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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
New Avon Couple in
Crash Near Norwood

New Avon-Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Barenthin of New Avon were in
jured Friday afternoon near Nor
wood when their car collided
with one being driven onto the
highway from the Platwood Inn
driveway. They were driving to
the Twin Cities.
Mrs. Barenthin was injured
about the knees, one wound re-
quiring ten stitches and one hand
was cut and bruised. She is at the
Waconia hospital. Mr.. Barenthin'S
injuries were less severe and he
was able to come home Saturday,
accompanied by his daughter
Edith of Minneapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29

) Others will make speeches in
connection with the political CAM
paign but Senator Lundeen will
talk on the proposed dam across
the Minnesota river Forth of Red
wood Falls and a plan to make it
a PWA project. The chairman of
the meeting, F. H. Shoemaker,
former congressman, will take
the FL leaders to the point on
the river near Gold Mine lake
where they will inspect the pro-
posed site of the huge ea1then
dam project in which various
state and federal departments are
reported to be interested.
At a cost which Mr.. Shoemaker
estimates at a million dollars, he
emissions dam built ON the gran
tie hOgbacks extending toward the
river from each side of the valley
at this point. With a height at
the river bed of about IS feet it
would impound water in a huge
lake extending up the valley to a
point near Granite Falls, he told
a group of business men who
visited the spot Monday.
Such a lake would be of i'm
portance in flood control, in which
Senator Lundeen is interested as
a member of the senate committee
on the subject ard would provide
a great wild life conservation
area while turbines and gener-
ators at the dam would produce
electricity in huge quantities to
be sold to rural identification
companies and others. On a COM
paratively small scale, it would
be a Bonneville, Fort Peck or
Boulder dam proposition right in
Redwood and Renville counties,
according to Mr.. Shoemaker.
Over its broad top he sees a
road, further linking the two
counties while the lake would
provide a resort area which might
soon be lined with summer cot
tages. This could be augmented.
by a park in the natural timber
below the proposed dam site.
Industries might be induced to
locate in the area by the inexpen-
sive electricity such project
would provide, he said.
Water <impounded during the
spring, he believes, would pro-
Continued on page two)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29

They agree that if they lived in
the old country now they would
resist to the death any attempt at
INVASION by Hitler and German
armies.
Some residents, most of them
elderly, who remember service in
the Czech army say they would
be in the front lines now regard
less of age, fighting for the free
dom of themselves and their peo-
pie.
"He is greedy-so greedy" is
their remark as they talk of Hit
ler-but somehow, except in few
cases there is no bitter hatred in
their comment on the Fuerher-no
strong feeling in their view of the
situation.
Perhaps it is that their quiet
faces hide grief and anxiety-one
who does not know them well
cannot judge.
cts all nonsense" they say of
Hit.er's incredible charges that
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Balko,Former
Champ, Back
AS Contender
HUSKING KING FACES
STRONG FIELD IN
COMEBACK TRY

Last year Ted Balko, five times
winner of the state title and once
.at;onal champ. stayed out of
county competition, combining his
husking activities to the Cham
pion of Champions event at Fort
Dodge, Iowa.
But the veteran will be back in
local competition this year, he
said Wednesday.
Planning on Balko's decision to
re-enter huSking, Berry Akers,
editor of the Farmer magazine
which sponsors the contests said
husking in the state will be better
this year than ever.
"Balko is always good and
other huskerS have developed, SO
we should see the best contests of
ALL" he said
Here is the chronological story
of Balko'S rule of Minnesota
huskers:
193O-He picked 24.14 bushels
to win the state championship,
was second at the national meet
in Kansas.
l931-He won second place in
the state and beat the Minnesota
champ at the Iowa national, fin
ishing third.
1932-First in the state contest
with 25.l3 bushels; fourth in the
national in Illinois.
1933-First in the state and
fifth in the national, held in
Nebraska.
1934-He won the state with
21.3 bushels and gained the
national crown at Fairmont with
25.78 bushels.
1935-He set state record with
his load of 28.217 and husked the
biggest load of his career, 1884
bushels, at the Indiana national,
taking sixth place.
1936-He was noSed out of the
state title by Art Johnson of Cot
tonwood county and was fourth
in the national meet in Ohio with
1899 bushels.
1937-Sixth in the fast cham
pion of champions event in Fort
Dodge on Armistice day, compet-
ing with other former national
charppiOnS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29

Germans are prosecuted and ter
roriZed in the Sudetenland.
Logically they point out that
if the Czech government were
stern and oppressive, Konrad
Henlein's activities against the
government would not have been
tolerated.
"Such man working against
German authorities would have
been shot the first day." they ar
que.
North of Bechyn lives a farm
er named Henry Benesh-the ma
tive Bohemian spelling is Benes.
Neither he nor his mother at
Olivia, Mrs. Lena Benesh, know
if they are any relative of the
Czechoslovakian president, Edou-
ard Benes.
The old country seems so far
away-although the husband and
father, Joseph Benesh, was born
there.
! They're Americans first.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Hayes Morse
Lawn Given
First Prize
BOLLUM, DUNCAN AND
TERSTEEG AWARDED
OTHER PLACES

Hayes Morse won first prize in
the lawn and garden contest con-
Quoted by the Citizens State bank,
judges announced this week.
He received an award of $3.50,
''for the most improvement over
three months period"
The second prize of $40 was
divided equally between E. H.
Bollum whom judges said had the
"best kept yard and Ed Duncan
''for the most varied and lived-in
yard"
For consistent neatness," E. N.
Tersteeg received the third prize
of SIS.
Honorable Mention
Honorable mention went to the
yards of DIR. c. L. Lynn whose
paintings, while new, show great
future promise and to H. G. Wer-
der, "whose flowers and carefully
tended lawn create bright spot
of attractiveneSS."
In sponsoring the contest the
Citizens State bank has sought to
bring about an Improvement in
residence property and to create
a feeling of pride in accomplish
ment. Nowhere among contest
ants did the judges find untidy or
cluttered premises and every
where there was evidence of care
full planning and endeavor.
AS an example, the Ed Duncan
yard, with its fireplace, its tables
and benches has been an outdoor
living room of loneliness for the
Duncan family.
Judges were Mrs. George A.
Barnes, Mrs. Leon H. Brown and
Mrs. L. 2. Winter.
To Change Plan
Next year the award plan will
be altered to the advantage of
contestants. Provisions of the new
scheme will be announced later,
according to L. r. EWart, bank
vice president.
Sponsors issued the following
statement as the contest closed:
1--WE want to thank all the par
Elephants in this lawn and garden
contest. The plan is certainly
making a more beautiful and in
viting Redwood Falls.
''The time, care and very care
full unbiased consideration given
to the project by the judges, Mrs.
Barnes, Mrs. Brown and Mrs
Winter, is thoroughly appreciat-
ed"
Citizens State Bank
Civic and Commerce
association.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Boys Will Take Charge of
City's Affairs Tomorrow

, Hizzoner John Bovee will be
mayor for day when Redwood
Fails becomes Boys Town Friday.
John will be installed in the
city's highest office at an assem-
bly, program at school by J. F..
Knudson who acts as mayor the
other 1854 days of the year.
Other Boy Scouts who will as
sumo city offices for the day are
Paul Gallea, James Dryer, Ever
EFT Lynn and Robert Hosken,
making up the city council; Allan
Fobes, replacing Tom Reed as
municipal judge; Raymond Freise
who as chief of police will have
a position once held by his father;
Frank Forbes, son of the regular
city recorder, who will be street
commissioner; Bill Cook, taking
over Leon H. Browns duties as
city attorney; John Lauterbach
as city recorder and Rodney Clark
as superintendent of water works.
In the court house, James Finn
will probably issue hunting licen-
SeS among his duties as audi
tor; Bert Hustad will pe initiated
into the mysteries of the register
of deeds office; Paul Duea will be
assisted by A. P. Falk as treasur-
er; Dean MuetZel will be county
engineer; Bob Schultz will act as
county agent; John Clipson has
one syllable in his name as a start
in replacing c. D. Clipfell as sup
erintendent of schools; Donald
Gold will be clerk of court; Leon
Pease will occupy R. V. Ochs'
bench in the probate judges office
and Bob Freise will act as county
surveyor.
&. Leo Joe Lauterbach should
make a convincing and formidable
sheriff and Kenneth Parsons will
be on deck in George A. Barnes
office as county attorney.
Bill IngIis will have the COM
plicated duties of Postmaster j.
R. Keefe.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
County Corn Wins
Multiple Award

Because he was modest about
his success, The Gazette carries
the news belatedly that ten ear
sample of Golden King corn pro-
duced and selected by c. A. Marsh
of Delhi won long list of honors
at the Minnesota state fair. First
in class, champion in class,
sweepstakes in section, sweep
stakes in the open class and grand
champion of the entire corn show
were the awards piled on the
Redwood county sample. Mr..
Marsh showed corn as an amateur
but becomes a professional with
so definitely stealing the show.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Hopes for Peace Rise
As 4 Leaders Confer
HITLER'S DEMANDS
IN MAIN TO BE
MET IN TRUCE

Munich = (P- Hopes for an
early settlement assuring Europe
of peace for the moment were
expressed by British and Ger
man officials alike today as the
Munich four-power conference
on the fate of Czechoslovakia en-
tered its second session of the
day at 4:30 p. m.
The conference with ReichS
leader Hitler and Premier Mus
solini sitting across the table from
Prime Minister Chamberlain of
England and Premier Daladier
of France was resumed after a
suspension of nearly two hours
during which came expressions
from both sides of confidence an
agreement would be reached.
1t was indicated it would meet
Hitler's demands that his troops
march into the Sudeten area
October l for at least a SYM
bolic occupation. i
A British plan was submitted
at the opening session countering
Hitler's demands. 1t was under
stood to provide that the German
army would march in without
fanfare and accompanied by de-
tachments of the British, French
and Italian armies to make it look
less like a German invasion.
AS the, German delegation saw
it, the following was likely to be
the final outcome of the nego-
tiations:
1. The German army would en-
ter Sudeten land as a demOnStra-
ton of annexation October 1 with
the approval of the big powers.
2. In the so-calIed doubtful
areas in which population is div
ided between Sudeten Germans
and Czechs, cOntingents of British,
French and Italian troops would
safeguard a plebiscite from which
there would be no appeal.
3. Plebiscites also would be con-
ductkd in CzechsI0vakian districts
where the populations are pre-
ponderantly Polish or Hungarian.
With the powers preparation
for war still going forward, the
question of life or death for mil
lions hung on the decision of the
negotiators.
The Bavarian street crowds
roared acclaim for each group as
automobiles bearing delegates
back to the meeting place swerved
through the streets but loudest
applause was that for Britain's
prime minister, chief mover in the
effort to avert war.
Four times the crowds roared
as one by one Daladier, Chamber
lain, Hitler and finally Mussolini
and their escorts sped back to the
scene of the fateful conference.
The cheers for Chamberlain
rolled along block after block
Spectators knew well ahead he
was coming, for they could hear
shouts of chamberlain! Cham
berlain!' as his car approached.
The prime minister waved his
black hat to the crowds of south
ern Germans who cheered louder
when they saw his broad smile.
Things must be going better"
was the frequent comment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
FarmerAdmits
Arson; 7 Years
RUMOR CAUSES OPEN
ING OF YEAR-OLD
SHERMAN CASE

A confessed arsonist, Wesley
Vohs, %, of Sherman township
was sentenced to seven years in
state penal institution by Judge
A. B. Gislason at New Ulm Thurs
day afternoon.
Investigating thefts of live
stock in the township last Tues
day, Sheriff L. j. Kise and George
A. Barnes, county attorney, heard
rumorS that Vohs was suspected
of arson in connection with q fire
year ago.
They arrested him Wednesday
night, grilled him at length and
Thursday morning he confessed.
Shortly before noon he was taken
before Judge Tom Reed and
bound over to district court.
His plea was guilty" when he
was taken before Judge GislaSon
that afternoon, completing one of
the fastest moving arson cases on
record.
Vohs said he set fire to a barn
on what is known as the old
Ellen Revier place the night of
September 10, 1887, because he
needed the insurance money.
He reported the complete de-
struction of the barn the next
morning and a few days later re-
ceived a check for $500 from the
Farmers Mutual Insurance COM
pany of Redwood county. He had
a half interest in the place, but
was living on a nearby farm at
the time.
The fire was set, he said, but
when he got to the, road, he could
not see flame, SO he return ed
and threw more hay on the blaze.
B. E. Ginther, state fire mar
shall who signed the complaint
against Vohs, praised local
authorities for the speedy action
on the case.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Chapel, Crypt
Being Built
AT Cemetery
BOARDS DREAM TO BE
REALIZED; WILL COST
ABOUT $4,000

A chapel and crypt to be used
by all churches was started at
the Redwood Falls cemetery Sat-
urday.
To cost some over $500, the
chapel will be of New Ulm Art
stone, like that in the Budik
building. 1t will be located in the
approximate center of the south
section of the cemetery, its en-
trance facing east.
The crypt in the north side of
the building will have space for
"a baskets, SO that there will be
no need for winter burial here.
And God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes; and there
shall be no more death" is the
Scriptural quotation 10 be chisel-
ed in stone rear the entrance.
Is Dream Come True
The chapel will be an oft-re-
curing dream of Mrs. Phebe
Fuller, president of the Redwood
Falls Cemetery corporation, come
true in enduring stone.
oSNSIdI IllllcS III previous years
she and the cemetery board have
nearly had the money raised
but unforeseen circumstances
have always interfered.
Members of the board, who
with Mrs. Fuller, have pushed the
plan to reality, are Mrs. A. D.
McRae, vice-president; Mrs. Ida
Carruth, actuary; Mrs. C. w. Eli
son, treasurer; Mrs. B. p. Finn,
Mrs. Julia Glassco, Mrs. Henry
Kuck,- Mrs. w. c. Starr and Mrs.
/ Frank Clague.
In Charge % Years
Mrs. Fuller has been president
of the cemetery board since it
was incorporated in 1910 when a
group of women, shocked at the
condition of the burial ground, de-
cided to do something about it.
In the % years which have fol-
lowed, financial problems and
other difficulties contingent to the
institution have been faced and
solved by small band of women
in the face of widespread public
apathy.
Just now they are conducting a
campaign to clean up the road to
the cemetery, conditions of which
they describe as ''disgraceful."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Hope for M & St. L

WaShington-(P) = The Recon-
struction Finance corporation
may assist the Minneapolis and
st. Louis railroad in its proposed
reorganization, it indicated here.
A group of RFC auditors are
now making a study of M & st.
L records, covering the last few
years, and it was learned that
John W. Barriger, chief of the
RFC railway division, would
make a personal tour of inspec-
ton over the railroad, accompa-
MED by Walter w. Colpitts, noted
railway expert and chairman of
the M & st. L bondholders' re-.
organization committee.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
At Louise Shou

Yvonne Vondal of Tulsa, Ok
lahoma, has been employed in the
ready-to-wear department of the
Louise shop.
A former employee of Dayton's
and Young Quinlan's in Mime
apolis, Miss Vondal was visiting
her sister, Mrs. O. J. Chaput in
Renville when she secured the
position here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
New All Building
Considered; Start
Made Toward Fund

Another All club building at
the Redwood County fairgrounds
was contemplated by club leaders
at Ia meeting at the j. L. Stay
maker home near Morgan Mon
day night.
They ordered 500 of club funds
set aside to begin a building fund.
Crowded because of increased
membership and growing project
activities, the present club inn is
believed inadequate.
If plans go through the inn will
be used as dormitory and eating
place and the other building will
be put up to house. all club ex-
hibfts except livestock and poul-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
GET LICENSES .

Marriage license applications
were made this week by Clifford
]. Redding of Milroy and Hen
rietta Berberich of Clements;
Anna M. Knadson of Delhi and
Arnold Johnson of Granite Falls;
Lester William Spielmann of
Marshall and Hazel Kremin of
Underwood and Cecil Lee Foster
of Revere and Clara Nora Shell
lum of North Hero.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Hold Evangelistic
Services Each Night

MIR. and Mrs. Ezra Jacks, well
known musicians, are furnishing
solos, duets and whistling at a
nightly series of evangelistic
meetings at the Church of Christ.
The meeting began Sunday and
will continue for several. days,
with services each night at s.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Elevatormen Here

Thirty-nine agents and second
men from Eagle Roller Mill Ele-
vators in Minnesota and South
Dakota and officials from the
Minneapolis and New Tim offices
of the company inspected the
firms new Redwood Falls ele-
vator Sunday, dined at Hotel
Ramsey and held a meeting at
the elevator in the afternoon. E.
A. Schultz, local agent, was host
to the group.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Wallace Lauterbach
On West Point SQUAD

Wallace Lauterbach played with
the United States Military acade-
my football team in their game
against Wichita university at
West Point Saturday, getting into
the contest in the third quarter.
A second year student at West
Point, Wally is corporal of his
squad. He is the son of DIR. and
Mrs. Mike Lauterbach of Red
wood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Glen Armitage Will
Direct Bureau Drive

Glen Armitage of Redwood
Falls will be chairman of the
annual Redwood county Farm
Bureau membership drive, to get
underway soon. ~...
He was selected at a district
Farm Bureau meeting in the city
hall Tuesday at which A. G..
Mereness, state organization man.
ager, talked.
Other men from the county who
attended the session were Joseph
Zwach of Milroy, John Morgan
of Marshall, Henry Zachte of
Lamberton and Henry CORES of
Wanda.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
10 Persons Escape
Serious Injury in
Middle Creek Crash

Middle Creek - Ten persons
were bruised and shaken up when
two cars crashed Sunday about
7 o. m. on "Pike's Peak" a half
mile east of the Middle Creek
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Becker,
Clinton and Beatrice and Steve
Kurt were in one car and Mr..
and Mrs. Waldemar Schmidt and
Dean of Echo and Mrs. Gene
Schmidt and Jimmie Gaffney
were in the other. The cars were
badly damaged.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
.Charlestown
Tornado Kills
22,Hurts 300
BUILDINGS WRECKED
IN HISTORIC CITY
EARLY TO-DAY

Charlestown, S. C.-(P - A
tornado hit historic Charlestown
with a sudden and vicious fury
at about 8 a. m. today, killed at
least % persons and injured
probably 800 more in a weller of
wreckage that was spotted
throughout the city. The storm
lasted hardly more than a minute
in any one place but was accom-
panied by a torrential rain as it
swept down with devastating
destruction on various parts of
the city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
New Ulm Votes Bonds

New Ulm-This city will be
bonded for $125,OOO for a sewage
disposal plant and $4,000 for a
swimming pool as the result of
bond elections Tuesday. Voters
favored the swimming pool LAO
to 824 and the disposal plant
1892 to 665. Applications for PWA
grants on both projects are being
forwarded to headquarters at
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Lions To Attend
New Ulm Meeting

Several members of the Red
wood Falls Lions club will go to
New Ulm this evening to attend a
district meeting of clubs at which
c. c.. Carter of Winnipeg, district
governor, will speak.
Mr.. Carter was a guest of Red
wood Fails Lions Monday noon
ard delivered an address in which
he strongly urged growth and
Strengthening OF service clubs, as
a factor in maintaining world
peace as well as bringing about
community betterment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Takes New. Position

Joe Edwards began work We'd
neSday as salesman and demon
strator for the American Stove
company with district including
all of Minnesota and Iowa. His
headquarters will be at Redwood
Falls.
Edwards has been in the employ
OF the Gamble store here for three
years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Turn Down Bonds

Sleepy Eye-Voters here turned
down a proposed bond issue of
S48,5OO to be used in the con-
struction of municipal auditor
ium costing 100000. The vote
was 666 against and 459 favoring
the issue. A PWA grant was to
have supplied As per cent of the
cost.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
SCOUTS TO SELL
FORGET-ME-NOTS

Girl Scouts will aid Disabled
snerican Veterans in their an
val Forget Me-Not Sale here
lturday.
with Jean Drogosch, golden
glet and Phyllis Corcoran in
arge, headquarters will be
2aintafned at the Drogosch
tblumbing Shop for the sale which
continue from 8 a. m. until
9 p. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Marshall Votes Bonds

Marshall - A new municipal
building will be constructed here
following Tuesdays bond cleo
ton at which voters, by a mar
gin of 245 to 161, favored the
city's borrowing $4,000 as its
share of a PWA project.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Schoen ar
rived Wednesday from Freedom
for an overnight stay with MIR.
and Mrs. Scott Schoen. They left
today for North Dakota and viii
return to continue their visit here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-29
Lundeen Will Discuss
RedWood's Bonneville
At FL Picnic SUNDAY

United States Senator Ernest Lundeen and Governor
Elmer A Benson will be among speakers seventh
gressona district rally and picnic at Ramsey
State park Sunday afternoon it announced this week
Senator George Norris of Nebraska who is mentioning i'll
Wisconsin and Congressman Paul Kvae also have been in
wife