The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-21
MRS. EDWARD LEPESKA,
81, BURIED FRIDAY
AT OLIVIA
BY Gertrude Ployhart

before, Mr.. Luce had placed a
kettle of oil on seldom used
stove in the basement. The OIL
leaked down into the stove and
Saturday, not suspecting the ket-
tie had contained oil Kathleen
Luce, II, started fire. The
dense smoke and oil odor quick
ly spread and alarmed the occu-
pants of the house. Mrs. Luce
was slightly burned on her arms
and her hair and eye brows were
singed, as she succeeded IN
emptying the ash contalner
where much of the oil had lodged.
The fire department was called
on Friday also, to the Stanek
house where faulty wiring had
started a fire between the walls.
Little damage was done due to
the efficient work of the depart
ment.
After two years of illness, Mrs.
Edward Lepeska of Olivia died
Tuesday night, January IL. Fun
eral services were held Friday at
the home and at st. Aloyslus
Catholic church.
Mrs. Lepeska nee Clara Cling
er, was born 81 years ago in Nor
folk township. She attended the
rural school and st. Mary's
school at Bird Island. September
IL, 1923 she was married to Ed
ward Lepeska of Olivia who now
owns and operates the Sanitary
Meat Market. Besides her hus-
band, the young mother leaves a
pair of five year old twins, James
and Janet and eight brothers and
six sisters. The sisters are: Mrs.
Martha Harrison, Chicago; Mrs.
Mary Vance, Milwaukee; Mrs.
Elizabeth Kline, Crystal, N. D.;
Mrs. Francis Amberg, Bird Is
land, and Celia and Lorraine at
home. The brothers are: George,
Olivia; Anton, Writ, Mimi; Leo
and BATHS, Bird Island; Gust,
Loren, Donald and Carl at home.
Saturday evening the Bluebird
unit and Cheka Chamay unit OF
Girl Scouts enjoyed sleigh ride
party. Lunch was served at the
Nat Kuske home after the ride.
Leaders of the Bluebird unit are
Dasha Kuske and Mary Cham
berlain. Leader of the Cheka
Chamay are Lois Kuske, Shirley
Brown and Mrs. w. K. Jones.
Bobbie and Bill, the small sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Dirks of
Olivia, are ill with pneumonia.
Bobbie, 5, is critically ill.
w. J. Russell, manager of the
Olivia liquor store, is back at
work after being i'll at his home
a week with influenza.
New Year babies arrived re-
Gently at the following ihomes: a
girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer
Hanson of Olivia, January IL; a
girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Pat
rick of Olivia, January II; a girl
to Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Davis Of
Olivia, January 13; girl to Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Roedel, Bird Is
land, January Is, boy to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Ever, January Is.
Jennings O'Connor was a
business visitor in Minneapolis
Monday.
Farmers in Renville county re-
port that the snow and cold is
forcing pheaSantS to take refuge
and find food in their farm
yards. They report it is not un-
usual to see 80 to 40 birds in a
group, apparently hunger and
cold superseding their innate fear
of man.
A talking movie "Back of Banks
and Business" sponsored by the
Farmers and Merchants bank OF
Sacred Heart was shown at the
Sacred Heart theatre Friday and
Saturday. The movie showed the
inside workings of the federal re-
serve bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Warner
of Olivia, celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary Monday. A
family dinner was held followed
by services conducted by Rev. Err
nest Leadbeater. Friends were re-
ceived Sunday throughout the af-
ternoon at a tea. Mr.. and Mrs.
Warner were married in Olivia
January Ii, 1887 and have made
their home here since that time.
They are the parents of six chill
dren and have Is grandchildren.