The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-12-16
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Chances
5 YEARS AGO

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
5 YEARS AGO
Stanley Breckenridge received
broken ribs and other injuries
when he fell backwards from
straw pile-Mrs. Margaret Haub-
rich, mother of Mrs. Joseph
Muehlbauer, died.-The annual
Red Cross roll call raised $229.-
The first alumni banquet was
held.-The relief association
planned to distribute IS Christmas
baskets to poor families.-A COM
munity chorus of 20 persons was
organized at BelvieW.-Julian
Sletten, employee at the A and P
store here, married a Willmar
girL-Representative L. j. Col
burg spoke at League of Women
Voters meeting in Hotel Ramsey.
The Joseph Sahr grocery store
at Lamberton was robbed of
money AID merchandise.-Dr. w.
A. Brand and H. D. Thorp were
candidates for mayor-Carl Wolf
of Brookville left for Europe
Mrs. Regina Tretter, IS, was bur-
led at Morgan.-Mrs. Elmer
Becker was elected president of
the North Redwood Ladies Aid
Fire swept through the L. P. Lar
son house.-Mrs. G. r. Engeman
was elected Worthy Matron of the
Eastern Star.-The Mike and Joe
Lauterbach cabin at Remer was
destroyed by fire. friedrich
Busch died.-Redwood county
was placed in the seventh district
in a new plan for redistricting the
state, advanced by a state repre-
sentative.-A snow storm gave
jobs to Is unemployed men here.
ga New Deal' by Stuart Chase
was new book at the public
1ibrary.-The Redwood theatre
was showing Norma Shearer in
"Smilin' Through.
10 YEARS AGO
Andrew Stewart died at Delhi.
Glen Hillig was elected head of
the Blue Lodge.-The Shoemaker
Second hand store was moved
from Mill street to the former
Thompson Music store on second
street.-The high school debate
team which included Irene Nc
Kay, Hazel Scott and Leland
Posi- defeated the New Ulm team.
-Leona Juhnke and Floyd Schulz
tz of Wabasso were married.
Mrs. Gust Aufderheide of Lam
berton died.-Captain Don Peter
son and Tom Arnett tied for scor-
ing honors when Redwood de-
feated Winthrop 26 to 49, Will
bur Buchanan had an appendix
operation.-F. j. Neuman of
Mandan, North Dakota was visit
ing with his family here.-Mrs.
Ray Tenney was elected head of
the Pythian Sisters.-Ed Mar
tinson was called to Litchfield by
the death of his father.
rs YEARS AGO
Redwood county was consider
ing raising $1,000 toward the sal
airy of a county agricultural ex-
pert.-Miss Lucille Cain won a
gold medal for her part in a pro-
gram of six young lassies, coached
by Miss Lora Francois, who per-
formed at the Presbyterian
church.-The high school had 200
pupils.-Friday, the Thirteenth
proved a jinX for Andrew Stewart
who had lot of car trouble on
the way to Willmar.-A Is year
old boy named Fuller at Morton
had to have his foot removed af-
ter he suffered a gun shot wound
in his heel.-Henry Becker's little
boy hurt his hand while playing
with a dynamite cap which ex-
p1oded.-Mayor j. P. Cooper was
in Milwaukee checking the books
of an insurance company.-At
their meeting in st. Paul, Min
nesota educators went on record
for woman's suffrage Surveyors
were here looking over the pro-
posed route of the Minneapolis to
Watertown electric line.-Anna
and Mary Schueller were given
a farewell party at the Pythian
hall.-Joseph Prokosch, retired
Redwood county farmer, died at
Sleepy Eye.-George Whittet an
nounced that he intended to move
into town.-Leona Johnson was
surprised by several girl friends
on her birthday Rose Hunter,
deputy county treasurer, left for
Mankato for a visit with her sis
ter, Gertrude.-Henry Goblirsch
went to Mankato to take a bust
ness course.-A son was born to
Mrs. John Hines of Delhi.-Mrs.
Henry Schleuder was made Wor-
thy Matron of the Eastern Star
John Lamberton fell into hole
in the ice while skating, but
Jimmy Smithers went to his aid
and helped him out Ben Bliss
returned to Redwood Falls with
new truck, capable of carrying
three tons. He planned to use il
as an auxiliary to his threshing
outfit.-A group of friends went
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Nc
Rae on Mr.. McRae's birthday
but Mac was lost and it was 10 o.
m before he was found standing
around looking at the automo-
biles.-D. Lyman was threatened
with pneumonia.
so YEARS AGO
Miss Addie Root succeeded
Miss Mabel March as clerk in the
postoffice.-Rob Turrell and Will
Finn were expected home for the
holidays.-Ed Duerre was prepar-
. ing to go to Minneapolis to take
a course in business college,
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