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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
State tlusking Meet Coming October %
Globe Trotting Champion
To Watch Meet at Home
TED BALKO TO RETIRE
WITH UNEQUALLED
WIN RECORD.

Ted Balko of Redwood county,
five times state corn huSking
champion and national champ in
1884, will not enter the county
contest this year, he stated We'd
neSday.
81 decided to lay off for a year, .
he said, adding jokingly that he
wants to wait until he gets lit
tie older.
Although Balko has travelled
thousands of miles to engage in
state and national husking events,
his decision to take vacation
from the strain of contesting will
not be altered by the fact that the
state meet this year will be held
only four miles from his home
farm.
Brought County Fame
It is estimated that he has won
almost $1,000 in cash awards be-
sides numerous gifts and he has
given Redwood county invaluable
publicity through his proves.
His last contribution is his part in
obtaining the state meet for this
community.
His rule of Minnesota huskers
began in 1890 when he picked
24.14 bushels for state honors.
That year he was second in the
national meet in Kansas.
In 1881 he husksi 1877 bushels
for second place in the state and
beat the Minnesota champ at the
Iowa national, finishing third.
In 1882 he was on top again
with 25.13 bushels in the state
contest but slipped to fourth in
the national in Illinois.
In 1888 he was first in the
state and fifth in the national
which was held in Nebraska.
National Champion
It was not until 1884 that he
was able to outdistance both state
and national contestants, winning
the state with 21.3 bushels and
the national crown at Fairmont
with 25.78.
In 1885 Ted's total of 1884 bu-
shells was the most he ever husked
in a contest, yet it earned him
but sixth place in the national in
Indiana. His load in the state
meet was 28.2I7, state record.
Last year he was nosed out for
the state title by Art johnson of
Cottonwood county, husking 1878
bushels. He was fourth at the
national meet in Ohio with 1889
bushels.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
BIRD POPULATION NOT
SUFFICIENT FOR 9
HALF DAYS

The pheasant hunting season
here may be shorte ed or posi-
bly, even declared entirely closed
following report given the state
game and fish department today
by w. H. Quist, game warden
for Redwood and Renville coun-
ties.
In telegram from the depart
ment Wednesday, Mr. Quist was
requested to report fully by 2 p.
m. today on the bird population
and the opinions of himself and
other sportsmen as to the advisa-
bility of opening the season Oct
Der 16 for nine half days, as
planned.
Although Mr.. Quist had not
completed his inquiries Wednes-
day night, he stated he feels that
what birds exist after last years
bombardment and hard winter
are needed for breeding purposes.
He said any hunters who visit
this locality this year are likely
to be disappointed. His recon-
mendation is likely to be that the
season be entirely closed or at
best, opened for about four half
days.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Morgan Man Heads
County WV Post

Louis Malstrom of Morgan was
elected commander of the Red
wood county post Of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars at meeting in
Morgan Thursday.
Caspar Olson was made first
vice commander and Arthur
Lamp of Morgan, second.
w. E. Backus of Redwood Falls
was reelected quartermaster and
other officers renamed were DIR.
j. w. Anderson, post surgeon and
George A. Barres. judge-advo-
cate. Walter johnson is sergeant
alarms and Robert Henke, chap
lain.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Granddaughter of
Settler Visits Here

Mrs. w. j. Morris, granddaugh-
ter of David Watson, early Red
wood Falls settler, is visiting here
during the fair.
The former Lillian Watson, she
is the daughter Of Ebenezer Wat
son who lived where the county
home is now located. Her grand
father was here during the In
dian Massacre when he was fore
ed to flee with his family.
She has returned to Redwood
Falls only twice since her child
hood, orce in 1910 when her
brother was shot and again in
1880 when her father was buried
here. She now lives at Glen
Lake.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Canoeing Pheasant
Season Consideredi
Duke and Wallis
Represent County

The Duke and Willis will
represent Redwood county
in South st. Paul's junior
livestock show this year.
The fact that both are
grade cattle spoils a really
good story which would
have been that the Duke is
purebred and Wally just a
commoner.
James Thorsto-. of Spring.
field will take his county
fair grand champion beef, a
Hereford yearling named
Wallis and his brother
Leonard will exhibit Duke,
a Shorthorn calf.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30

In Prevention
0fWar--Clalrk
KOREAN MISSIONARY 35
YEARS GIVES TALKS
IN CITY.

The value of Christian outposts
in foreign lands as first line of
defense against Invasion of this
country by foreign armies was
stressed by DR.. Charles Allen
Clark, for 35 years missionary
to Korea, at the Lions club lunch
con Monday noon.
DR.. Clark also spoke at the
Presbyterian church here Sunday
and in other nearby churches and
was the first speaker in the new
high school auditorium Monday
morning. Students of both the
senior and junior high school
heard him there while several
ministers of the community were
guests at the Lions meeting.
Briefly he described Japan's
hunger for territory which
prompted it to invade and capture
Korea in 1910 and has resulted in
the more rece;-t annexation of
Manchuria. Today it seeks more
provinces of China and dreams
eventually of ruling the world, he
said.
Korea he described as land
of suspicion and censorship, the
japanese population consisting
almost entirely of soldiers and
officials. Every incoming and out
going letter is censored, he stated,
while japanese authorities pry
into the affairs of outsiders con-,
star-tly. Short wave radios are
prohibited, lest the people hear
foreign broadcasts containing in
formation the authorities do not
wish them to have
u. S. A. Has Interest
The idea that America has no
interest in the present conflict il.
China is pure bunk, according to
DIR. Clark For example, he said,
America sold $168, 100000 of cot
ton to Japan where it was manu-
featured and sold largely to China
in competition to goods from
American factories. Japan wants
two more provinces in China so
that it can raise its own supply
of cotton and drive us from the
market entirely.
He described the far east as
part of the world that is waking
up" Factories are being built
constantly in Japan where the
tremendously large population,
considering the area, rides on
subways, elevated railways and in
airplanes and motor cars like ir.
CONTINUED on Page 1Ol
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Workers Alliance
Plans Big Meeting

L. p. Zimmerman, state relief
administrator, and F. H. Shoe
maker, former congressman, viii
speak at a countrywide meeting Cd
the Workers Alliance in Ramsey
park at 2 p. m. Sunday.
Zimmerman will discuss relief
and Shoemaker is scheduled to
speak on labor organization.
Jacob Discher and Edward Cor
coran, Sr. of the Redwood Falls
Alliance are making arrange
ments for the event.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
BISHOP KELLER
PLANS TO LAY
CORNERSTONE

Bishop Stephen E. Keller of the
Episcopal church will lay the
cornerstone for the new commune
ty house at the Indian Mission in
brief and simple ceremony at 4
p. m. Friday.
WPA funds are being used for
the building which will have a
recreation hall, stage, kitchen and
other rooms for community
gatherings. 1t is expected that
the roof will be on within a month
and the crew will work through
out the winter. It will be COM
pleted in the spring.
The vested Indian choir will
sing at the ceremonies and re-
freshments will be served after
ward by st. Cornelia's guild.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
REA Electricity
Available Soon

|. Redwood county farmers serv-
ed by the first 70 miles Rural
electrification project viii have
electricity in about two weeks,
contractors state.
Wiring is well underway and
it is expected that power will soon
be turned on.
Meters for both the 20 mile
first project and the second pro-
ject, which includes 100 miles,
viii be supplied by Westinghouse
Electric. They will be installed
at each farm served as part of
project construction without add
ed expense to the farmer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Thief Caught But
There Are Others

Il thought 1 had that fell
low in JAIL" said Sheriff L.
J. Kise Wednesday as Peter
Fagen came in to report the
ransacking of his home dur
ing the county fair Tuesday.
Kise does have custody of
one man who made it a prac-
tice of burglarizing homes
during celebrations, but he
was safe in the lookup when
the Fagen robbery occurred.
Fagen said that someone
took a child's bark contain
ing about 70 pennies after
going through every drawer
in the house.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
SkysClear for
Thrill Day at
County Fair
INJUNCTION ASKED TO
PREVENT GAMBLING
ON GROUNDS

A break in clouds which have
overhung the grounds during the
first three days of the show gave
directors of the Redwood county
fair new hopes this morning for
a record-breaking crowd for the
Thrill day program, to be staged
before the grandstand this after
noon and evening by Captain Bob
Ward and his company.
Tuesdays races were rained out
and chilly weather made the ex-
perience unpleasant for the few
persons who looked over the ex-
hibits, watched the grandstand
performances and enjoyed the
midway but Wednesdays wealth
ers was somewhat warmer and
dryer and both the afternoon and
evening shows were well attend
ed.
Upon today's attendance de-
ponds the financial success of the
1887 show with big receipts at the
gate and grandstand necessary to
offset Tuesdays loss.
An order to show cause why a
temporary injunction should not
be granted restraining the fair
board from permitting gambling
on the fair grounds was served on
officials of the Redwood County
Agricultural society at the
grounds Wednesday morning.
Sheriff L. J. Kise served the
papers which were signed by L.
E. Backer as plaintiff and George
A. Barnes and Leon H. Brown as
his attorneys.
A hearing will be held before
Judge A. B. Gislason, who issued
The order, in his chambers at New
Ulm October 8 at 2 p. m. In the
meantime the board is ordered
not to tolerate gambling devices.
1t is the second difficulty the
board has had in two years con-
corning fair gambling, the county
commissioners having been in
>duced to adopt resolution on the
subject a week before the show
in 1886. Instigators of the move
at that time declared their inten-
tons were to ''clean up" gambling
at village festivals and other cele-
brations throughout the county,
latter starting in our own back
yard"
Wishes of the commissioners
were complied with after joint
meetings of the county board and
fair officers but the drive to
cleanup other county gambling
failed to materialize this sum-
mer.
u The papers state that a resolution
was adopted Monday at meeting
of the Ministerial society request
ing county officials to prosecute
all gambling operating at the
county fair at that time Gin the
interests of the morals of the peo-
pie of the community of Redwood
Falls"
At another meeting of the So
ciety in the offices of Clague and
Barnes Tuesday, attended by
Mayor j. F. Knudson, Barnes,
Brown, Kise and several members
of the Ministerial society, the
ministers voted 4 to l not to in
Stitute proceedings but advised
officials of the law to do their
duty as prescribed by law, if
necessary.
Exhibits, particularly in All
and women's departments, are of
unusual quantity and quality this
year and visitors have frequently
declared that the grandstand acts
are worth 81 of anyone's money.
The midway is somewhat smaller
than usual.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
o. M. B0tsford, "a,
'Lumberman Dies

O. M. Botsford, prominent Min
nesota lumberman, died at Ro-
chester September % after IN ILL
ness OF several weeks. He was pre-
sident of the Botsford Lumber Co.
at Winona, which has a branch at
Redwood Falls. H. e. Kickul,
manager of the yard and Mrs. Kic-
kul attended funeral services
at the Congregational church at
Winona Friday and the yard was
closed during the afternoon.
Botsford was a close personal
friend of Frank Isham, former
manager here and has visited
Redwood Falls many times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
Mcnamara
Farm Chosen
For Contest
AID PLEDGED SPONSOR
BY PAXTON CLUB,
CITY GROUPS

The state corn husking con-
test, Minnesota's biggest
strictly agricultural event of
the year, will be held in Red
wood county October %, it
was announced Wednesday by
Berry HI. Akers, editor of The
Farmer, sponsor of the event.
A field on the Frank Nc
Namara farm, five miles
southeast of Redwood Falls
on the Clements road, a mile
off highway SO, was chosen
for the contest after Mr..
Akers had inspected fields
throughout southern Mime
sofa. 1t is of yellow corn,
estimated to yield between 60
and 70 bushels per acre.
j. l. Swedberg, county agent,
met with the officers of Redwood
Falls civic organizations and
members of the Paxton Farmers
club here Friday afternoon and
informed them that the field was
under consideration. Immediate
ly kilograms were dispatched to
Mr.. Akers promising the fullest
cooperation in case the field was
selected.
A committee appointed by Mr..
Swedberg and including Mr.. Nc
Namara as chairman, Jack Sexton,
B. P. Kelly, Sherman Park and
Emmett Garnhardt has been
working on the project for several
weeks. Further committees will
be appointed from the city to as
sist in successfully staging the
event.
Involves Much Work
The responsibility of local ru-
raj and urban committees is prin-.
cipally to get the field in shape
by huSking out lands between
rows to be husked by the contest
ants, removing corn stalks from
the area and trimming UP the
ends of the field; arranging for
parking space and parking police:
removing any fences that may be
In the way and restoring them
after the meet, arranging for
lunch stands, wagons, tractors,
cleaners, judges, a scales, score
board, platform and other men
and equipment necessary for con-
Quoting the contest and providing
a program to entertain the crowd
while the loads are being weighed
and scores posted.
The county has sought for years
to bring the contest here, using
as major argument that home
boy, Ted Balko, has consistently
represented the state at national
meets and was national champion
in 1884. The contest field is but
a few miles from the farm operat-
ed by the five times state cham
pion.
This will be the first state con-
test held in Redwood county and
the first state contest held so far
north in the state. Favorable
growing conditions gave this Sec
ton of the state splendid corn
crop this year.
16 In Field
The state contest this year will
be restricted to 16 huskers, the
defending state champion, Arthur
Johnson of Bingham Lake, Cot
tonwood county, and the five high
men in each of three district con-
tests. Between 80 and 35 county
contests will be held, the winners
OF which will meet in the district
Continued on page 10Y
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30
School Levy Boosted
For Ag Department

At a recent meeting of the
Redwood Falls school board, the
levy for the year was set at
SAT, 500, an increase of 81 500 over
that of last year.
Board members said increases
in teachers salaries and the pro-
posed addition of an agricultural
department to the school were
responsible for the raise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Harris of
Lake Preston and Mrs. Harvey
Schultz of De Smet, South OAK
ota came here Saturday to visit
at the home of their sister Mrs.
Ward Pease and family. Accom-
ranying them were their parents
Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Trousdale who
remained to attend the county
fair. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Pease
will motor to De Smet with them
Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30

Once in a lifetime an amateur
photographer gets an opporturi-
ty to shoot scenes like those pic
tured here.
P. M. Smith, supervisor of ra-
dio station KIND, ,pas driving
through Sumter, east of Glencoe,
Monday night tDhile a fire ,Uas
raging at the Pacific Grain COM
pany elevator.
He caught one picture of the
fire at its height and another of
the, building topping to the
ground.
Loss of the building, aohich i1as
a Mcleod county landmark, and
grain and coal stored there wns
estimated at taDenty thousand dol
lars.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-30

Tom Dennistoun of South st.
Paul is here for the county fair.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-13
JANITOR, AWARDED PHI. ID.
DROPS MOPS FOR WILD
ERFORCE PROFESSOR
SHIP

August, Is, DR.. Edward Lee
Harris hopes he has seen his
last pail, mop, and scrubbing
brush in an official capacity.
This fall he will besome head
Of the chemistry department at
Wherefore University.
The trail from janitor to pro-
fessor was six years long. He
has janitored at the Univerity
Of Pittsburgh for that period
as he struggled to complete re-
quiremcnts for his doctor Of
philosophy degree in chemistry.
He worked full time on his job
to support his wife, also a col
lege graduate, and their two
children. go.
DR.. Harris was busting a
classroom when he received
word of his appointment. II
am very happy" he said. "over
the chance to do the sort of
work I have studied for all
these years.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-13
Hon. p. c. Thomas,
Vice President & General
Manager In Keystone

The Big Coal Company's OPP
Grafton known as The Koppers
Coal Company was creditably
represented by and with the
presence of the Hon. P. G..
Thomas, of Pittsburgh, Vice
President and General manager
of the Koppers Company in Nc
Dowell County as well as in
the big interests of the State
of West Virginia. Mr.. Thomas
without doubt, is one of the
most wide-wake coal men in the
state of West Virginia and the
big moneyed interests of this
country seek his matured in
formation about the practical
ity in mining. Under his wis
dom, it is generally conceded
that he has one of the finest
and strongest organizations in
the country and the men are
well versed in the study of hui
man nature. Mcdowell Coun-
W never a timer and a more
worthwhile set of gentlemen,
looking after the business in
terests of this company than
they have at present. You
take Mr.. w. A. Wilson, former
general Superintendent, NO. one
would dare stop a. minute to
question who could be found a
safer, sounder, more reliable,
trustworthy and fearless a
white man to help put over a
big corporations job, that Mr..
w. A. Wilson. And the very
fact that he and Hon. P. C..
Thomas, both big men know
what is best for the fellows as
we'll as the well-to-do fellows
makes the Koppers Company
one of the many big corporations
in this country.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-13
SCHEDULE FOR
NACP MEETINGS
IS ANNOUNCED

Charleston, VIVA. August 2
Mrs. r. G.. Nutter announces
the following schedule of meet
ings for the Charleston Branch
of the National Association for
Advancement of Colored people
for the year 1937-3S:
September-Miss May Belcher
Executive Secretary of the Cent
raj Branch Y. w. C. A., Indiana
polls, Indiana.
October-Re Square Club,
Miss jean Dunlop, Director.
November-Miss Juanita Jack
on, Asst. Executive Secretary
of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People, New York City, N, Y.
December-Mrs. Lillian Jor-
dan. of Women, West Virginia
State College.
January-Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority-guest speaker, DR.. w.
Carter Burch, Supervisor of
Primary Intruction, p u b / i C
Schools, Washington, D. G.
February-Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority-gnest speaker, Mrs.
Constance Ridsley Hcslip, Tole,
do, Ohio.
March-Omega Psi Phi Frater-
nity-guest speaker, DR.. Garnet
Wilkinson, First Asst. Supt. of
Public instruction, Washing
ington, d. G.
April-Kappa Alpha Psi Frat
ernity-guest speaker, DR.. John
Turner, Member of the Board
of Education: Philadelphia, Pa.
May-Charleston Chapter of
West Virginia State College
Alumni Association.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-13
Opponents Block Wage-Flollr Bill
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-13
DELEGATE JONES CHOSEN
COM. IN CHANCERY

The County of Mcdowell has
gone on record of appointing
the second colored man to an
important position. His name
is the Hon. Delegated Fleming
A. Jones, Jr. of Welch, as Il
commissioner in chancery for
the Circuit court of Mcdowell
County, West Virginia.
Randolph Tucker, having re-
signed as one of the commiss-
toner's in chancery of this court
leaving a vacancy, accordingly
the court both appoint Fleming
A. Jones, Jr., as a commission
err in chancery of this court to
serve during the will and plea
sure of this court and perform
the duties as commissioner in
chancery after taking the oath
as provided by Law.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-13
F. D. R. REFUSES
TO ATTEND THE
PARTY MEETING

Washington, DC Aug. IL
Pledge of party harmony echo
ed among Senate Democrats
today, but the voice of Presi-
dent Roosevelt was missing
from the chorus.
The president, because of
pressure of otherthings," did
not attend harmony" dinner
held last night by the Democ-
ratio senator's, recently split
over legislative issues.
Among those present was
Senator Copeland Of New York
who accused the President Of
destroying party and of seek
ing reprisals against those
who fought his court program.
go There was no mention of
these things at the dinner, held
amid music and merriment. A
live pigeon, symbolizing "dove
of peace" fluttering about the
banquet hall. Spun sugar
doves nestled on the ice cream.
Barklev told his colleagues
he would try to harmonic the
two governmental branches in
working out Legislative pro-
grams.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-13
RETURNED FROM FAIR
MONT GRAND LODGE
Big Time and Much Business
Transacted

Last week the County Of Nc
Dowtll was very Substantially
represented at t he Annual
Grand Lodge session of the
Knights Of Pythia5 which CON
vened in Fairmont West Viz
ginia Among those from this
section who attended may be-
mentioned Hons. Charlie Rice,
Grand District Deputy, for
many years and one of the
right hand men to the general
directory of the Fraternity
Jake Haskin, Grand Inner
Guard from Landgraff, Will
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-13
ALL-DAY CHURCH MEET
ING FEATURED BY
KILLING SCRAPE

Melbourne, Ark, Aug IL, An
all day church meeting held at
LaCross six miles from this
by a violent argument between
city, was climaXed last Sunday
Roosevelt Brown, 80, a farmer
and his nephew, Oliver David
son, 20, the clash ending, &C
cording to police, when the
younger man hurled a rock at
Brown, striking him on the
head and killing him instantly.
The victims wife died last
week, leaving four small child
rem, now orphaned by the death
of the father. Davidhon es-
capped, but is being sought by
Sheriff w. S. Bilingly.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-08-13
PULLMAN PORTER HURT
IN Pacific TRAIN CRASH

Klamath Falls. Oregon. Aug.
70, Only one person, a Pullman
porter. was seriously hurt last
Tuesday at YamSay 70 miles
from here. when two diners
and four Pullmans Of a special
11-car train, left the track.
The train was bound from Cali
forIia TO Portland. with 40
passengers aboard, 20 Of whom
were cut and bruised. The
cars did not turn over. the dam
age being confined chiefly to
broken windows.