuries.
Monday, February l at $50 p.
m. was chosen by Miss Maybelle
Louise Marks, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Marks of Marshall,
as the date for her marriage to
Bertram Thelmer Gerde, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Gerde of Sac
red Heart. Irene Nordby was the
brides only attendant while Silas
Gerde attended the bridegroom.
The Booster club of Olivia held
its regular meeting Monday of
last week at Hotel Olivia. George
A. Jacobson was reelected to the
office of president. a
The Foresters held their thirty
eighth annual ball Friday in the
Olivia armory. Music was fur
nished by Eddie Wilfahrt and his
band.
The K. c. dance, which was to
be held Monday of this week at
Bird Island was postponed be-
cause of inclement weather.
Miss Mary Russell spent the
weekend in Minneapolis.
MIR. and Mrs. Morton Bjork-
quist spent the weekend in Min
neapolis. ~ ~~'s
Mrs. P. w. Moran and Mrs. A.
L. Jansen entertained at a bene-
fit bridge party for the Legion
auxiliary Friday evening at the
Moran home.
Mrs. Mary Wagemaker spent
several days this week at the W..
J. Russell home.
The marriage of Miss Georgia
Poulas, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Poulas of Olivia and Stew
en- Knaresboro, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Knaresboro of Rem
vile took place February 4, at ST.
Aloysius church, Olivia, at $50 a.
m. The attendants were Miss
Ruth Padrnos and Emert Knares-
boro. Following the ceremony,
wedding dinner for immediate
relatives was served at the home
of the bridegroom's parents.
In a basketball game here Fri
day night between Olivia High
and Danube High school, Olivia
held an advantage throughout the
game, winning by a score of 1921.
Ed Widseth, All-American tao
kle of the University of Minnesota
football team, will be the main
speaker at a father and sons ban
quet at Sacred Heart February IL.
The banquet is sponsored by the
BrOIlGrnOOQ Oh ouE odNlOuuS
church. Dinner will be served to
124 by the Ladies Aid.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Hendrickson
will entertain at bridge Thursday
night.
Miss Adeline LEM spent the
weekend at her home in RenVille.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ployhart
entertained at dinner party
Thursday evening.
The Olivia fire-department
answered three calls last week
and in spite of the high winds,
succeeded in quickly extinguish-
ing the blazeS. Two of the fires
were caused by flying sparks from
chimneys in the homes of Warren
Helms and Carl Laumer. Both re-
suited in roof damage, a large
hole being burned in the Helms
home. The third fire was caused
by oil burning in the A. V. Hau-
brick garage. No damage was
done.