The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-29
September 8

September 8
Governor Elmer A. Benson bit
terly attacked his enemies in
luncheon talk here.
Sherman Payne of Belview suf-
fered broken right leg when he
was run over by gravel truck.
w. H. Ball and Louis T. White
died.
Flames destroyed the Allen
Conner farm house south of Red
wood Falls.
S. L. Park won several prizes
in swine at the state fair.
September Is >
j. Douglas Duncan, "a, of Lam
berton died of injuries received in
an automobile crash at Norwood.
Morgan received a PWA grant
of $40,907 for a school addition.
Rock baseball bleachers were
under construction at Memorial
Field.
Lincoln school bonds were re-
funded at great saving to the
district.
Funds for grass green's at the
Redwood Falls golf course were
raised.
September 20
The PWA allotted $76,8O6 to
Redwood county for road build
ing.
Charles Wagner sold the Mint
cafe to H. Kronoveter of Wagner,
South Dakota.
Ted Ahrens, secretary of the
Civic and Commerce association,
was honored at several parties as
he left for school in Kansas City.
Voters defeated a proposal for
a water softening plant SGT to
281.
September 20
A chapel and crypt was under
construction at Redwood Falls
cemetery.
John Santjer of Beaulieu, Red
wood county's eighth traffic vic
tim of the year, died following an
accident IL miles south of Red
wood Falls.
Boy Scouts assumed city and
county offices for a day.
Hayes Morse won first prize in
the city's lawn and garden con-
test.
Ward Cuff starred with the
New York Giants and Bob Paff-
rath rose as University of Min
nesota gridder.
October 6
Mrs. Julia Norcutt, 80, died at
Lucan.
A public produce market was
established by the city council on
the lot north of the Budik build
| ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Goldberg of
Delhi observed their fortieth
wedding anniversary.
Wallace Lauterbach played as
quarterback on the West Point
team against Virginia Tech.
October 13
Ted Balko won the Redwood
county corn-husking contest.
Morgan was promised library
and museum building and band
stand as a memorial to G. D. Gill
fillan by c. o. Gilfillan.
Four Bird Island ard Olivia
boys who started on crime spree
were arrested after a car wreck
at Wabasso.
! George Claussen was elected
head of the AAA program in Red
wood county.
October 20
Stockholders of the closed Sea-
| forth bank received another 10
| per cent on their investment.
Total paid to stockholders reach
ed 100 per cent.
The Jensen Optical company
opened offices here.
A Republican Band Wagon club
was formed here.
The supreme court upheld a
district court verdict in favor of
I. L. Spencer in an accident suit.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Fredrik-
sen of Delhi celebrated their gol-
den wedding.
Redwood Falls football team
broke Glencoe's string of II vic
tories in a IL to 2 win.
October 81
Ted Balko won his sixth state
corn-husking title at Rochester.
A gasoline explosion resulted in
the destruction of a machine shed
containing valuable farm equip
ment at the Gustav Dommer
place near Morgan.
Mrs. Edyth Byram died.
Three silver weddings-those
of Mr.. and Mrs. August Kraem-
err, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Schmidt
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Radtke
were celebrated at st. Johns
church.
November 3
Ted Balko won his second ma
tional crown at the Sioux Falls
contest.
Leona Hoffrogge, 5, of Revere
was killed in a fall under trail
err. s.- -
Vergie Trent of Delhi received
a trip to the National All club
congress in Chicago for outstand-
ing work in All meal prepara-
ton.
November 10
Preferred a restroom building
as a gift, the city council said it
would ask the opinion of heavy
taxpayers before accepting it.
L. J. Kise, Tom Reed, Harvey
r SuepneS Edwin Wells Ira r