The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-06-24
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SO YEARS AGO

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Mill street was being graveled.
-Ornie Mcmillan took a position
at the Citizens bank.-The Red
wood creamery churned between
$4,000 and 10000 pounds of butter
during the month. Robinson and
Teas of Morgan were pushing
their machinery business with
vim.-At a meeting of the direc-
tors of the Three Falls railway it
was decided to make a survey be-
tween Hutchinson and Slayton,
via Redwood Falls, Immediately.
John Frazier of st. Cloud
bought half of Treasurer Honner's
tract of granite at North Redwood
for $4,000. He previously inves-
tigated the Morton granite fields,
but bought Honner's because of
the wider variety of stone.-Dr.
w. D. Finn was appointed to the
state board of medical examiners.
War was in order on weeds, a
moving machine being employed
on the principal streets.-A. NJ
Welles planned to take a bicycle
trip to st. Paul.-Rev. Benjamin
Welles died.-E. A. Pease of Kin
tire was experimenting with a
blind ditch from one of the large
sloughs on his farm and said it
worked to a charm.-A house
owned by Mrs. Lucy Cliff of Bea-
yer Falls township was destroyed
by flames originating in an ash
kettle.
25 YEARS AGO
Rev. Tomek made a hit playing
baseball at st. GATHERINGS church
picnic.-Mr. and Mrs. John Sch
lueter entertained two carloads of
friends at their farm.-County
auditor Larson lost two of his
children and picked up one that
didn't belong to him when he
visited his farm. He had loaded
the youngsters into the car and
started home before he noticed his
mistake.-Albert Vihstadt was re-
elected manager of the Farmers
Elevator E. Bailey traded his
Patterson automobile for $1,000
worth of pop.-Will Whittet and
his wife had an interesting time
of it one day. Marion, the oldest
boy fell and sprained his shoulder
and neck and at the same time
Hall, another son, was missing.
However Hall was found and
Marion was doing well.-Harold
Aune was gathered in by Chief of
Police Kuck and fined 81 for
speeding.-Miss Frances Everett
went to Fulda to teach.-Madge
Davis of Seaforth and Alfred
Brake of Lamberton were mar
ried.-Charles Gales was elected
first lieutenant of company L
succeeding T. G.. Olson, resigned.
John w. Lauterbach was elected
second lieutenant.-Joe Prokosch
erected fine granary.
10 YEARS AGO
Herbert Melges drowned in
Lake Redwood.-Dorothy Davis
and Arthur Manning were mar
ried.-Catherine Gagan died.
Robert Whyte won first prize in
Lauterbach peony show.-A. E.
King, former postmaster, died in
California.-Mrs. George J. Alex
ander died.-Erma Panitzke and
Lester Gluth were married.-A
daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Mckay (Ethel White)
at Van Meter, Iowa.-Miss Alta
Serkland left for trip to the
Hawaiian Islands, Willis Poll
ard of Morgan crushed the fin
gers of his right hand in the Job
press at the Morgan Messenger
The Redwood County Bee Keep
ers association met at Belview.
S YEARS AGO
L. o. Alexander was elected
president of the Brown For
Governor" club.-Four men rob-
bed the bank at Fairfax of 5000.
Marriages included those of
Margaret Klaus and Joseph
Mahal; Irma Schweinfurter of
North Redwood and Charles Tro-
chilli of Olivia; Grace Melges and
DR.. Horace G. Scott of Mime
apolis and Irene Lussenhop and
Lawrence Revier of Franklin
Rev. Frank Tomek was appointed
pastor of the Bechyn Catholic
church which had previously
been served by the priest at
Redwood Falls.-Mrs. Hade Fran
co.'s sold the Redwood hotel to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Caylor Of
Wells.-Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Ball
were visiting their daughters in
the east.--Dr. c. L. Lynn was
elected president of the Lions
Cube. E. Mckay died.-A
convict escaped from the Colo
RADIO state penitentary was cap
tured on Bridge street after
thrilling chase in which Harry
Beatty, deputy sheriff, took part.