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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-17

son were Sunday evening dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Peterson near Clements.
Sunday dinner guests of MIR. and
Mrs. William Vierling were Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Trapp and
daughter of Clements, Mrs. John
Vierling and grandsons and
George Heck of Wabasso.
Mrs. Jerome Stancer and dau-
ghter and Mrs. Leo Stancer at
tended birthday party for Mrs.
Garold Stancer at her home at
Redwood Falls last Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. c. E. Johnson of Redwood
Falls and Mrs. Roy Castle enter
tanned at a house warming party
for Mrs. Pete Gardner last We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wester-
house and daughter of Walnut
Grove visited Thursday at the
Paul Young home.
Mrs. William Neale of Redwood
Falls visited Mrs. Alva Gaffney
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Burdick and
family were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. August Schulz
near Delhi.
Mr. and Mrs., Walter Wolverton
and family moved this week on
the E. R. Druery farm. Monday
MIR. Wolverton and his helpers
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Castle.
Elmer Stevens of Morton and
Mr. and Mrs. William Fleischer
of Franklin were guests Sunday
at the r. Dreyer home.
Miss lone Gardner entertained
at farm party last Wednesday
evening at which the boys wore
overalls and the girls Stacks.
The church choir, recently or
ganized, met with Mrs. B. G..
Winge Monday evening. Members
are Eloise Richert, Marian Stein
kamp, Ruth Mann, Ruth Hosken,
Florence Zielsdorf, Mrs. William
MCGOWAN and lone Gardner. Mrs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-17

The Lam hates to bleat over
the morality of fans from this
and nearby counties -. but can
not refrain from pointing with
glowing pride to the fact that no
such losses were sustained by
local sandwich-vendors during
the Sub-district tourney.
-
In spite of entomologists, poll
iomyelitis specialists, agricultur-
al conservationists, editorialists
and other persons of statewide
fame who appeared at the Farm
er'S Institute, our own Rex Miller
was by all means the star of the
event.
First, on his own account and
with open handed generosity, he
presented an attendance prize,
an ancient horse collar resurrect-
ed from Bill Paffrath's basement.
The woman who drew it proved
the widespread faith which Mill
er inspires by attempting to trade
it in at a local harness shop on
something more to her taste.
Then, in the office of the arm
DRY, he delivered TRADE on
candidates for the sheriff's Of
flee only to discover that
stranger who lurked in the cor
ner, listening quietly to the ton
que flashing, had filed for the
position.
Note to Uncle Sans Army:
How's about collecting from Dan
Crimmins for all those Pasture
For Rent" ads he had strung
around the armory?
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Backward
Chances
5 YEARS AGO

A tri-county rally of the Ameri-
can Legion and Auxiliary was
held here.-Arlene Sampson was
slightly hurt in the earthquake in
Long Beach, California.-Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Zorn celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary
Scrip money issued by the Kol-
bet creamery was recalled.-A
steam pipe in the basement of the
Coop oil station burst, flooding
the place.-The Citizens State
bank reopened after the bank
holiday with no restrictions on
deposits. = Taxpayers slashed
levies by the thousands at annual
township elections.-Mrs. F. M.
O'Hara died.-The Irwin Draeger
home at Delhi was destroyed by
fire.-Mr. and Mrs. o. j. Bollum
moved into the McRae house on
Bridge street.-A boy was born
to Mrs. Joseph Mahal.-Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Neitzel of Morton saw
President Roosevelt's Inaugural
tion.-Mrs. Nancy Alice Phillips,
formerly or Redwood rails dled.
10 YEARS AGO
A. c. Dolliff was chairman Of
the district Republican conven-
ton at Mankato.-''My Homeland
On the Redwood" song by Mrs.
A. w. Edwards, was on sale here.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Whittet
celebrated their sixtieth wedding
anniversary.-The James Scan
lon home near Seaforth burned.
Mis- Susie Huff was in charge
of the spring primary class
Frank Fritz was elected presi-
dent of the Wabasso Izaak Wal
ton league.-Elmer Becker and
Florence Draeger were married
at North Redwood.-Beulah Gill
man, student at Cornell college
in Iowa, visited her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. c. w. Gilman here
Lois Ball was touring the west in
a stage attraction Partisan Fro
lies. "-Jeanette Ever had an APP
pendix operation. Mrs. M. B.
Sills Of Lamberton died suddenly.
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MIDDLE CREEK
BY Margaret Lueck


Middle Creek-Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Park were visitors at the
Richard Frederickson home in
Springfield Sunday.
Miss Irene Lueck spent the last
week in Danube at the Arthur
Jahnke home.
Winfield Becker was a visitor at
the Albert Zachow home Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Zachow
and sons Vernon and Glendow of
Danube, accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Zachow and daugh-
ter Maxine and Dellis and Ken
meth Prodoehl to Montevideo Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Fluck and
son Richard and John Kinkel were
visitors at the John Prodoehl
home Sunday evening.
Rev. o. S. Monson is assisting
Rev. H. A. Zeiske of Danube in a
two-week revival campaign.
Rev. H. r. Mueller of st. Paul
was a dinner guest at the Rev. O.
S. Monson home Saturday.
A group of young people gath
cred at the Fred Prodoehl home
Tuesday evening for choir re-
hearsal. Later in the evening
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North Redwood and
Vicinity News Items
By Mrs. o. w. Simondet

North Redwood Miss Emma
Zwemke who is teaching at Glib
bon spent the weekend at her
home here. Sunday she and her
sister, Mrs. Lilly Schroeder en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Simondet and daughters at dinner.
Mrs. Anton Becker assisted at a
quilting party at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Sam Stellmaker, at
Redwood Falls Thursday.
Rev. o. S. Monson, Rev. H. E.
Mueller, Mrs. Adeline Simordet
and daughters Martha and Flor
ence were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simondet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hewett and
daughters were Sunday evening
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Steinhoff at Morton.
Miss Clara Simons of Milwau-
kee was guest of Mrs. William
Vierling Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Spiering and
daughter Virginia, o. w. Simon
Diet and John Zielsdorf were viSi-
tors at Hector Saturday.
Mrs. Claude Cliff assisted Mrs.
Henry Amberg Jr. of Redwood
Falls who entertained at her
home Thursday afternoon. Guests
from here were Mrs. Louis Tau
bert, Mrs. Arthur Draeger, Mrs.
Alvin Becker, Mrs. Elmer Beck
er, Mrs. B. G.. Winge, Mrs. Dick
Scoates and Mrs. Charles Brandt.
Mrs. William Prodoehl and
daughter Airline spent the week.
end with relatives at Gibbon. Lois
and Bobby Prodoehl spent the
weekend with their uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Pet
tbs.
E. w. Currier had his hall re-
modelled into apartments last week
which are being occupied by the
Higgins family from Redwood
Falls.
Rev. o. S. Monson motored to
Wabasso Sunday afternoon taking
Rev. H. E. Mueller who remained
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Scoates and
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0. S. Monson is the director.
The Girls Glee club met at the
home of Avis Draeger Thursday
Lunch was served by Avis and
Helen Castle.
Evelyn Hewett was absent from
school last week due to illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Castle and
family were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Eckelbar-
ger at Belview.
Mr. and Mrs. o. w .Simondet
entertained at dinner Tuesday
evening in honor of the birthday
of his mother, Mrs. Adeline Sim
ondet. ----
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=
Things Seemed Ideal
Enthusiasts like Senator George
Norris, of Nebraska, argued the
valley waters could be harnessed
to distribute the blessings of cleo
trio power at low cost. The spot
was ideal, with power sites along
the Tennessee river and its tri-
butaries, big cities to consume
power, and farms to benefit from
wider distribution. Congress took
a chance, and has poured close to
$3.50, 100000 into the idea. Dams
have been built for water power,
flood control ard navigation.
Right off the bat, group of
private citizens with money in
vested in the Commonwealth and
Southern utility system, set up a
howl that they were being robbed
Ia howl that's still echoing
through the courts and the news
papers. They've lost every court
test so far, but they finally have
persuaded the government to offer
W Ouy tIiCil OuI. lIldl IL DG q IIldl-
ter of long negotiation.
Next came attack from within.
The governments comptroller
general said the IVA was wasting
government money. Whereupon
Senator Austin, of Vermont, told
the Senate that the peoples mon
ey was going up the spout and
IVA was frightening business and
destroying any possibility of re-
covery.
To cap the climax, in 1886, the
TWAS own board of directors split
up, two to one. Chairman Arthur
E. Morgan, of Ohio, found serious
fault with his fellow board MEM
bers, David Lilienthal, of Wiscon-
sin, and H. A Morgan, of Tennes-
see.
But not until this March did the
60-year-old A. E. Morgan really
open up. He waited until a fed
eral commission had decided that
some "claims" for condemned land
were valueless-claims put in, by
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o. YEARS AGO

A big building boom was on
here.-The Scenic City Canning
company assisted by the Com
mercial club was making quite
extensive additions to its equip
ment.-Robert Steele died.-Wil-
liam Smith purchased the E. c.
Thurwachter residence and de-
clared in his usual straightfor-
ward manner that he would offer
the house for rent. While the
Gazette had never been forced to
doubt Mr.. Smiths sworn state
ment, this time it had to confess
We're from Missouri" - Mrs.
Carkhuff entertained the Indus
trial society of the Church of
Christi. E. Wetmore purchas-
ed the Corner Meat market
The Catholic congregation of Wa
basso decided to build a two
story schoolhouse and a sisters
home at a cost of $12, 000.-Dr. Ly-
man attended the dental conven-
ton at Mankato.-A daughter
was born to Mrs. Frank Notion
DIR. and Mrs. Albert Asleson and
daughters left on trip to Texas.
SO YEARS AGO
E. D. French was absent in
Iowa.-Caswel ran out of hard
coal but expected a new supply.
Mary Murset left to reopen her
school at CORTLAND. 1t was
about time to call the turn on
that mountain range of snow in
the middle of Second street.
Sanderson attracted quite an au-
dience while working on the big
sign at Beuchner's grocery
Willie Bigham secured situa-
ton in a printing office at Aber-
deem, South Dakota.-There were
81 applications for liquor licenses
at New Ulm.-S. Geraldson was
at Gladstone, Michigan and
bought some lots, planning to live
there.-William Crouley put in
the winter making about $500
worth of improved bee hives
"A hundred carloads of bridge
rock were shipped from Morton.
The twentieth wedding ami
versary of David Whittet and
Alice Bunting was celebrated
Foley bought some machinery
run by steam for his brickyard.-
Walter King of the schoolboard
had another son.-Charles March
returned to Redwood Falls and
planned to sell goods for King
brothers.
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eMary's s....= cam--

You'd recall your own mad
youth, to hear cafe owners here
list their basketball tournament
losses with a sort of dull hope
lessness bred of years of having
the boys and girls from out-of-
town walk away with practical
ly everything but the soda foun-
tains.
Some fans memory book is
richer by a key which LATTER
bach brothers had carefully wired
to door in their place but
the kids evidently brought their
clippers.
And Mike and Joe's entire dis
play of greeting cards for con-
valescents was lifted We sug-
gest sending them back to the
brothers who are pretty sick
about it.
An even half-dozen "coke"
glasses and some few salt and
pepper shakers were the loot of
acquisitive students who visited
BackuS'.
At the Mint, Charlie Wagner
figured he had cowed a would-be
swiper when he said, "Give,
Girlie," as he noticed a glass
bullying under her coat. She re-
turned it sheepishly, but when
she left, the lamp shade in her
booth was missing.
Martin Thoma of the Green
Parrot says loads of his sugar
bowls walked out of the place
last week. He can't exactly
blame their disappearance on
tournament crowds, but allows
it looks sort of suspicious.
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THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN
Governor Benson and WPA Director Christ
gau concerning WPA weed control project
is very good indication that the Farmer
Laborites are concerned about the farm
vote, said to be drifting away because of
the. infiltration of extreme radicals into par
ty councils.
The farm vote has so often been OBJ
tanned by various parties on thin promises
that the willingness to spend money for it
that could otherwise be spent in the labor
centers, even granting that it is federal
money! indicates the leaders have their ear
to the ground and are not too pleased with
what they hear.
We doubt if the farmers, or even the
weeds, are greatly concerned about the out
come. In fact the governor may be better
off to lose this one, after making snowy
fight for it.
patience with the WPA. Many feel even
100000 spent for WPA weed control would
mean little in weed eradication. WPA lends
itself better to projects that can drag on in
definitely, granting that eventually they re-
suit in real accomplishment. Weed control
is now or never project. The farmer who
has clean farm hasn't devoted ITO hours
per month to it. He has been at it constant
ly. He has pulled and smothered and spray
ed and cultivated and applied all the other
known methods Of control to the right spots
at precisely the right time; that's not WPA
labor.
One reason the farmer hasn't much
WPA patience is the frequent unwillingness
of the unemployed to leave federal jobs
when needed in the country in rush seasons.
Providing WPA wages and hours for weed
projects on the same farms which will be
wanting harvest help surely will encourage
the tendency.
From Mr.. Christgau's angle, weed con-
troll is certainly summer project, the work
peak arriving just when there is a minimum
of unemployed workers in rural areas. 1t
would be necessary to transport men long
distances for extremely brief days of work
to accomplish anything with the project.
Mr.. Christgau is no novice on matters
of weeds or other farm problems. A farm
boy, he was once member of the Christgau
baseball team made up of brothers. He is
the only politician we ever heard actually
make a stump speech from stump, when
he first broke into the congressional picture
Right now good many of the soap box
speech makers are hot after his job which is
thankless one at best with the Worker
Alliance, the unions, political groups and the
taxpayers all on the directors neck The fed
eral government probably appreciates that
WPA in Minnesota has been handled better
than most places and that Mr.. Christgau is
largely responsible.
It's hard to feel sorry for the several
| hundred thousand year president of some
big company but when one reads that he
pays 70 per cent or more of his income for
income taxes, the soak the rich" campaigns
seem to be recommending something that
has already taken place.
THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE PER-
son in lawsuit is the client who has lied
to his lawyer.-Blooming Prairie Times
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THAT THE QUESTION OF RELIEF

publicity is not political issue in the rural
areas was clearly indicated last week when
township voters gave the publicity cause
almost unanimous support on the EXPIRES
sion ballot" Had the question been identi-
fled with party, no such unanimity could
have been expected.
It is inevitable that it will become a
party issue, however, and one of consider
able concern to the party responsible for
the action. City jewellers are generally less
active in politics and because they feel an
inter-dependence, are constantly doing
things rather unwillingly 'for business rea-
sons.' Rural voters are not so docile about
having anything rammed down their
Threats, or down the threats of their repre-
sentatives, as they have reason to feel the
no publicity ruling was inflicted on the
county board.
THE MINNESOTA HIGHWAY DE-
nartment reports setting aside last week
over $4,000 900 for payment of interest and
principal of bonds issued years back to fin
ance the early efforts of the state and coun-
ties for highway development.
While the day of reckoning is never
pleasant, Minnesota has little to regret in
borrowing for the improvement OF state
roads. The pay-as-you-go policy is appro-
pirate today with much of the system i'm
proved but it was impossible 20 years ago
when cars were fast gaining popularity and
it was necessary to get Minnesota 'out OF
the mud" as rapidly as possible.
Borrowing money to be spent for need
ed and lasting improvements is sound
policy. 1t will be harder to pay, when the
time comes, for those government projects
of this era which will be forgotten by all but
the bond holders when another day of reck-
oning arrives.
CARELESSNESS BOTH ON THE
part of the pedestrian and the motorist is
the cause of major portion of the accidents
in Minnesota, according admissions made IN
reports of accidents to the safety division OF
the state highway department, now re-
quired by law.
Eight 1887 highway deaths are attri-
buted to the fact that the "door came open"
in accident reports. Other causes as given
in reports are:
"Did not make left turn signal as did
not knoaD coming behind
pedestrian tried to stop driver aUho
thought him hold-up man."
pushed car by hand through stop sign Va
directly into path of another car"
"Lighting cigaret and aDas blinded by
match"
parked car in highDay lane at night
without lights" .....-..-. "
"Man ran out from curb hitting my car"
"Frozen radiator threaD binding steam"
Thought he could beat me to the cross
ing"
'Sld sled do,Dn enhancement, over
street and into right front aDheel"
"Driver of other car aDas paying more at
tention to his girl than ,Dhere he ,Das going"
"Freight cars pulled behind passenger
trai'1-no aDay of c?,oaDing at night train
not straight passenger"
"Was aDaleing on high,Day ,DTaile drunk"
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The Great Smoky Mountains
National Park is believed to have
a greater variety of plant life
than any other section of the
world. More than 1900 varieties
of plants bloom in the park dur
ing the spring.
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Grab a la King Asparagus Toast
Shamrock
Celery Stuffed Nth Cheese (tinted green) ii
ST. Patrs Punch-Bo together cups sugar and
water add dozen whole about
inches long, and "
until cold Strain and add the juice of
drops of oil of peppermint
over cracked ice-garnsh with green cherries
liquid add eo drops of vegetable coong
shamrock shaped cutter place baking
Serve cottage cheese salad garnished slices cut
across well shaped) green peppers.
Cut cookies rolled
sprinkle h jeo salad
mint and lemon nice combination
ped cream favored auth crushed PEPPERMINT candy.
Shamrock Supperrange three large
head lettuce and fill each with different
cheese with bit of onions Sliced sprinkle papra Apple
and celery salad with nuts
leaf In the third lobster,
hot baking powder biscuits
You inuted call 1868 giue you
MAUDE GIBSON WINTER
RedU0od Falls
Light e PoUer Company
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the way, by political ally of Pres
ident Roosevelt. Senator George
Berry of Tennessee.
DemOcracy's Children
Berry wanted $5,000,000 for
marble deposits under land he
had leased. The land disappeared
under the waters of a IVA reser-
voir. When the federal commits
sion indicated the claims had no
value, A. E. Morgan said Berry
had been nursed along by his col
leagues on the board. He insisted
the claims were an attempt at a
bare-faced steal, an example of
waste and inefficiency. He ap-
pealed to congress and the public
through the newspapers.
"There is a tendency toward de-
terioration of democratic govern
ment through political manipula-
ton of public funds" he said in
one of his milder moments.
Directors Lilienthal and H. A.
Morgan, meanwhile, were letting
no grass grow under their feet.
Even before A. E. Morgan had
spoken they had told President
Roosevelt their colleague ought to
resign.
Far Into The Future
They said it was democratic to
argue things out, but once vote
had been taken, the majority
should rule, and A. E. Morgan
should shut up.
'But Arthur E. Morgan has
transgressed the limits of express
ing disagreement" they went on.
Ellis methods (and criticisms :.
violate the principles of democ-
racy. -"
And so-far, far into the future.
The worlds most ambitious ex-
pertinent in real estate improve
ment is beset from all sides. Only
a dictator could force the bicker-
ing forces to resolve their differ
enceS at once. But the United
States continues a democracy. AT
ter all, democracy nurtured the
age of electric power. Democracy
will attend to its own children.
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guests at the Ed Lueck home Sum-
day, David Lueck's fourth birth
day.
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BY MORGAN w. BEATTY
(P) Feature SerUice Writer

Washington-If you're looking
for an explanation of the violent
disputes hanging over the Ten
nessee valley, you can thumb
through the pages of Benjamin
Franklin's philosophy and pull
out the very thing you are look
ing for.
Soon after the colonials organ
lied the United States along DEM
ocratic lines, wise old Franklin
suggested that any nation that
could afford the luxury of democ-
racy was lucky one indeed.
He was expressing in a few
words the idea that democracy
was a system of trial and error;
that its citizens argued over
much, and while arguing, delayed
the game and made mistakes. He
was saying that delay and mis-
takes were costly-in short, they
were luxuries to be afforded only
be nation rolling in natural
wealth.
The United States has enjoyed
more than century of democratic
luxury since Franklin made his
point. Americans have been free,
by and large, to build and argue
as they please. They have built
well, but also they have argued
plenty.
The Democratic Pattern
Disputes and errors naturally
have marked nearly every ex-
cursion of government into new
fields. Sometimes ideas have been
abandoned in the end, like Alex
ander Hamilton's scheme for a
bank of the United States. Again,
trial and error have worked out
successfully, as they did in the
federal reserve system.
The disputes of the hour in the
Tennessee valley are no excep-
tions.
Nearly five years ago, on the
urging of President Roosevelt,
congress created the Tennessee
Valley Authority as a sort of lab
oratory for national planning. A
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they enjoyed a taffy-pull.
Miss Ruth Monson was an
overnight guest of Betty Wholman
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Matzke and
family, Melba Theodore and Rob-
ert Kissner and Leona Draheim
of Germantown and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Matzke of Lamberton, MIR.
and Mrs. John Prodoehl and FAM
lily and John Kinkle were dinner
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Food for Thought

MENUS FOR ST PATRICK'S DAY
Luncheon
ST. Patrick's Punch
Grab la King Asparagus on Toast
Shamrock Rolls
Celery Stuffed with Cheese (tinted qreen)
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Things Seemed Ideal

decade or more of argument had
preceded the decision.