The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-03-04
200 Renville Farms
To Get Electricity
SNOW FLOWING TOPIC
OF MEETING AT
OLIVIA
By Gertrude PlOyhart


Olivia-A meeting was held at
Hector last week for Renville
county farmers interested in the
rural identification project and
approximately 160 farmers signed
service contracts. County agent
Frank SWoboda opened the meet
ing by explaining the project and
urged speed in signing service
agreements as a means of Secur-
ing faster government action. The
rates to the Renville county as
ISOLATION are 1925 for the first
40 kilowatts, 412 cents per kilo-
watt for the second 40, 212 cents
for the following 120 kiloWatts
and ia cents per kiloWatt for
more than 200 kiloWattS used.
These rates are to cover the cost
of electricity used, upkeep of
line, depreciation and interest on
the government loan. A similar
meeting was held at Boone Lake,
where 40 farmers signed con-
tracts.
James Converse is i'll with in
fiuenza.
Adeline LEM spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferd LEM at Renville.
A meeting was held at the
court house last week for farm
ers and others interested in i'm
proving road conditions in the
county. In an opening discussion,
plans were suggested for solving
the ever increasing problems of
closed roads during the winter
months.
Marvin Lentz made a business
trip to st. Paul Thursday.
Henry Rauenhorst and Patrick
Russell spent Monday in the Twin
Cities.
Ferd LEM of Renville began
his new duties with the Ben Beld-
ing Implement business at Sacred
Heart Monday. Mr.. LEM has
been in the implement business
for 81 years in Renville and
DANUBE.
Wilfred SchaploW spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. Eliza Allen. Mr..
SchaploW recently returned from
the flood area where he was sta
toned with the United States
army, maintaing law and order.
Night agriculture classes were
resumed Thursday at Olivia High
school. The classes were discon-
tinued last December due to in
clement weather and blocked
roads. Leslie Pulkrabek is the
instructor. De-. 10.
Lloyd Springer died Saturday
at the Riverside Sanatorium at
Granite Falls after an illness of
IL years. He was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Springer who
live north of Olivia and was 81
years old. He was buried Tues
Jay at Renville.
The St. Anthony Council
knights of Columbus met Mon
Gay at Bird Island.
Among the honor students who
were guests of Hamline Univer-
sity February "a were Dorothy
Ziegler and Ruth Leadbeater of
Olivia.
A boy was born to Mrs. Ignat-
Jus Amberg of Bird Island Thurs
day.
Mrs. Anna Novak of Olivia
broke her left arm Saturday
when she slipped and fell on the
icy sidewalk.
Mrs. J. M. Freeman, Mrs. A. A.
Passer and Mrs. E. L. Chamber
lain attended the annual press
conference in Minneapolis We'd
nesday of last week.
Lauerman and Pfeiffer, attor-
neys, have employed Miss Carol
King Of Cerce, Arkansas as stem
ographer.
Mrs. w. K. Jones spent last
week visiting her sister, Mrs.
John A. Johnson at Mountain
Lake.
The Olivia faculty enjoyed a
dinner party at Hotel Olivia
Thursday.
Catherine Dolan of Morton
spent the weekend at the William
O'Holloran home in Olivia.
Jennings O'Connor, county
treasurer, made business trip to
Minneapolis Monday. He was &C
companied by L. c. Ployhart.
Rev. Godfrey O'Sullivan of
Redwood Falls preached a SER
mon at a Lenten Mission service
at st. Aloysius church, Olivia,
Sunday night.
Miss Lyla Solberg, teacher in
the Olivia schools, is i'll with in
fiuenza. Mrs. Richard Brust is
acting as substitute teacher.