The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-24
Triangular Declam
Contest Conducted
At Walnut Grove
BY Mrs. r. De Bates

by Mrs. II. Lie BaCeS
Walnut Grove A triangular
declamatory contest was held here
Monday night those participating
and their selections were: Ora
tory Ropes, Milton Anderson,
Westbrook; "Last Generation"
Robert Moore, Storden; "Ameri-
ca Beware, Warren Posthumus,
Walnut Grove; (Dramatic) "Swan
Song, Lorraine Sunde, Storden;
1.-THE Lion and the Mouse, Lor-
raine Nelson, Westbrook; "The
Least of These, Virginia Mae
Doig. Walnut Grove; (Humorous)
ga Pair of Lunatics", Phyllis
Zieske Walnut Grove; "China
Blue Eyes, Florence Rupp, West
brook; "Tom Sawyer Fakes a
Dream, Douglas Milton, Storden.
Three from here went to West
brook and three to Storden.
DR.. and Mrs. Prail and Harry
Schultz left for Minneapolis
Monday morning DR.. Prail is at
tending dental convention this
week. They planned to return
Friday.
Mrs. Elmer Johnson and daugh-
tiers of Redwood Falls were guests
at the Otto Herder and August
Johnson home over the weekend
Mr.. Johnson came for them Sdn-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. William Holznagel
and children of Sanborn were
callers here Saturday. Eulalia
Holznagel stayed at the Otto Her
der and George Anderson home
until Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Monsen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowyn Pixler and
daughter Joan of st. Peter were
guests at the Frank Pixler home
Saturday evening and Sunday
Mrs. Corwyn Pixler and Joan
stayed until Tuesday when Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Pixler accompan-
led her home. Delbert Pixler OF
Minneapolis was also visitor al
the Pixler home Sunday.
L. L. Fordham of Walnut, Ill,
brother of G. H. Fordham, under
went an operation for ruptured
appendix recently He has visit
ed here several times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Heath and
son Bobby of La Crosse spent
Sunday and Monday at the Mabel
Boelke and Robert De Bates
homes.
E,,,oJ IJ,ll>a,. 1,,bo hoe hoo,, on,
ployed in the creamery here has
accepted a position in the cream
cry at Tracy.
Miss King and Miss Gunuphson
spent the weekend with friends at
Norwood.
Virg Calvin of Powell, S. D.
spent Friday at the E. L. Good
home. ~
Martin Cantine of Mclaughlin,
S. D. spent Friday at the Myrtle
Cantine home. He returned with
Charles Cantine and son to Sleepy
Eye for a few days.
A few relatives and friends
gathered at the George Stevens
home Monday to observe Mrs.
James Larson's birthday.
Miss Anna Belle Jacobs of dis
trict Is attended the teachers in
stitute at Slayton Monday.
Mrs. Joe Smarzik and infant
daughter returned from the Clinic
hospital at Tracy Sunday.
A few old friends were enter
tanned in honor of the fortieth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Hesnault Tuesday eve
ming. They have four children,
Jack who lives in California, Miss
Katheryn Hesnault who teaches
in So. ST. Paul, G. Win who lives
in Walnut. Grove and Mrs. A. j.
Messenburg of st. Cloud.
Funeral services were held
February 16 for Mrs. Fred Stone
who died the previous Sunday.
Services were conducted by Rev.
R. E. Borg, pastor of the Trinity
Lutheran church of which she has
been member since 1892. The
pail bearers were John A. Swan
son, Albert Carlson, Axel Bonde-
son, Carl Johnson, Abel Ander-
son and Nels Nordstrom. Mrs.
Stone was born in Sweden April
rs, 1859. She came to America in
1882 and September 20, 1892 she
was married to Fred Stone who
survives with a daughter Agnes
and son, Arthur. Mrs. Elda Stone
of Mankato and Mrs. Josie Hog
lund of Minneapolis attended the
funeral.
Miss Margaret Fagerness, dau-
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fagerness
of Rushmore and Albert Benson,
whose parents reside in Sweden
were married Saturday at the
Trinity Lutheran parsonage with
Rev. R. E. Borg officiating. Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar E. Anderson at
tended the young couple. Mrs.
Borg sang 80 Promise Me" and
Mrs. Anton Bengston sang a
Swedish solo. The double ring
ceremony was used. They left for
visit at Rushmore with her par
ents. They will live in the c. J.
Johnson home. Both bride and
bride groom have been employed
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