The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-05-12
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Under Water
HONOR BRIDE-TO-BE
AT SHOWER; OTHER
NEWS OF VILLAGE
BY Mrs. F. S. Pollard

NEWS OF VILLAGE
BY Mrs. F. S. Pollard
Morgan-The excessive rainfall
last week and early this week
overburdened the sewer system
with the result that many base
ments of homes in Morgan con-
tain considerable water.
Loretta Kohl, who will be
bride May II, was entertained
Sunday evening at the Koll home,
at a miscellaneous shower spon-
sored by members of the young
women's society of ST. Michaels
church. Many gifts were present
ed and cards were played at IL
tables. Refreshments were ser
we'd. Miss Kohl will be guest of
honor at several pre-nuptial en-
tertainments.
The members of the Epworth
league purchased a piano for the
Sunday School room this week
with profits of a benefit supper
given Thursday.
Ethel Otto spent Mothers day
at the parental G. A. Otto home
at Wabasso.
Paul and Robert Tempel spent
the weekend with their parents,
MIR. and Mrs. William Tempel at
Sherburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knigge ST.. NOV
ed their furniture from Renville
and have taken apartments in the
Ella Seiber residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Reding and
children with Mrs. Catherine
Boushek were dinner guests
Mothers day at the Arnold Kra-
mer home at Seaforth.
Guests at the Frank Whilcomb
home early this week were Mr..
and Mrs. Marvin Larson of
Franklin and Charlotte Whitcomb
and Jerry Leach of st. Paul. The
women, who are daughters of
Mrs. Whitcomb, came to observe
Mothers day.
Mrs. D. w. Hagaman went to
Mullen, Neb. Wednesday to assist
her mother in getting settled in a
new house. This week she helped
her mother observe her seventy
ninth birthday.
Frank H. Schieffert received
word of the death of his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Joe Schieffert at the
New Ulm hospital Friday. Mr..
and Mrs. Schieffert, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Fixsen, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Reding and Mrs. Clarence Schief-
fert attended the funeral at
Sleepy Eye, Monday morning.
DR.. ard Mrs. c. Jorgensen spent
Sunday at the Henning Andersen
home at ST. James. Mrs. Ander-
sen, mother of Mrs. Jorgensen, in
| jured the index finger of her
right hand severely in the wrin-
ger Of her washing machine re-
| Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bluhm
and daughters of Redwood Falls
and the c. L. Ward family were
Sunday guests at the Carl Paape
home honoring Mrs. Paape.
Twins, boy and a girl, were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Al Rietter,
rear Morgan, Saturday. They
weighed about five pounds each.
There are two other daughters in
the family.
Mrs. Gertrude Garlic and little
granddaughter Carole Somod
spent Sunday with relatives in
Minneapolis. ...
In spite of the rain and inclem-
ent weather there was fair at
tendance at the annual meeting of
the Morgan Beneficial society
Wednesday evening. In the seven
years since the society was organ
lied there have been IL assess
ments, four of which were in the
last Is months.
Tony Prokosch, farmer living
west of town, is planning to build
modern residence as soon as the
spring work is completed. He sold
the house where his family is liv-
ing to Joe Beran, who will move
it to Clements as soon of Mr..
Prokosch has completed the new
residence.
The Woman's Study club was
entertained at the Grace Shank
home near Morgan Monday after
noon for the last meeting until
September Mrs. E. H. Albrecht
read a paper on Nature Study
which was followed by a paper on
Insect Life by Mrs. Potthoff. New
officers elected are president,
Mrs. Hazel Nielsen; vice president,
Mrs E. R. Lamp; secretary, Mrs.
/ E. H. Albrecht; treasurer, Mrs.
Carl Jorgensen and club reporter,
Mrs. H. A. Potthoff.
/ The Anna Marie Beauty shop
owned by Anna Smith has open
| ed in rooms over the State bank.
4 At present there are three oper-
\ ators.
/ Arlene Hansen and Peter Kier-
/ gard of Lucan spent Mothers
day at the home of Mrs. Kier-
\ gard.
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