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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28
INSURANCE OF
CROPS LIKELY
BY NEXT YEAR
CROP YIELDS COVERED
IN LIMITED PLAN
AT WASHINGTON

A program of crop insurance
will be available to farmers in
1888 if the recommendations of a
committee in Washington, D. c.
are followed, according to DR.. o.
B. JesneSS, chief of the division
of agricultural economics, Uni
versity Farm, st. Paul.
Persons who have looked for
ward to coverage of all crops and
hazards, both as to yields and
price, may feel that the recon-
mendations do not go far enough,
says DR.. Jesness, for the commit
tee has recommended that only
crop yields be covered by insur-
ance. This, however, may be
foresighted action on the part of
the committee since past attempts
at crop insurance, particularly
where price was included, have
not met with encouraging results
A modest start, with expansion
following as experience justifies it
rather than an extensive program
which might meet disaster is the
recommendation of DR.. JeSneSS.
Premium rates must be adjusted
to experiences and individual
farmers to prevent situation in
which regions with favorable rec
ords and efficient farmers would
bear the burdens of regions or
farmers with greater risks.
The proposed plan of crop in
surance, as recommended by the
committee, is that payment of
premiums and indemnities be
made in kind or a cash equival-
ent, and that insurance reserves
be in the form of stored commod-
tiles of the kind of crop covered
by insurance. This includes part
of the so-called "ever normal
granary" idea with the insurance
program. This should help, in
some measure, to adjust crop sup
plies available for the market.
Costs of storing crops will have
to be taken into consideration be-
fore arriving at results. 1t is i'm
portant, says DR.. Jesness, that
such storage in connection with
the insurance plan not be confus-
ed with a program of government
buying of surplus commodities to
raise prices.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28
RITES Held FOR
THOMAS ALLEN, SO
PIONEER RESIDENT OF
NORTH HERO DIED
.E SUNDAY

Walnut Grove = Funeral ser
vices were conducted Tuesday af-
ternoon at the Methodist church
for Thomas Allen, SO, who died at
his home here Sunday afternoon
after a brief illness. Rev. John
Gresham officiated.
Mr.. Allen was born at East
Farnham, Quebec, March %, 1847,
the twelfth child of a family of 13.
At 81 he went to Mansion, Wis
consin, but later worked in south
ern states during the reconstruc-
ton period following the Civil
war, helping clear away the ruins
and survey for new railroad lines.
In 1871 he came to Walnut
Grove from Mansion, making the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28
"Gift" Check
Costs Plenty
CASTING CHECK INTEND
ED FOR ANOTHER
COSTS $3S.65

Luverne-When Clarence E.
Peterson of ST. James received an
unexpected check of $50 through
the mails recently, he thought he
was a lucky man but the check
was boomerang. The check was
from the Shipley Construction
company, and while Peterson did
not remember that the company
owed him any money, it was
made out in his name, c. E. Pet
erson and he cashed the check in
Luverne.
It came back to the proprietress
of a cafe, Mrs. Selma Johnson,
payment refused" When Mrs.
Johnson was unable to locate Pet
erson, she called Sheriff Hitter
man and a warrant was sworn
out for his arrest. Investigation
revealed that the check was in
tended for another c. E. Peterson
and when the Shipley company
received the endorsed check they
Immediately refused payment be-
cause it was not the endorsement
of their c. E. Peterson.
When the sheriff learned that
Peterson had stopped in Sleepy
Eye, New Ulm, Window and a
half dozen other places, calls
were sent to these cities in vain
attempt to locate him. In the
meantime Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson
were still in Luverne enjoying
their honeymoon. The sheriff re-
ceived word that they were about
to leave on the morning bus for
Wisconsin. He rushed down to
the bus depot only to find that
they had not got on the bus.
Knowing that tickets can be
purchased on the bus and know
ing that bus driver always stops
for passengers who doSpot get on
at the station, he made arrange
ments with the driver to stop the
bus in case the couple got on fur
Their along. Mr. and Mrs. Peter
son got on three blocks east of the
station and the sheriff took them
into custody.
When informed of the charges,
MIR. Peterson hurried down to the
cafe and made the check good. In
municipal court he was allowed
to plead guilty to petty larceny
rather than face the more serious
charge of forgery.
In all, the check which MIR. Pet
erson thought was such heaven
sent gift cost him 1885, for he
not only made the check good but
he paid a $25 fine, $3.50 in cour
costs and $1O.15 to the sheriff fol-
telephone calls and jailer's fees.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28

trip with other pioneers by OK
team. He was the second man to
file a claim for land in North Hero
and was connected with the name
ing Of the township. He was q
direct descendant of Ethan Allen,
Revolutionary war general, who
with his. brother Samuel, owned
island estates in Lake Charnp}ain,
New York, named North Hero and
South Hero. Byron Knight, pion-
eer resident and father of Mrs.
Myrtle Cantine of Walnut Grove,
is credited with having selected
the name.
In 1875 Mr.. Allen married Flea
nor HutchinS of MauSton who
died last October and they occu-
pied the farmstead until 1916
when they moved to Walnut
Grove. Survivors include son,
Jewett of Walnut Grove and a
daughter, Mrs. H. N. Hansen of
Remer and a grand daughter, Ell
eanor Hansen of Minneapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28

ed at the Ray Sawyer home at Re-
we're Sunday.
Award Magelson of Walker
spent the weekend at the A. w.
Olson home. .s..@
Earl Zieske who is employed at
the Botsford lumber yards at
Westbrook spent the weekend at
the parental E. w. Zieske home
William Thompson was taken to
the c mic Hospital Friday suffer-
ing with pneumonia.
Miss Mildred Wendorf who has
been visiting in Tracy returned
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Cantine and
son, Kenneth of Wabasso visited
his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Cantine
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Nelson and
son of Vesta visited at the paren-
tai Albert Klucking home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Klevan OF
Westbrook visited at the parenta,
Bert Addison home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Q. Nelson OF
Lakefeld spent the weekend al
the Mabel Boelke home.
Rev. o. J. Govig made bust
ness trip to Minneapolis Monday
Beverly Bell who was injured
in an automobile accident while
coming to Walnut Grove to attenC
tho Hftieth wedding anniversary
of her grandparents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. T. H. Bell and was in the
hospital at New Ulm was able tt
go to her home at Mankato Wed.
nesday.
Mrs. Hamilton of Holly town.
ship died at the home of her son
Robert Hamilton at Pipestone Fri
day. Rites were held there Tues
day and the body was taken t.
Iowa for burial. Mrs. Hamilton
was SO years old.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28
High School Boys
Pledged to Grow
Small MOuStache

New Ulm-If a moustache
makes a man, there may be some
real he-men at New Ulm High
school.
A piece of paper appeared on
the bulletin board at the school
recently asking for the signatures
of those who would agree to live
up to a pledge to grow a small
mouStache.
Whether the movement is an
attempt to regain for the mascu-
line element some of the prestige
lost when they were outdone by
the girls in recent strength con-
test is not known, but the sign
attracted considerable attention
during the short time which it
was posted. It was removed from
the board because only official
bulletins are allowed and the
pledge was strictly unofficial.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28
SchwarZrOck Leads
at Bat and Afeld

Springfield = Lester SchwarZ-
rock, Springfield's contribution to
professional baseball, came in for
more honors last week when he
was officially announced as the
leading hitter and leading first
baseman in the Arkansas-Mis-
souri, league.
"Swatty," as he is best known,
lived up to his name as he drove
out 124 hits in 372 times at bat
for an average of 1888. Included
among the hits were 20 doubles,
five triples and IL homeruns. He
had but ten errors at first base
for a fielding average of 800. His
stellar work earned him a pro-
motion to the Chicago White Sox
of the American League which
aggregation he joined for the fin
al two weeks of the big league
season last fall.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28
Walnut Grove Royal
NeighbOrs Install
By Mrs. Fred Prail

Walnut Grove - The Royal
Neighbors met Monday afternoon
at the H. H. Gremmert nome
when the following officers were
installed: oracle, Mrs. Edith DAN
ieIson; past oracle, Frances Pran'
vice oracle, Eva Gremmert; chan
ceYYor. Kitty Olmstead; recorder,
EDNA De Smith; receiver, Bertna
Nelson; marshal, Jessie Bulen;
assistant marshal, Anna Ford
ham: faith, Margaret De Bates;
courage, Alta Jackson; modesty,
Mary MaSterson; unseltiShnesS,
I .auretta Smith and endurance,
Amanda Anderson, Lunch was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Sullivan
went to Comfrey Friday evening
where Mr.. Sullivan refereed a
basketball game and then went on
to Minneapolis for the weekend.
AR. and Mrs. Joe SmarZik OF
Tracy spent the weekend at the
parental William Thompson home.
The second son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Forest Stump was taken to the
Tracy hospital Friday for treat
ment.
Norman Eten was operated on
for appendicitis at the Tracy hos
pital Saturday.
Miss Flora Jones went to Min
neapoliS Saturday to meet her
mother. Mrs. Julia Jones who has
been at MinOt, N. D. caring Tor
her son who was injured. She re-
turned to Walnut Grove with Miss
Flora Jones the first of the week
Mrs. Vernell Addison and daugh-
ter stayed at the Jameson home
during FIOra'S absence.
Louis Danielson of st. LaWren-
ce, S. D. came Saturday night &c
visit at the DR.. T. w. Prail home
He returned Sunday accompanied
bv his sister. Mrs. Vernon Schlat-
ter of Spanway, Wash. who will
visit there for few days before
leaving for Denver where she
will visit her brother, Roy Dan
ieIsOn before returning to Wash
IngtOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Molstad ano
Mrs. Ole Oleson made a business
trip to Tracy Sunday, Mrs. Olesor
is suffering with a carbuncle or
her arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Passmore
and son, Curtis of Westbrook call,
ed at the Fred Prail home Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Esther Christensen O.
Westbrook called at the Fred Prai
home Sunday morning on her wa.
to Aitkin where she will teach il
the home economics department.
Mrs. c. G.. Klug entertained thu
Sew and So club Thursday will
Mrs. c. w. Bulen as assistant hos
tess.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Satter visit
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28
Stolen Car Found
After Long Drive

A 1884 Ford va, belonging to
Arthur Knapp of Redwood Falls,
was stolen from the streets OF
Morton Saturday night and found
the next morning in the same
town with the gasoline and oil
low and the chains torn off. 1t
had apparently been driven some
distance.
A broadcast of it's theft was sent
out over station KIND and Rem
Vile and Redwood county police
authorities were notified but the
thief has not been found.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28

Mrs. E. M. johnson will enter
tain her contract club Saturday
afternoon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28
and winter sports program.
Misunderstanding rink.
Countrywide II team mems in
dependent basketball league.
Form Commercial
Club at SanbOrn

Sanborn-Between so and 60
employers and employees repre-
senting the business and profess
sional firms of Sanborn recently
organized the Sanborn CONNER
cial club. A membership commit
tee comprised of H. j. Weber, Ray
Vogel and George Busse have
secured As paid up members.
August Timm was named presi-
dent; w. Yaeger, vice president
and F. H. Harder, secretary
treasurer. Theodore Hensch, E.
S. Steinberg, R. Hageman, w. D.
.'Yaeger and H. Peake were named
to the board of directors.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28
MRS. BYRAM BETTER

Mrs. Edythe Byram who has
been seriously ill in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, is better, according
to a telegram received by Frank
Baldwin Saturday. The wire came
after Mrs. Byram's sister, Mrs,
Baldwin, had rushed by plane to
Kansas City and taken a flier to
New Mexico to be at her bedside.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-28
PAYS SIS FINE

Mrs. Laura Colwell of Franklin
was fined SIS when she appeared
before Judge T. P. Reed Jr.
Thursday afternoon. A highway
patrol charge stated that a truck
of which she is owner ran through
"a stop sign on highway 10.
The Kusko times., 1937-08-06

 ENCOURAGING
 AT G00lNEWs

J. ". Fielder, of Fielder & Gale. ar rived in Takotna Sunday night, com ing up from Goodnews Bay with Pi- lot Ray Peterson
 Platinum Has Future
 Mir. Fielder reports Platinum as a booming little camp with promise of g real future He informs us that the Kusko Times has been getting good straight news in recent issues concerning the Goodnews district and verified the articles and items we have been receiving from that camp.
 Haven't Reached Bedrock Yet
 The mining man states. that al- though bedrock hasn't been reached as vet on Pierce Point, that Joe Jean had sunk a hole to the depth Of eight feet and found gold all the way down with the exception Of an absence of pay cn the six foot level, but again showing up a. seven feet and contin- uing 1T gold is found to be on bed rock, the camp Of Platinum is made, but eEen if t doesn't there $ a pos sibility that f will pay, worked with machinery. at 8 depth ef eight feet or more with pay all the way down.
 Fielder and Gale have a large store at Platinum and s-7Tplv the various mining camps besides quitting tGe stampedsrs. Mr. Fel3ec went on c1t 10 the Fielder < Gale dredge on Tan lee creek Monday cyer;ng where he will look over operators and visit for 6 short time.
The Kusko times., 1937-08-06
YIBE & SCHWALSDALL HAVE GOOD CLEANUP

Nels Vibe was an overnight b1si- ness visitor al the Nugget Roadhouse Tuesday, leaving Wednesday for Spaulding creek.
 It is reported that they had a very satisfactory cleanup Q few days ago.
 The pay seems 10 be getting better as the draEline moves on up the creek, f. $ stated The bucket on the Graellae was broken the other day and they were compelled to change buckets and put the old one back on.
 Joe Oates went out today to pick ID the damaged bucket and haul it down to the Canes Greek dredge to be repaired.
The Kusko times., 1937-08-06
McADAMS AND GURTLER
 WILL FREIGHT ON RIVER

A H Twitchell and Ted McAdams made Q trip down river to Miller's sawmil Sunday after some boat ium- Der with which McAdams plans on widening his boat.
 The boat has been widened four feet. converting the boat into a barge. E. 0. Gurtler Of Fairview. is helping him with the 5verhauling and renoue,,s.c cf the beat. Gurtler has a 38-fool boat tied ID at Ophir on the Irnoko river, powered with a 9 hp- motor which he and NcAdams will use~to- push -rle newly construct ed barge.
 The t-o men expect to be ready to start plying the Takotna river load cd with much-needed freight within a week and will keep going-come high, come low-water.
The Kusko times., 1937-08-06
FISHERMEN RETURNING TO ANCHORAGE AS SEASON ENDS

At least $50 men have already ar rived or were enr0ute 10 Anchorage from Cook Inlet and Bristol Bay points as the season ended, according to late arrivals in Takotna.
 It is reported hat they had only five days of fishing as 9 result of a late closing order issued by the Bu- -eau Of Fisheries because Of a light run of fish this year. The men had expected to fish until August l, but the fish commissioner closed the sea- son July 20. ten days early. IL is believed by many that the activities of the Japanese fishing boats in the Bristol Bay region, had considerable to do with the premature closing or- der
The Kusko times., 1937-08-06
Twenty Men Are
 Laid Off; Nixon
 Work Ends Soon

Corresponding with the diminishing funds appropriated for the construc- tion of the Nixon Forks road, the AL aska Road Commission started lay ing of the crew the first of this month Twenty men were laid of at this time.
 The original crew of 45 men will be cut to 20 by the last of this week, S30,9G0 appropriation Is expected to whe |, if no further money Is procur- e, ons-ruction on the Road to deep watt VII cease until next season
 Working Two Shifts
 Two shifts are being worked on the McGrath landing field and construc- tion of the field rushed MT. Spach states that they hope tc finish there by the first of September The crew will then be moved here to start work cutting and levelling of the hill where the Tak0tna field IS sit uated.
 With the ending of tSe work on the Nixon Forks road for this sea- son, the equipment will be moved to Ophir where Improvements will be made on the airfield at that place
 Repairs Needed on Roads
 The road to Ophr ana the creeks are badly in need of improvements due to the heavy recent rains, but the ARC is short of equipment and owing to the numerous jobs to be done this season,on which work is be- ing rushed as fast as possible, each job must wait its tuuz.
The Kusko times., 1937-08-06
FORMER |. s. MARSHAL THREATENS ROOSEVELT

BOSTON, Mass.-A retired deputy U. s. Marshal who al one time served in Seattle was arrested here for d. legedly threatening to kill President Roosevelt
 The former deputy marshal, whose name is Morton Wainwright, served in Seattle from 1916 to 1920. He Is alleged to have admitted writing and sending abusive and threatening let ters threatening to kill Roosevelt.
 The letters ware unsigned. Vain wright is also suspected of sending threatening letters during the past year to Ethel du Pont, who married Franklin D. Roosevelt, IT., recently. The arrest elimaxed 8 Is months in TesIigatiOn.
The Kusko times., 1937-08-06
GOODNEWS NOT BC0al
 CAMP IN FULL SENSE

are also interested in the Goodnews country. The Walter ". Johnson Company Of, California is another large concern cpzragiug in the region. This ccEs p4nv has started prelimin- ary drilling.
 Platinum is the main interest in Goodnews at the present, ,Uz 2 u is also found h the area.
 According to Mr Harwood. 1t is mostly platinum on the south side of Red Mountain, with the gold on the east side, although the platinum op- the GOcdnews Bay Mining Company are on thz south and east sides.
 Several small gold mining opera tions are located north of Mumtrack, a little naive village and trading post across Goodnsws Bay from Platinum. At Mumtrack, otherwise known as Goodnews- Joe Jsan manages the Eel der and Gale trading post.
 The Goodnews Bay region has un- dsrgone four stanpedes, three for gold and the present one for plati- num- The first gold strike was early in the century. the second about 1910, the third in 1918 and the present one which began last fall.
 Newcomers into the area are not expected to do any actual mining this summer. Prospecting will be the main activity IL is problematical whether the new Gooonews Bay Min ing Company dredge will get into operation during this season Only the established operations, which be- gan work as soon as possible this spring, are actually mining.
 Two U. 5. Geological survey par ties recently entered Goodnews region to map the area. 4 reconnaissance topographic and geologic map of the region lying north and northeast Of Goodnews Bay was made by the Geo. logical Survey in 1919. The two par ties now in the region will make de tailed topographic and geologic maps of the a. south of the Goodnews Bay, where mining is now in pro gress, and will also prepare a recon naissance topographic mGp of the country still further 10 the south and east
 The bedrock source of the platinum metals IS one of the matters 10 which special attention will be given, be- eause Knowledge Of the lode mater ial from which the plaeers have been derived, may lead 10 the discovery of new platinam plaeers, and possibly IT the location of platinum lode de- posits.
 A lively business in buying, selling and even trading claims is now under way among men at Platinum With nest Of the nearby area staked up, veterans of the stampede, who have claims to spare, are selling some of thena t0 the newcomers. In many cases, pzresntege interests in claims are being purchased
 Reeent press dispatches indicate the town of Platinum is being sur- veyed.
 The largest platinum region in the world-this is what many claim for the future Of Goodnevs Bay.
The Kusko times., 1937-08-06

The following article is a resume of activities in the Goodnews Bay area compiled by the Anchorage Daily Times for their special Prog ress Edition" issued recently
 The Coednsws Bay stampede is only g vest. pncket edition of the roar ing days in Dawson, Nome and Fair banks, but packers of he region pre- dict 1t will become one of the fore most mining areas iH Alaska in years to come.
 Not the yellow glitter of the N0rthland's gold, but the white lure Of platinum is the cause for this de- velopment = Alaska's first platinum stampede.
 Somewhat er-publieized by over jealous editors in the states, anxious for something like the old days of glamorUus Alaska. the stampede has perhaps been painted as much larger than 1t really is The little post of Platinum has been pictured to Out side readers as a roaring mining camp of 800 people, when persons returning from there and those ac- q1ainted with the situation, have nev- CT placed 1t above 50.
 The platinum possibilities of Good news have already been proven On the south and east side of Red Noun tain are the established platinum workings of the Goodnews Bay Min ing Company, composed of the Olson brothers and their associates, and the Clara Greek Mining Company, oper- ated by StrandberG and Sons. These are both dragline workings.
 -G Al
 taken place south of Red Mountain and down toward the sea coast. It started last fall when four men struck pay dirt on what they believed to be a second beach lire, similar to the Nome formation, on the north side of Red Mountain The men were Pets Brevik, John liar oidson, August Wlck'and and Gus Berness. They are c-atiuuing their prospecting in the region his sum mer.
 Word of the discovery spread and men hocked in from Flat, Bethel and other points The ground in the i'm mediate vicinity of the little post of Platinum was soon staked up, includ- ing the streets of the town, but O less an authority than E. P Har- NeOOs G c4dfRt O1 Lle ITdOAilg post there, writes that there is still plenty of ground further away from camp that has never been prospected-'
 Stalking went forward last fall, dur ing the winter and continued this spring. A roadhouse was constructed by Al Berg and the little post of Platinum began to grow
 The largest development program yet to go forward in the region is that If the GoodneEs Bay Mining Company which secured a s550 900 loan from the REC and are construc- ting a large dredge on their opera hons this summer. Mining men point this ont as one of the best evidences of the areas promise The loan WAS awarded after government engineers had thoroughly checked the ground, and mining authorities claim this is ample proof that the couutry's possi- bilities justify great expansion and development
 Two local men, A. A. Shonbeck and John Beaton, are among those inter ested in the new ground Mir. Shcn- beck shipped drin to the region on a recent voyage sf the D0torship Fern.
 The H,Rae interestx af Fairbsnl1
The Kusko times., 1937-08-06
New Rsadhouse Going Up-

Dave Coughs new roadhouse is progressing nicely. Four men are busy on 1t Wide sidewalks leading from front street to the door, roof covering the building, windows and sashes put in, already begin to lend an hcspitable appearance to the rlace- Mir Clough has turned the management of ths culinary denart- ment into the capable han1s of Mrs. Laura EricBsen- Mrs Ericksen came from Goodnews Bay where she had been acting in the same capacity in Mir Berg's new roadhouse at Plati- num-