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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
John Malecha
Friday
NORTH REDWOOD MAN
WILL BE BURIED
AT LONSDALE

North Redwood- Frank
Malecha, "a, died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. William Vier-
ling, here early Wednesday NOR
ming. Brief prayer services were
held at the Hubbard Funeral
home in Redwood Falls Wednes-
day evening and today the body
was taken to Lonsdale where it
will lie in state at the home of his
brother.
Funeral services will be held at
the Lonsdale Catholic church at
10 a. m. Friday. Rev. Albert lis
kovsky, brother of Mrs. Malecha,
will conduct the services and bur-
ial will be in Lonsdale cemetery.
He was born in Czechoslovakia
in 1874 and came to the United
States with his parents at the age
of seven. The family settled at
Lonsdale.
In 1908 he married Bridget lis
kovslzy and about Is years ago the.
family came to their farm north
of North Redwood.
Survivors are his wife, a son,
William on the home place, three
daughters, Mrs. Vierling and Mary
of North Redwood and Sister
Mary Prisca of New Hravec,
North Dakota, bis brother in
Lonsdale and three grandchildren.
Three children died in infancy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
City Has 2 Hotels But 81
Firms Get Hotel Licenses

} Although Redwood Falls has
only two hotels, 81 places in town
are required to pay $3.50 "hotel
licenses" due the state department
of health January 81.
Those required to pay the fee
include oil stations which handle
soft drinks, stores dispensing ice
cream cones, tourist establish
ments where food or soft drinks
are served and householders who
operate boarding houses or serve
meals for pay.
Listed as former applicants and
therefore eligible for license pay
ments in most cases again this
year are Vera c. Arndt, L. E. Bac-
ker, w. A. Backus, Mrs. j. C..
Bruer, Arthur H. Christensen,
Ward Clark, Frank Dornfeld, J. p.
Dunlap, Edith M. Fobes, George L.
Hanson, Albert j. Kayser, Mildred
Kearney, w. A.. Knighton, LATTER
bach brothers, Shell oil station, E.
A. Luscher, Mrs. S. O. Mason, H.
H. Matzener, Lee Neuschwander,
Joe, Guy and Eva Peavey, o. G..
Randgaard, Robert H. Regnier, w.
R. Roberts, Richard w. Scoates,
Tom Tyson, c. R. Simondet, Mel
vim Thoma, Charles L. Wagner, M.
E. Warner, B. R. Whittet, Emil
Worsech, the Webb oil station and
Warmers Pure Oil station.
The Redwood County Agricul-
tural society and two men who
operated eat stands there last year
are also on the list for this COM
munity.
Hotel licenses are the least of
bona fide cafe owners license fee
worries. Restaurant operators
here must carry cigaret licenses
at $l2 apiece, milk licenses at ST
each ard all but one cafe here
buys the annual 80 beer license
from the city at $50.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
Clements Couple Honored on
Golden Wedding Anniversary

Clements-A special high mass
for Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walter
Sr. who celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary was cele-
brated at 8 a. m. Monday in st.
Joseph's church by Rev. E. M.
Frederick.
That day dinner and supper
were served to about so guests in
the couples honor and in the eve
ming a golden wedding dance was
given for them at the Clements
hall.
Among guests who attended the
celebration were Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Guetter and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walter and family of Wa
basso, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Heiling
and family of near Redwood Falls,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heiling Sr.
and Mrs. Joseph Heiling of Nor
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sch
wab and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Walter and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nick Walter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Walter, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Walter, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pro-
kosch and daughter, Florence and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Klabumde.
Mr.. Walter is "a and Mrs. Wal
ter So years of age and both are
in good health. They live on
farm near Clements.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
New Barley
To Be Tried
H. c. LAU OF TRACY is
CROP IMPROVEMENT
COMMITTEE HEAD

Iglos, a new barley produced at
the Ames, Iowa, experiment sta
ton, will be tried in Redwood
county this season. Growers who
will experiment with the grain
are George Claussen of Paxton,
c. A. Marsh of Delhi, William
Poulsen of Sheridan and H. C.
Lau of Tracy. All except Claus
sen are members of the Redwood
county crop Improvement COM
mittee.
The new variety is smooth
aWned barley with a stiff straw.
1t has been found to equal Wis
consin 80 and Velvet for mailing
Mr.. Lau was elected chairman
of the crop improvement commit
tee at a meeting in Lamberton
Thursday afternoon. Other mem
bers are Kenneth Campbell of
Redwood Falls, j. P Nigg of
Lamberton, Mr. Marsh, Mr.. Poul-
sen and County Agent j. l. Swed-
berg who was elected secretary.
The committee is working on a
better seed program and adopted
variety recommendations for the
county, as follows: ....
For barley, Wisconsin No. 38
was recommended as being the
best market barley available. Vel
vet barley was rated second.
Other varieties do not rate as well
on the market, although Glabron
is a good stiff strawed barley
that is satisfactory as feed grain.
Early seeding of barley was re-
commended, especially if Wiscon-
sin 38 is used.
Thatcher is the only variety
recommended to wheat growers.
Marquille and Hope are not good
milling wheats and Ceres is not
recommended.
Bison and Red Wing were re-
commended as the best varieties
of flax. Bison is a large seeded
variety and requires an extra
peck per acre in seeding. Flax
should not be seeded too late.
Hybrid corn trials for the coun-
ty are being planned. Hybrid
corn is recommended for Red
wood county with the warning
that variety that is not too late
should be chosen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
Get
Tools Worth
$500 in Raid
> TRACKS MAIN CLUE IN
MORGAN BREAK-IN
MONDAY NIGHT

Morgan-Tools valued at $500
were taken in a burglary at the
c. c. Brosch and Sons blacksmith
shop Monday night.
The theft was not discovered
until Tuesday afternoon when a
special drill, grinders and other
tools were missed.
Sheriff L. j. Kise, who was
called, found footprints in the
snow under a side window of the
shop where it is believed they
gained entrance. A rear door,
locked from the inside, was found
unattached indicating that the
burglars left that way.
People live very close to the
place on each side, but no one
heard a noise during the night.
Authorities say that the tools
could be used in safe robberies
and similar crimes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
PLATFORM THRILLERS
FOR 1888 BOUGHT
AT CONVENTION

The best program in years for
variety and top notch entertain
ment was selected by members of
the Redwood county fair board at
the annual convention of the
Minnesota Federation of County
Fairs in st. Paul last week.
Broadway On Parade, the re-
vue to be put on with show
change each of the three nights, is
better than any of the high class
shows of a similar nature play
ing here in recent years. The
musical features catchy tunes,
beautiful girls, sparkling scenery
and fine comedy.
Platform attractions will in
clude the Paroff trio, the only
show of its kind, which played at
the Fort Worth Frontier celebra-
ton last year. Three men take part
in the acts, performing balancing
and acrobatic feats on loose lad
ders on a high platform.
The Great George and company
is a magicians act on large scale.
Magic is performed with huge OBJ
iects, living people, flocks of white
doves and other props which
will be easily visible to large
audience.
Big Burma, 5000 pound ele-
plant who dances the rhumba and
turkey in the straw, will be here
with her attractive girl trainer.
Dyo,, Tbr;Jl nav
A real thriller, the Howard
Fuller and Sister act will be per-
| formed on high perch-pole with
| no guy ropes. The pole has Is
| foot sway and the gymnasts risk
their lives each time they present
their act.
The Six Lelands combine ludic-
rous burlesque with aerial man.
euvers and bounding board aero
battles. Five men and a woman
make up the troupe.
Laugh honors at the fair are
expected to 60 to Daisy the Horse,
an animal who tap dances and
furnishes other astounding enter
tainment.
Plans for a Thrill day to be held
the last day of the fair are in the
first stages. Directors are consid-
ering auto races, an airplane
| crash and similar daring exploits
by famous life-riskers.
Parker d. Sanders, A. P. Rams
and w. A. Hauck attended sessions
of the convention at Hotel Lowry
"Wednesday through Friday They
arranged platform attractions on
circuit with Appleton, Caledon-
ia, Waseca, New Ulm, Hutchinson
and other county fairs.
Opening day of the fair will be
August % and grandstand per-
formances will be given August
%, "a and Is, afternoons and eve
nings.
Expecting a limited budget due
to concession difficulties, the
board plans to forego having coun-
ty bands at the fair and will dis
continue the practice of giving
bicycles to school children.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
Gazette Elected To
Membership in AP
HUGE FACILITIES OF
ORGANIZATION WILL
IMPROVE COVERAGE

The Redwood Gazette received
notification this week that it has
been elected to membership in the
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
After February l, The Gazette
will receive weekly news service
and features from the nations
largest news gathering organiza-
ton which lists 1900 newspapers,
including most of the large dali
les, as members. The cooperative
organization has nearly 1000 full
time employees and thousands of
part time workers all over the
world engaged in gathering and
transmitting news to member
papers.
Although more essential to
daily papers, membership in the
organization has distinct advant-
ages for weeklieS and The Ga
zette's application was made in
the desire to obtain the best avail
able features for our readers, be-
sides making it possible to carry
the very latest world news fash
|es received by direct wire on the
day of publication.
Facilities of the Associated
Press will also make it possible
to cover local news more fully
and promptly. For example the
Washington bureau of the AP will
give immediate notification of any
developments of special interest
here, such as an allotment for a
postoffice. Legislative develop
ments either at st. Paul or Wash
ington directly affecting this vi
cinity may be given readers at
once through this service and The
Gazette will be covered" on any
event anywhere in which local
people may be involved.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
REQUEST TO DISSOLVE
TEMPORARY ORDER
REFUSED BY JUDGE

Redwood county fair board
members lost the first legal en-
counter in the court fight on fair
gambling which is attracting
statewide interest because of its
possible effect on all fairs, when
Judge A. B. Gislason filed court
orders Saturday denying motion
by the defendants to dissolve a
temporary restraining order
against gambling on the fair
grounds and requiring the defend
ants to show cause why temper
airy injunction should not be
granted.
Issuance of the restraining or
der was made by the district
Judge during last years fair on re-
quest of L. E. Backer, through his
attorneys, George A. Barnes and
Leon H. Brown.
Julian E. Morten appeared as
counsel for the defendants when
the case was argued November 10.
Defendants include Parker D.
Sanders, A. P. Rams, C. A. Lau-
terbach, c. c. Croker, Forrest
Croker, Joe Shank, w. M. Smith,
H. E. Swennes and w. A. Hauck
of the 1887 fair board.
Must File Bond
Upon the filing of a $500 bond
by Backer within 10 days after the
order was issued, the court will
issue temporary injunction re-
straining the defendants from per-
hitting gambling on the fair
grounds until a further order by
the court.
The fair board has until jan
uary % to file an answer. Its next
move in the affair will be discuss
ed at the next meeting of the
board. If an answer is filed, the
case will be heard in district
court, probably at the April term
The memorandum said, in part,
81 do not intend to consider all
the grounds specified in this
motion in this memorandum as
only few of them require any
consideration. 1t is, I think, adj
mittedly the practice of district
courts to issue restraining orders
at the outset, at times, without
requiring bond. In this particu-
lar case the defendants were not
required to refrain from doing
any specific things or acts. The
order was general and merely re-
quired them to refrain from COM
hitting a crime upon the prem
Uses in question. 1t is difficult to
see how they could find any fault
with that.
with respect to the second
paragraph, the defendants alleged
that they disavowed any purpose
or intention to commit any acts
prohibited by law. If that be a
fact, they were not injured by
the order. With respect to para
graph III, it seems to be well set
tied in this state that while equity
will not ordinarily grant an in
jul. ction restraining the commits
sion of a crime, it will allow an
injunction where such crime is
Continued on page five)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
Alert School Boys
Help Catch Thieves

Through the alertness of two
Glencoe school boys, three Min
neapolis youths who rified the till
at the Leland F. Posi- hotel and
stole a Glencoe school teachers
purse from her classroom, were
captured at Bird Island last week.
When Miss Esther Olson missed
her purse Monday, Donald Tiff
and Darrell WEIGH, both Is, re-
called that they had seen a
strange boy emerging from her
room. When the sheriff was call
ed he connected the stranger with
the Posi- theft which had occur
red Sunday afternoon.
Deducing that the thieves had
left on a freight train, the sheriff
took the two Glencoe boys and
followed them to Bird Island
where they were captured as they
left the train and ran across a
field. One of the three was iden-
titled as the schoolhouse thief.
The boys were Dayton and
Jerome Searles, cousins, both Is
years old, and Jerome Tomaska,
Is, all of Minneapolis. The Scar
les boys were on probation from
the Glen Lake training school and
all were motherless. They were
on their way to California.
Search of their persons reveal
ed about so keys of all descrip-
tons. Taken back to Glencoe
they admitted the theft of $685.
from the Posi- hotel and about So
from Miss Olson. They were turn
ed over to Minneapolis authori-
ties.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
CAR DAMAGED
IN ACCIDENT

A 1898 Plymouth coupe owned
by Gretchen Aftermath, case
worker with the Redwood county
welfare office, was badly damag-
ed along one side when it was
struck by another car near the
Sanborn junction Sunday.
Miss Aftermath, her mother
Mrs. Marie Aftermath and sister,
Ruth were uninjured.
The other machine SWerved
across the center line and struck
her car after she had pulled over
on the shoulder, according to Miss
Aftermath.
The driver, who said he was
Pete Sorenson of Dundee, stopped
and helped her change "a tire.
blown out in the mishap. He was
accompanied by girl and another
man.
Miss Aftermath was driving
from Marshall to Springfield
when thesaccident occurred.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
High Court
Will Review
johnson Case
THORP, CITY ACCIDENT
CASE APPEALED BY
BELVIEW COUPLE

The $4,000 suit of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred H. Johnson of Belview
against the city of Redwood Falls
and H. D. Thorp for injuries sus.-
tanned when Mrs. johnson slip
ped on a patch of ice at the Thorp
studio corner will be appealed to
the state supreme court.
Notification of the move was
received Wednesday by Leon H.
Brown, city attorney and A. R.
English of Tracy, counsel for
Thorp. l.. J. Lauerman of Olivia
is attorney for Mr.. and Mrs. john
son.
A mo cause for action" verdict
was brought in Thorp's favor by
district court jury in October.
During the trial the city was re-
leased from liability in a direct
ed verdict by Judge Albert H.
Emerson.
Mrs. johnson asked $4,000 for
injuries including leg fracture
and her husband sued for ST 900
for loss of her services and ex-
penses following the accident De-
cember IL, 1886.
It is expected that the case will
not be reviewed by the supreme
court until next fall.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
Committee Chosen
For Farm Institute
CIVIC AND COMMERCE
ASSOCIATION BOARD
HOLDS FIRST MEET

Committees for the Redwood
county Farmers Institute to be
held in Redwood Falls were sell
ected at the first meeting of the
new board of directors of the
Civic and Commerce association
Tuesday noon. March 9 and 10
are the tentative dates.
The board selected by Toger
Nelson, newly elected president of
the club, includes E: j. Stephany,
E. N. Tersteeg, G. N. Nelson,
Mike Lauterbach and w. M.
Smith who was not present at the
meeting. Ted Ahrens, secretary,
assisted with plans.
Jack Sexton of Paxton, MIR.
Smith, Mr.. Stephany, J. 1. Swed-
berg, county agent and Lenore
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
Nab Transient
Thug in Cafe
At Winthrop
FARMER, RESTAURANT
MAN VICTIMS OF
TOUGH VISITOR

Frank Petrowski, "a, wanted for
sluggings and robbery at Fair
fax and Gibbon was arrested by
Winthrop police Sunday after
noon. A transient. he gave Wis
consin as his birthplace.
He plead guilty to the assaults
and robbery and is being held at
Olivia by Renville county author
tiles. 1t is expected that Sibley
county will also prosecute him
for crimes perpetrated there.
Joe Folton, Fairfax farmer was
Petrowski's first victim. Last
Tuesday, the transient applied for
work at the Folton farm, but no
help was needed there. He left
and returned after 9 p. m. When
Folton turned away rnomentarily
during the conversation, the
stranger slugged him unconscious.
When Folton recovered he found
he had been robbed of more than
SIS.
Early Sunday morning when
FRANK Mauer, Glbbon restaurant
proprietor, was nearing the rail-
road tracks, he was struck vio-
lent blow across the head by Pet
rowski who was lurking in the
shadows of the depot. Mauer
was stunned but was able to de-
fend himself. During the fight
the stranger broke away and al
though Mauer gave chase, he dis
appeared. An oak club was later
found at the scene.
On notification from Fairfax
and Gibbon police, the Winthrop
policeman was on the lookout for
the transient. He was seen there
early Sunday morning, but escap-
ed apprehension. Near noon the
policeman picked him up in the
Continued on Page 81
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
MRS. STREETER TO
BE BURIED HERE
OLD RESIDENT DIED IN
NEBRASKA MONDAY;
RITES SATURDAY

Word was received Monday
evening of the death of Mrs. A. L.
Streeter at the home of her dau-
ghter, Mrs. w. A. Newton at
Polk, Nebraska. Mrs. Streeter
made her home here for many
years.
Two sons, o. D. Streeter of
Stewart and E. o. Streeter, LIE
Sueur left by car from here Tues
day morning to attend the funeral
services at Polk. Mrs. o. d.
Streeter and Mrs. Orland Street.
er also were in the group.
The body will be brought to
Redwood Falls and a second SER
vice will be held at the Odlaug
Funeral Parlors at p. m. Satur-
day, according to tentative ar
rangements. Rev. G. E. Martin
will be in charge and burial will
be in the cemetery here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
Afternoon PTA
Meeting Planned

Parents Meet Teachers" win
be the theme of a meeting of the
Parent Teacher association Mon
day afternoon, January 81 at 2:30
p. IN. in the Lincoln gym. There
win be community singing led by
Mrs. E. A. Johnson and an oppor-
tllnity will be given parents to
confer with teachers on mutual
problems at the close of the meet
ing. Those planning to attend are
asked to take note that this is the
regular date for the meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
J.M.Corbettin
Twenty-Fifth
Year as Chief
DEPARTMENT ANSWER.
ED 20 CALLS IN 1887,
LOSS TOTALS $500

Joseph M. Corbett began the
last year of quarter of CEN
fury as chief of the Redwood Falls
fire department Thursday night
when he was reelected by the
fire laddies at their annual din
ner meeting for the twenty-fifth
time.
r. F. Byram was again named
assistant Other officers reelected
are c. H. Schultz, secretary and
e. o. Charlebois, treasurer By
ram was also appointed steward.
Oreanization of the 10 men for
efficient fire fighting is as follows:
company number one: captain,
Grover Mansfeldt; first lieuten-
ant, John Brueske; second ieuten-
ant, R. w. Pryor; drivers, r. H.
Byram and R. w. Pryor; nozzle,
o. C. Randgaard and Floyd Sch
mid; hydrant, E. L. Gallea.
A new captain for company two
will be named to replace George
Wilcox who was appointed at the
meeting but is leaving the city.
H. "A. Thomas is first lieutenant;
Walter King, second lieutenant;
d. b. Hauck and Fred Schmid
drivers; Thomas and William
Yonetz, ladder; Charlebois, nozzle
and Schultz, hydrant.
The longest model T truck in
the world, a special vehicle re-
built by the fire department for
carrying ladders will be driven by
Nike Richard and Clarion Byram.
Last year the department was
called to 20 fires, as compared to
49, in 1886. Loss in fires was
$500 and estimated value OF
property saved by the smoke eat
tiers was SITS, 900.
Seven dwelling houses were
visited by flames last year and
there were four calls each for oil
station pumps and automobile
blaZes. There were three restau-
rant calls, two farm calls and tive
calls to second hand furniture
store.
The Storts ice house, with an
estimated loss of $4,000, was the
largest fire attended last year. The
Redwood theatre, the Granite
block and the North Redwood
Granite works received a call
each. There were two rubbish
fires large enough for a depart
nent visit and the group was
ca1led once to pump out flood
scal sement. &--4-fA4.--s--
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-01-20
BOY SCOUT WEEK
PLANS ARRANGED
INDOOR PICNIC AMONG
OBSERvANCES; BERG
Err HEADS TROOP 33

Plans for activities of Boy
Scout anniversary week, Febru-
airy 6 to II, were made at a meet
ing of Scouters of the Fort Ridge
ly district in Fairfax Thursday
evening.
The only district activity will
be a Waligazhu to be held either
at Redwood Falls or Morton Mon
day, February Z.
An indoor picnic and court of
honor will be held at the Red
wood Falls school Wednesday,
February 8 and troops 80 and IA
will attend church in uniform Boy
Scout Sunday. Troop 80 is plan
ming a window display on scout
ing at the Jaehning hardware
store and IA will have a similar
display in a business place not yet
selected.
Richard Cook, chairman Of the
district, appointed Willard Duea,
Redwood Falls Scouter, to take
charge of the organization of new
troops. w. E. Paffrath is head of
the committee on camping and
activities and other committees
include: clubbing, Frank Hopkins
of Fairfax; advancement, C.. d.
Holzinger and Adolph Quasi,
Fairfax; health and safety, DR.. r.
S. maitland, Fairfax.
Scouters from Redwood Falls
who attended the meeting are
Harold Berger, recently made
scoutmaster of troop 33; DR.. c. L.
Lynn, Clifford James, F. B. Macs,
F. B. Forbes and Mr.. Cook.
Duea was elected commissioner
of the Fort Ridgely district at the
annual meeting of the Minnesota
Valley Area council.