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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
CHRISTOPHER EGGS
NOT HURT BY COLD

The unusual lack of snow in this
community this winter will have
no effect on the grasshopper crop
IN the spring, according to J. /.
Swedberg, Redwood county agent.
Grasshopper eggs are encased in
thick rubbery cases and are un-
affected by the elements, Mr..
Swedberg says.
A cold wet period late in May,
the Matching season, would destroy
many of the pests, he says.
From survey of hopper eggs
in this territory, state entomolo-
gists judge that there will be a
IA per cent infestation, if all con-
ditions are to the advantage of the
grasshoppers.
The county, however, is pre-
pared for scourge, amply sup
piled with arsenic bait ordered
last year when the infestatiori
threatened to reach, serious pro-
portions.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Lamberton
Cards
Here Friday
SLEEPY EYE DEFEATED
WEDNESDAY "a TO Is;
JUNIORS DROP TILT

Redwood Falls Cardinals will
play their second game of the
week Friday night when they
meet the strong Lamberton aggre-
cation here at the new high school
gym. The Lambs have made
rapid strides after a slow start
and are going strong. From all
indications the game will be no
set-up.
The Cardinals had comparative
ly easy going Wednesday evening
when they defeated the Sleepy
Eye Indians "a to 16 here. Coach
Zimmerman used 10 men against
the Indians. Duea was high score
man with IL points.
The Cardinals got off to an 81
lead with two free throws by
Duea, a bucket by Dickmeier, two
field goals by Hoffman and one
from under the hoop shot by
Duea. The Indians countered
with free throws by Wohlford
and Johnson. Duea swished the
net twice more and Hoffman made
a free toss On side shot, john
son connected and the first quart
ter ended with Redwood leading
Is to 6.
Lussenhop scored twice from
the floor and Albrecht and Sch
midi counted for the Indians.
Sleepy Eye made free toss and
Fischer scored field goal after
which Tommy Crooks broke into
Continued on page eighty
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
COOK REELECTED
TO FIELD BOARD
S1,512 PAID FOR WORK
AT FIELD, ANNUAL
REPORT SHOWS

Richard Cook was reelected a
director of the Redwood Falls Re-
irrational association at the an
nual meeting of stockholders in
the city hall Thursday night. He
has four year term.
Only handful of stockholders
attended, but Isl shares of Mem
orial Field stock were represented
by person and proxy.
The financial report, presented
by Reede Gray, secretary, show
ed that receipts, including last
years balance of $675.40 amount
ed to 81 ,637.79 to January l. They
do not include proceeds from
athletic events, but are largely
made up Of payments on stock
bought two years ago.
Disbursements for moving the
band shell, tools for WPA labor
and expert supervision of con-
struction of the concrete tennis
courts and trucking amounted to
1,512.28. The associations ball
ance as of January l was SI25.51.
Cooks election to the board of
directors must be ratified by the
city council. AS soon as that
move is made the board will
elect its officers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Fire DESTROYS
Farm Dwelling
At Lamberton
HOUSE CONSUMED IN
SHORT TIME, FLAME
WHIPPED BY WIND

Observation-Disclosures by the high
wind early Monday morning, fire
destroyed the farm home occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Minor
with all their household goods
and clothing.
The house was on the Ham
mond estate farm, three miles
northwest of Lamberton, and was
70 have been vacated soon by the
Minor family who are moving to
Staples. It was to have been ocs
Gupied by the Arthur Nachtman
family, also of this community.
The Minors had arisen early
and started fires with cobs in two
stoves. An overheated stovepipe
is believed to have set fire to the
house. AS there was no telephone
at the place, no help came until
names were leaping high in the
air and could be seen for miles
around. The Minors and their
four children had time only TO
rush to safety, the fire progressed
so rapidly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
90 More Phones in
Directory Just Out
S97 TELEPHONES NOW
LISTED IN REDWOOD
FALLS EXCHANGE

A net gain of 90 subscribers by
the Redwood County Rural Tele-
phone company and Tri-State
Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany brings the list of telephones
serviced by the two organizations
in this vicinity to 2198.
The new telephone book which
is being distributed this week is
little different from that of last
year which listed 2105 numbers.
1t contains the same number of
pages, 40 including covers. Blue
ink is used on the cover instead
of brown, as on the 1887 directory.
It was printed by the Gazette.
Largest in the book, the Red
woai Falls exchange which in
cludes rural, North Redwood and
Delhi patrons, shows an increase
of "a this year. There are 897
phones listed. Walnut Grove is
next with 339 phones, five over
last year and other exchanges in
cluded in the directory are Bel
view, Echo, Morgan, Vesta, Wa
basso and Wood Lake, serviced
through the rural company.
AS usual the "S' divisions of the
book are the longest in every
town but Vesta. Two hundred
seventy names listed in the book
begin with S, 108 of them in the
Redwood Falls exchange. B is the
next most popular last initial in
the territory with 1874 listed. In
Vesta B takes precedence over S.
There are no x divisions and
Continued on page five)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Redwood and RenuiHe
Lead IN Corn Acreage
RANK NINETEENTH,
TWENTIETH IN U. S.,
CENSUS SHOWS

Redwood and Renville counties
devote more acreage to corn than
any other counties in Minnesota
according to the 1885 government
census figures just released at
Washington.
With 1912 acres planted to
corn in 1884, Redwood county was
nineteenth in the nation in corn
acreage while Renville county
with 145,157 acres, ranked TWEEN
tieth. F
Strangely enough, Redwood
county advanced from forty-sev-
enth place and Renville from fif-
ty-second place in 1929 figures
although both planted less corn
in 1884 than in 1929. The para
dox is believed due to the fact
that-emany other localities were
disastrously affected by drouth
that year.
The average farm reporting
from Redwood county in 1929
planted go acres of corn for a
total corn acreage of 155,973. In
Renville county the average farm
reporting planted so acres of corn
for a total acreage that year of
1891. In 1884 the average corn
acreage per farm in Redwood
county was SIS, in Renville 48.
Martin county ranked twenty
third in 1884 and fifty-sixth in
1929, Mobiles county twenty-ninth
and sixty-eighth and jackson
county thirty-ninth in 1884. It
was not among the first 100 in
1929.
Mclean county, Illinois, led all
counties in corn acreage, advanc-
ing from second place in 1929,
replacing Custer county, Nebras-
ka, which was not among the first
100 counties in 1884, the decrease.
being attributed largely to the
severe drouth.
Livingston, Iroquois, and La
Sale counties, Illinois, occupied
second, third and fourth places.
Pottawattomie, Iowa, fifth; and
Continued on page five)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Sub-District
Meet Will Be
Brought Here
POSSIBILITY BOTH OF
PLAY-OFFS WILL BE
STAGED IN CITY

Although not previously slated
as the scene of Sub-diStrict bask-
etban tournaments this year, Red
wood Falls will be host : to one
Sub-district event and it is posi-
BILE that both tournaments will be
held here.
At meeting of school superin-
tendents in Belview last Wednes-
day, it was voted to hold the west
ern section sub-district here in
stead of at Walnut Grove as pre-
viously planned. Walnut Grove,
Echo, Delhi, Wabasso and Bel
view will meet in the contest the
week of February %.
Since announcement of the
schoolmen's decision, Morton,
Franklin and Morgan of the
eastern sub-district conference
have asked to have their tourna-
ment held here rather than at
Winthrop as scheduled.
The question will be taken up
at a meeting of superintendent
from those towns and Gaylord,
Gibbon and Winthrop with Sup
erintendent Reede Gray here to-.
night. The eastern half tourney
will be run off March 8, 4 and S.
In other years all the small
schools competed in one sub-dis-
trict meet.
Redwood Falls will have the
district basketball tournament in
the new high school gymnasium
March 10, II and IL, the Cardinals
competing against New Ulm,
Springfield, Sleepy Eye, Fairfax,
Lamberton and winners in the
two sub-district events. Marshall
gets the regional tourney March
IL and 10 and the state playoff
will be held in University field
house, Minneapolis, March "a, Is
and 26.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
PONTIAC AGENCY
TO OPEN APRIL l
ST. PAUL MAN LEASES
SPACE IN BURRIs
BUILDING HERE

A Pontiac automobile agency
will be located in the Burris
building after April l, it was an
nounced Wednesday.
George A. Anderson who has
been in the Pontiac business in
st. Paul for about eight years has
leased the front part of the arcade
and the office rooms now used by
the Burris Body and Paint shop.
Rayburn Burris states that a
wall will be built to separate the
automobile agency rooms now
used by Burris for car storage
and the paint shop located at the
back. The east entrance will be
used by Burris.
The owner of the building viii
occupy the Office recently vacated
by the Schou Land company.
Arrangements for Mr.. Ander-
son to take care of car storage IN
the building have been made. He
Is married and will move his
family here as soon as house is.
available.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Redwood Men Attend Last
Mans Club Get Together

Leo Barrett, candy maker at
Lauterbach's and Myron Wigen of
the Holmberg Chevrolet company,
attended reunion of ssF" battery
of the old World War Rainbow
division in Minneapolis Saturday
night.
The battery has a Last Mans
club patterned after that at Still
water. The wine that the last
three survivors will quaff is now
encased in a rs MN. shell, the
last one the, battery fired in the
war. Engraved on the shell are
all the names Of battery members
and inside it are letters from
General Leach and the French
General Gourand.
OF the original 200 members,
all but about dozen survive as
the battery was perhaps the most
fortunate IN the war. Only three
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Masons Plan
Constitution
Day Service
RANDGAARD HONORED
AT STATE MEETING;
OLD MEMBERS COMING

In celebration Of the one hun
dred fftieth anniversary OF the
adoption of the Masonic conStitu-
ton, members of Redwood Falls
Masonic bodies will hold Consti-
tuition day ceremonies Wednesday
evening, February 16.
Ralph Stanford of Willmar,
state grand master, will be here
and the principal speaker will be
John l. Davis of Benson.
Oscar C. Randgaard, worship
full master of the Blue lodge here,
returned Thursday from st. Paul
where he delivered the lecture
and conducted the work for the
third degree in the state school of
instruction. While there he con-
tacted Julius A. Schmahl, former
secretary of state and treasurer
and once a resident here. Sch
mahl promised that, weather per-
hitting, he and his brother Her
man would come here for the
celebration.
Herman Schmahl is the oldest
living member of the Masonic
order here, having been accepted
to membership in 1882. A. c.
Schmahl of Redwood Falls enter
ed the Masons in 1883 and Julius
is also an old member. They will
be honored at the festivities.
Lodges from Springfield, Lam
berton, Walnut Grove, Sanborn,
Fairfax, Morton, Olivia, Bird
Island, Renville, Marshall and
Cottonwood, will be invited.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
POLITICS is POPULAR
CONVERSATION TOPIC:
NO FILINGS YET

Although there have been no
filings in Redwood county as yet,
there is considerable discussion of
possible candidates wherever
groups gather.
County voters will go to the
polls in June and November to
nominate ard elect Is officials, in
Guiding a district judge. state
senator and two Representatives
Officers whose terms expire this
year are: District judge-Albert
H. Emerson of Marshall who SER
YES the ninth judicial district in
Guiding Redwood, Brown, Nicollet,
Lyon ard Lincoln counties.
State Senator-Frank F. Rom
berg of the fourteenth legislative
district comprised of Brown and
Redwood counties,
Representative-at-large = John
NJ. ZWach who serves Brown and
Redwood counties in the state leg
islature.
Representative-From Redwood
county. This position has been
vacant since the death of H. M
Aune.
County Auoitor-Ira R. Rogers.
County Treasurer-A. P. Falk.
Register of Deeds-E. H. Boil
lum.
Sheriff.. J. Kise.
County Attorney-George A.
Barnes.
County Superintendent of
Schools-C. D. Clipfell.
Coroner-Dr. j. Gordon Cole.
County Commissioner Second
District-Herman Beckman.
County Commissioner Fourth
District-E. A. Pease.
Elective officers whose terms
do not expire this year are Clerk
of Court Frank Baldwin, Judge of
Probate R. v. Ochs and Commiss-
toner's Phillip Raveling, Herman
Muetzel and J. P. Kragh.
Filings may be made until
sometime in May, the date not yet
set. Fees are $40.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Redwood Men
Given Offices
BRECKENRIDGE, LAU
CHOSEN ON BREEDER,
SEED GROUP BOARDS

Stanley Breckenridge of Red
wood Falls was elected vice-pre-
sident of the state Spotted Poland
China Breeders association for the
fourth time during Farm and
Home work at University farm
last week.
Another Redwood county man
honored at the event was H. c.
Lau of Tracy who was named to
the board of directors of the new
Minnesota Hybrid Seed Growers
association.
Among those from this COM
munity who attended Farm and
Home week were Miss Lenore
Golden, J. 1. Swedberg, Mrs. Otto
Flom of Belview, H. o. Draeger
and Forrest Croker of Morgan,
Mrs. Robert Bellig of Wabasso,
Mrs. H. A. VIM of Seaforth, Yer
gle Trent of Delhi, Au Della
Thompkins of Sherman and JOS
eph Zeug and Harrison Schmeis-
ing Jr. of Lucan.
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Institute 10
Bring State
Farm Experts
FREE LUNCH PLANNED
EACH DAY; MARCH
g AND 10 CHOSEN

State specialists in farm and
home projects and problems are
scheduled to speak at a Farmers
Institute to be held in the new
Redwood Falls High school audi
torium March 9 and 10.
A varied and Informative pro-
gram has been tentatively arrang-
ed by the county agents office in
cooperation with the Civic and
Commerce association which is
sponsoring the event.
Speakers for the, first day will
probably include Parker Ander-
son, forester with the University
of Minnesota extension division,
who will discuss windbreaks; H.
L.. Parten, state entomoligist, who
has surveyed the situation in Red
wood county and will speak on
grasshoppers ard insect pests and
Skull Rutford of University Farm
who will outline the 1888 soil con-
servation program.
Farm women using electricity
for the first time this year will be
interested in hearing Miss Victoria
Harris of REA who will demon
strate household electrical ap-
planes.
Tentative arrangements for the
secoy.d days program include the
selection of L. NJ. Stahler of the
state weed farm at Lamberton to
discuss the latest information on
the destruction of creeping jenny
and other noxious weeds. DR.. w.
l.. Boyd of University Farm will
talk on sleeping sickness in horses
and Berry H. Akers, editor of the
Farmer magazine, will discuss the
business outlook for 1888.
Miss Orrine Johnson, fashion
editor of the Farmers Wife will
talk on Spring Fashion Trends
of 1888" Miss johnson is in New
York now but will return in time
for the institute.
Free lunches will be served at
noon both days for the conven-
fence of those attending the all
day sessions. A ore day institute
will be held at Lamberton March
Z.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
GEORGE NORCUTT
OF LUCAN BURIED
FATHER OF SIX chill
DREN DIES SUDDENLY
AT TRACY HOSPITAL

Lucan-Funeral services were
held here Wednesday for George
Norcutt, "a, who died very sud-
denly at the Tracy hospital Sun
day afternoon after an illness of
four days. Burial was in the
Lucan cemetery.
He was born at Lucan, January
II, 1904, the son of MIR. and Mrs.
R. A. Norcutt. August Is, 1924 he
married Miss Violet Klante. They
were the parents of six children,
three girls, Carolyle, Betty Lou,
and Darlys and three boys, Calvin,
Delwood and Gene. His parents
and five brothers, Chester of
Redwood Falls, Leslie, Stanford,
Kenneth and Quentin and three
sisters, Mrs. Jay Dickerson of APP
tos, California, Mrs. Dale Korems
of Minneapolis and Mrs. Walter
Anderson of Lucan also survive.
The pail bearers were brothers.
in law, Galen Dunno, Clarence
Klante, Roland Klante, William
Klante, Hans Larsen and Elmer
Brandt.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27

men were killed in action.
Battery members ascribe their
fortune to an alert spirit fostered
by their old captain Art Cow, a
former University of Minnesota
cheer leader, who came from
Philadelphia for the meeting.
Daddy" Brooks, another member
who returned is now sales man
ager for Wrigley's in Chicago.
The reunion was held in hall
on Lake street with So former
war buddies present. Both Bar
rett and Wigen saw comrades
they had not seen for 20 years.
Wigen was instrument sergeant
with the battery and Barrett was
a corporal Wigen was listed as
a casualty at the close Of the war
but Barrett served with the COM
pany in the Army Of Occupation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Cold Grips Section
In Wake Of F reak
'Snowless Blizzard''
WINTER MONTHS DRIER
THAN USUAL; 1887
MOISTURE NORMAL

Southwestern Minnesota was
still gripped firmly in the clasp of
a bitter cold wave this morning
although a "snowless blizzard"
which dropped the mercury so de-
grees in three days had abated at
least temporarily.
The official thermometer regist-
cred II below zero Thursday
morning for the coolest reading
of the winter and was at Is be-
low at 10 a. m, although the
forecast held some promise of re-
lief. Becoming unsettled, poss-
IDLE snow and rising temperature"
was the official guess.
The high wind which caused
minor damage in numerous places
changed the weather almost over
night from what resembled an
early spring to a typical Mime
sofa winter. The low temperature
reading until today was 10 de-
grees registered Wednesday NOR
ming. Skies were clear however
and the mercury recovered some
of its loss during the day.
While other parts of the state
were snow-locked this week, the
Redwood Falls winter continued
the driest in years.
So far in January only IA of
an inch of moisture has been re-
corded by N. B. Andersen, official
city weatherman. This month last
year there. were lat inches of
moisture, or well over 10 inches of
snow.
{ Although the total 1897 mois-
ture figure of 27.79 is consider
ed normal and is 1896 inches over
those of 1886, the winter months
of November, December and jan
uary of 1937-1938 are 2.45 inches
of moisture drier than the same
months in 1936-1937. This winter
LA inches of snow and rain fell.
Last winter there were $3.50 inches
Of moisture.
Comparative figures follow:
December 1897, SO inches; Decem-
Der 1886, Is inches; November
1887, IL inches; November 1886,
IL inches.
Moisture figures by the month
for the last three years, as CONF
DileO Inv Mr. Apr3ay.ro,, ovo. 1885,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
100 OFFICIALS TO
ATTEND FIRE MEET
PROTECTION OF FARMS
TO BE DISCUSSED
BY STATE MEN

About 100 township and village
officials are expected to attend
meeting to discuss means of Civ
ing fire protection to outlying
villages and townships. The meet
ing has been definitely set for 8
p. m. Friday, February in the
Redwood Falls city hall.
Frank Yetka, state fire marshal
and Arthur D. Nordstrom, deputy
commissioner of insurance and
deputy fire marshal, will be.
speakers. Refreshments will be
served.
ALI township and village offic-
ials interested are invited by the
Redwood Falls fire department
committee which includes o. G..
Randgaard, r. F. Byram and Chris
Schultz.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Afternoon Meeting
of PTA Planned

F, A meeting of the Parent Teach
er association will be held Mon
day at 2::30 in the Lincoln audi
torium. The rhythm band from
Miss Virginia Guernsey's room
will open the program; there will
be community singing directed by
Mrs. E. A. Johnson and the re-
gular business session will fol-
low. Carrying out the theme
Parent Meet Teacher" those who
attend will be given an opportu-
nifty to visit classrooms and discuss
mutual problems with the teach
ers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Voters Will Elect
Officials in '38
STADIUM FUND
REACHES S1,O2O

A fine response in the drive for
the city's share of funds for a
stadium at Memorial Field is re-
ported by high school alumni teams
selling athletic events tickets at
$40 for 80 games, proceeds to go
to the fund. BY Wednesday after
noon 1O2 tickets had been sold,
bringing the total to $1,000. The
goal is $4,000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
ATTEND MEETING

Mr. and Mrs. L. o. Alexander
and r. w. Whyte motored to Min
neapolis Saturday to attend the
lOOF installation at the munich
pal auditorium. They remained
until Sunday and the Alexanders
were dinner guests of their son
Gordon at Pioneer Hall, returning
home in the evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Second REA Line
Almost Completed

Lines of Redwood county's sec
ond REA project Of about 100
miles viii probably be energized
next week At present the con-
tractor is waiting for transformers
and other needed equipment and
as soon as they arrive Juice" viii
y turned on.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Get Store Job

Lang and Mahal of Redwood
Falls received the contract for
building w. r. Wingate's store at
Olivia at a letting held Monday.
1t is expected that work on the
structure will begin next week.
1t viii be similar to the Big Store
there which recently burned
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27
Mrs. Howard Sanders
UndergOes Operation

Mrs. Howard p. Sanders I'M
derwent an operation for rup-
tured appendix in st. Petersburg,
Florida, Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker D. Sanders
left the same day by train from
Olivia for Chicago where they
took a plane. They will arrive in
ST. Petersburg this afternoon.
Only information received is that
Mrs. Sanders is doing as well as
may be expected.
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DR.. w. A. Brand attended
state board of health meeting at
the University of Minnesota Tues
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27

Mrs. d. w. Gold was hostess to
the members of her Birthday club
Monday evening when Mrs. c. A.
Hillig was the guest Of honor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Buhner and
Miss Viola Billie visited at the c.
E. Shoemaker home at Marshall
Sunday evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-27

Patrick Kohler of Mission,
Texas visited few days last week
at the L. j. Schottenbauer home.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1938-12-22

sTcRK VISITS TOWN MANAGERS OF OUR SISTER TOWNS
By coincidence. the birth Of daughter to S.L
Reeder, Town Manager Of Greenda1e Wis, followe
by announcement from C. F. Sharpe, Manager O
Greenhi1ls. Ohio. Of the birth Of twins, boy an
a girl