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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
SAFETY GROUP
URGES DRIVE ON
DIMMING LIGHTS

A resolution asking drive
against violators of the law which
provides that lights be dimmeo
for approaching motorists was
passed by the Redwood County
Safety council at meeting in the
Falls theatre Friday night. Copies
were sent to Eldon Rowe, chief OF
the state highway patrol and to
the patrol station at Redwood
Falls.
The council also planned to dis
tribute pamphlets explaining the
law on passing at white lines to
every school in the county, be-
lieving that children can carry the
rules to their parents effectively.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
YULE LIGHTS MARK
START OF SEASON
3 SATURDAY EVENTS
FOR CHILDREN IN
DECEMBER PLANNED

Vari-colored lights strung in
the green of balsam festooning
were turned on Wednesday night
for the first time this season to
decorate Redwood Falls streets
from Thanksgiving until the New
Year.
Christmas toys appeared in
store windows this week to give
the holiday season here its tradi-
tional appeal for children.
Three big Saturday events for
children of the community will
be held in December, the last a
Christmas party at the armory,
December % with treats for all.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
ng>Promised Arrests for
Fire Violations Bring Dozen
Good Citizens Into Court

Twelve drivers were charged
with bringing their vehicles with
in 500 feet of apparatus while the
Redwood Falls department was
fighting the H. w. Fathers fire
Wednesday morning.
Nine crowded into Judge N. R.
.Ryerson's municipal court room
Wednesday afternoon.
They pleaded guilty and were
fined 81, with 81 costs.
Three other men were booked
for the same offense, by Police
Chief c. E. Johnson and officer
Tom Arnett Jr. of the police de-
partment.
Charles Johanneck, Otto Gal
les, Fred Anthony Jr., Reginald
Gluth, Victor FURY, Donald p.
Tiffany, Elton Hardy, Clarence
Kraemer and Giles Arnett
made their court appearances in
a body. Theodore Wertish of
Olivia came before Judge Ryerson
earlier in the day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
Fire Damages
H. Fathers
Home in City
LOSS OF S1.8OO is RE.
SUIT OF BLAZE WE'D
NESDAY MORNING

Al loss of 81, 300 was estimated
IN a fire Of little more than an
hours duration at the Harry w.
Fathers home in the northeast
section of Redwood Falls Wednes-
day morning.
Flames Quilted the kitchen,
practically melting the electric
refrigerator, running the electric
range, mixer. toaster and other
equipment. The family's clothes
were scorched and otherwise dam
aged as they hung in a closet and
furniture, hangings and bedding
throughout the house were
moke-damaged.
Leona Fathers had taken waste
paper in a bushel basket to the
alley to burn. When she returned,
she set the empty basket in the
shed off the kitchen, then went to
the mail box on the corner.
In the meantime Mrs. Fathers,
who had laid down papers while
Wiping up floor, picked them up
and threw them into the basket
in which there was undoubtedly a
spark.
When Leona returned to the
kitchen about $3.50 a. m. she found
the shed in flames.
I There was no insurance on the
household goods but the family
carried $4,000 insurance on the
residence which will need new
plaster practically throughout.
The second floor had been re-
painted and papered not long ago.
With most of their property,
even china and silverware, dam
aged, and the house unfit for oc-
cupancy, the family is looking Cor
living quarters to use while re-
pairs are being made.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
EldOn Rowe Will
Address Police
At Meeting Here

Eldon Rowe, chief of the state
bureau of criminal apprehension
and highway patrol, will be prin-
cipal speaker at a meeting of the
Southwestern Minnesota Law En-
forcement association in Redwood
Falls December IL.
Putnam M. Smith supervisor of
station KIND; Leon H. Brown,
city attorney and Clifford James,
special municipal judge, are ar
ranging the program, to begin at
100 p. m.
c. L. Maurstad, Redwood Falls
police officer, is president of the
organization.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
County Accident
Record Improved

Redwood county ranked tenth
among the % counties in Minne-
sofa with 10000 to $4,000 popula-
ton in safety records for the first
rine months of 1889.
During that period Redwood
county had two traffic deaths for
a score of 1873 far below the three
year average figure for the county
which was 25.8.
With five deaths during the
period, Renville county rated
twenty-first with score of 28.2,
slightly over its three year aver
age of 24.5. Brown held sixth
place with two deaths for score
of ia, exactly half its four year
average.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
Y BANDITS GET
LONG JAIL TERMS

Lloyd Jorgenson, rs, and Frank
Thompson, 81, of Hutchinson who
held up the Y club just west of
Morton November 16, were sent
enced by Judge Harold Baker in
district court at Olivia last week.
Jorgenson, who had served time
in st. Cloud previously, received
a 10 to 80 years term in Stillwat-
er and Thompson was melted a
five to 40 year sentence in ST.
Cloud reformatory.
The masked bandits cleaned out
the Y cash register and robbed
Donald McMath, an employee of
$40, netting about $40 in the hold
up. Thompson's wife who was
with them in the car, but claimed
she knew nothing of their plans
until after they had left, was
slightly injured when their ma
chine was wrecked near the
Jerome Revier farm north of
Morton after the holdup.
The Hutchinson men were trac-
ed through their license number,
obtained as they fed the scene.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
Roll Call Successful,

Milroy-Red Cross roll call in
Milroy resulted in 81 member
ships at 81 each and additional
donations amounting to So for a
total of $45. E. M. Bosch and Mrs.
Oscar Solseth handled the drive.
Ten memberships have also
been reported from Westline
township, besides donations.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
Corn Sealers
Begin Rounds
During Week
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
OUTLINES PROGRAM
FOR 1889 LOANS

Announcement by Secretary Of
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace
that the loan rate on 1889 corn
has been set at 81 cents a bushel
has set the wheels of the corn
sealing program in motion in Red
wood county, Fay w. Starr, chair
man of the Redwood County AAA
committee, reports.
Redwood county corn sealers
are inspecting cribs and taking
samples of the 1889 corn. The
loan rate here will be 81 cents on
dent and flint corn husked and in
the ear. For mixed corn the rate
will be SIS cents.
Little change has been made in
the corn loan program, Mr.. Starr
said, after studying information
received from the state AAA Of
flee. Principal changes are that
the interest rate has been reduc-
ed from four per cent to three
per cent as already announced,
and the insurance rate will not
exceed 40 cents per 500 of loan.
No preliminary charge will be
made for sealing, but, as in all
other states and counties, a uni
form sealing fee of one cent per
bushel will be levied. The notes
will mature August 1, 1910, but
the farmer must consent to store
the corn through October Is, 1910.
However the farmer who delivers
his corn in settlement of his loan
after August l, 1910, will not be
required to pay interest past that
date.
Mr.. Starr pointed out that if a
farmer expects that he may wish
to redeem before the loan natures
on August l, part of the corn he
is sealing in several cribs, he
should execute a separate mort
gage for each crib. He will not
be able to pay the loan on one
crib if he has several cribs includ-
ed on one loan.
Other requirements for obtain
ing corn loans are the same as
last year, and applications for the
loans should be made to the
county committee. Do not apply
for your corn loan until your crib
is ready, as Sealers will be forced
to turn these cribs down. If your
crib is not filled, see to it that it
is boarded up from the height of
the corn to the roof. Any farmer
wishing to apply for a corn loan
can do so by either calling at the
soil conservation office Redwood
Falls or writing the office. The
name of the township and the
legal description of the farm
should be stated in the letter.
Loans will be available until
March 81, 1910.
Mr.. Starr urges that farmers
desiring more detailed informa-
ton regarding the corn loan visit
the office of the AAA committee.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
Claim English Take
American Merchant
Ships Into War Zone

London - up - United States
merchants ships, banned from the
European war zone by the Ameri-
can neutrality law, still are being
brought into British ports-in the
war zone-for examination.
Continued on page two)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30

inspected the NYA school at Fair
mont, occupying the former Mar
tin county home, Friday and re-
turned enthusiastic over the pro-
ject. "Details on the editorial
page of this issue.)
In the party were Philip Ravel-
ing and Edwin Wells, members of
the county board; Mrs. Peter Can
tine, welfare board chairman and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
LAMBERTON WINS

Lamberton - The Lamberton
Blackhawks took their second
contest Tuesday night, trimming
Delhi Is to Is in rough, fast
contest. Nelson led the scoring
with IL points.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30
8 COUPLES TO WED

Marriage license applications
were made this week by: Erwin
H. DEFINE and Inez D. Ladwig,
both of Lamberton; Arnold Kot-
val of Seaforth and Marie Wur-
scher of Johnsonville and Vincent
H. Anderson of Tracy and Irene
Mary Paetzel of Gales.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Knudson
and son will go to Delhi this NOR
ming to join with other members
of the family in a reunion at the
K. L. Knudson home. Also attend
ing from Redwood Falls are Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Engeman and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Keil and family. Present also
are Mr.. and Mrs. Lief Knudson
of Delhi and Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
Johnson of Granite Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Keefe and
sons of Fairmont are here to OBJ
serve Thanksgiving with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Keefe.
Askov American., 1939-05-04
Most Cattle Are
On Steady Levels
Weighty Steers Again I'm
der Pressure, Lose Csc;
Hogs Shade Lower.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Tuesday
May 2, 1899: Weighty beef steers
were still under pressure and in
clined to weaken, according to the
Federal-State Market News Service
The decline in extremes measured
Csc. Receipts in general were lighter
and few Canadian cattle were mar
keted locally in comparison with re-
cent weeks, the total number for the
week to date reaching 40 carloads
There was good demand for lighter
weight and yearling steers and heif-
ers. Cows were also wanted, this
demand spelling fully steady prices
for those classes. Vealers showed a
tinge of weakness on Tuesday. Bulls
recovered Mondays weak tone to
compare fully steady with the week
Stockers and feeders were slow on
Monday, due to tax date, but sold
actively and strong on the current ses-
sion. A load of top good 1899 pound
Angus steers sold at $1O25 Tuesday
while bulk of the medium to good
steers and yearlings turned at $500
to 1925. A few top good heifers
reached $3.50, plain to good kinds
going most often at $500 to 5000
The practical top on good cows was
$7.25. Plain to good kinds bulked
at $5.75 to $6.75, with low cutters
and cutters S4.25 to $3.50. Very few
vealers touched $1,000. Sausage bulls
ranged downward to $6.75. The dairy
cow trade held on a steady basis, OF
$500 to $500 on most springers
Extremes reached $500 or more.
Local hog receipts for two days
figured around 1000 short of the two
day period last week. Healthy de-
mand has been evident at all times
for barrows and gifts averaging under
$50 pounds and these weights showed
practically no change from Friday OF
last week. Slight pressure has been
eXerted on heavierWeights of butchers
as well as on all packing sows, but
moderation of the runs has allowed
only a 10c downturn to be effected
Tuesdays top of $3.50 was paid by
both shippers and packers for weights
of 160 to 225 pounds. A few light
lights went to shippers at S6.75.
Slaughter lambs climbed soc to 6Oc
and wooled lambs went beyond the
previous peak of $10.15. Slaughter
ewes worked about Csc lower. Good
and choice wooled lambs scored $1,000
to $10.25 on Tuesday, plain and medi-
um grades $3.50 to $3.50, and good
and choice 79 to 81 pound clipped
lambs 5000 to 1925, with the bulk
at 1925. Popular price on shorn
slaughter ewes was S4.OO. Eve lambs
drew increased attention from breed
ers. Mixed eve and wether wooled
lambs went to the country at $500
to $3.50 mainly.
Askov American., 1939-05-04
A Good Jesture!

Possibly the one important thing
which has brought the great game of
baseball through its century of ex-
istence is the fact that the sport has
had a sporting following. We mean
by that, that its supporters would
let nothing stand in their way to
reach down and aid an unfortunate
player.
True enough, the average fan or
group of fans will forget Babe
Ruth as quickly as he ceases to
deliver the goods" on the diamond,
but they would never let Babe Ruth
down if stricken in the line of duty.
We have in mind mainly the re-
cent GESTURE extended toward Monty
Stratton, great 1888 pitching star of
the Chicago White Sox. Stratton
shot himself last winter while hunt
ing rabbits and later lost a leg as a
result. What did baseball do for
him? Well, in the first place the Sox
management made the statement that
he would never need to worry and
later gave him a contract as coach.
Then on Monday a benefit game
between the Chicago Cubs and White
Sox was played in Chicago from
which all of the receipts, concessions
and parking lot proceeds were turned
over to Stratton, with the result that
today he is richer by 100000.
That in itself, we think, is suf-
cient testimony for the longevity of
baseball.
Askov American., 1939-05-04
From Exchanges
Editorial Comment From Other News
Conform With the Opinions of the
ASkov American
THE TICKLE RADIO

(Austin Daily Herald, April 27, 1939)
The Danish royal couple, Crown
Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Ingrid, have visited Minnesota, and
they made good impression as dem
ocratic people, representing the old
est kingdom in the world.
Naturally, there have been many
stories in Minnesota newspapers, be-
fore, during, and after their visit, for
Minnesota is state with thousands
of citizens of Danish descent.
Climax of the royal visit was the
public program Saturday evening at
the Minneapolis auditorium where
5000 persons enjoyed the excellent
entertainment and heard a message
from the Crown Prince There were
songs in English, Danish, Swedish
Norwegian and Icelandic as well as
folk dances, music and short speeches
Danish residents in this commun-
ity, like other communities in the
Northwest where Danes have settled
and taken up their responsibilities
as home builders and American citi-
zens, were naturally interested in this
visit of the royal couple from their
former homeland. Likewise, citizens
of other nationalities were interested
Many of those who could not be at
the festivities in the Twin Cities read
the newspaper accounts and listened
in on the radio programs.
KSTP had announced through pub
lished schedules that they would
broadcast the auditorium program
from $50 to 10 o'clock Saturday night
Strangely enough, the program was
not turned on until the speaking by
Valdimar Bjornson after 10 o'clock,
followed later with addresses by Gov
ernor Stassen and the Crown Prince.
The WCCO station broadcast the
balance of the program just after the
five-minute talk by Hjalmar Petersen
about 9:45 p. m.
1t is well-known to Danish Amer
leans of Minnesota that Hjalmar
Petersen is the only man born in Den
lilctl n W SNCl OCSOillC SoNSiiioi III
any of the 48 states of the union.
He was on the program to welcome
the royal couple and speak in behalf
of the Danes of the Northwest. Why
his talk was not broadcast over KSTP
and associated stations as scheduled,
and over WCCO like Bjornson's and
the others, is question that puzzles
the Danes, who outnumber Icelanders
in Minnesota about fifty to one.
Does that move on the part of
radio stations and some daily news
papers signify political maneuvers?
Do we have some short-sighted and
selfish Republicans who are taking
the same attitude toward the former
governor as did Abe Harris, Roger
Rutchick, George Griffith and their
kind?
Remember what happened to the
Mexican Generals when they forgot
democracy, got drunk with power,
would tolerate no minority, and
played unrestrained politics?
Askov American., 1939-05-04
PINE COUNTY BUS
SCHEDULE ON NO. 81

Terminals and Pine County Stations
Light face figures A. M, and black
face figures P. M. time. Figures in
parenthesis indicates stations where
passengers should notify agent if they
desire to board busses.
Minneapolis and st. Paul to Duluth
NORTH BOUND
Minneapolis, Lv.
12:45 7:3O 1O:45 lis 3:45 7:15
st. Paul, Lv.
1:2O sos 11:25 1:55 4:2O 7.50
Pine City
3:O4 $40 loo s:s4 5:55 s:2s
Beroun
GID (s:4s) U:OS) (s:42) (6:02) Flag
Junction with No. %, Approx.
1923 9:54 lila 3:48 6:08 9:37
Hinckley
$3.50 1000 1:2O 1855 6:15 s:40
Sandstone
3:54 1923 las 4:1s 6:3s 1o:O5
Askov Junction, Approx.
3:59 1923 1:5O 4:24 CAB 1910
Finlayson Corner, Approx.
4:O1 1920 1:52 4:26 GAS 1912
Rutledge
(4:OO 1O:35) Q:5S) (4:sD (6:50) Flag
Willow River
(4:1D QO:4D (2:O5) (4:sS) (6:56) Flag
Sturgeon Lake
(4:2D QO:47) (2:12) (4:45) (7:O2) Flag
Duluth
600 1910 $40 6:1O s:25 11:5O
SOUTH BOUND
Duluth, Lv.
7:3O 1000 loo 400 1850 12:4C
Sturgeon Lake
(8:46) Q1:16) (2:15) (5:2O) (s:O2) Q:5s
Willow River
(8:5s) Ul:2s) (2:2s) (5:2s) (s:os) (2:o6
Rutledge
(8:59) Q1:29) (2:29) (5:3D (e:13) (2:l3
Finlayson Corner, Approx.
9:O4 1882 2:32 5:34 9:16 2:16
Askov Junction, Approx.
9:O5 11:35 2:35 5:37 9:19 2:1s
Sandstone
s:1O 11:4o 2:4o $40 s:24 2:25
Hinckley
s:25 11:55 2:55 600 $40 2:4O
Junction with No. %, Approx.
$40 1910 $40 6:15 9:55 2:55
Beroun
(9:45) (12:15) (3:15) (6:2O) (9:59) (3:O2
Pine City
s:5s 1928 1923 s:2s 1906 s:1l
st. Paul
| 1875 2:O5 sos 500 11:35 500
Minneapolis
1910 2:4O $40 $40 1910 5:45
Advertising is insurance that pays
| its own premiums.
Askov American., 1939-05-04
Kingsdale

Friends were sorry to hear of the
death of Tom Sullivan week ago
Monday in Minneapolis. Sympathy is
extended to Mrs. Sullivan and other
relatives.
Norma Ballantine of Markville,
spent Tuesday evening of last week
with Betty Aarlie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Campbell motored
to Rice Lake over the weekend.
Scott Campbell, who had spent the
winter with his son here, returned
to his home.
Ruby Anderson of Minneapolis, Wis
tied over the weekend at the Jack
Profit home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Lein motored to
Sandstone Tuesday on business.
Inez Frederick of st. Paul, spent
the weekend at her home here.
Bert Haugen spent the weekend
at his home here.
Mrs. A. S. Nordquist visited her
sister at Moose Junction Wednesday
of last week.
lone Quigley, who has been stay
ing with her sister, Mrs. Langstrom,
spent the weekend at her home in
Markville
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Cornelius and
son and Mrs. Tony Brogren and son
of Pine City, brought Russell Nelson
to his home here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Feigum Wis
tied at the Fred Makela home Sum-
day.
Mrs. Christina Streed left Saturday
for her home in Trade Lake.
Tuesday morning fire broke out
in Belden burning part of Tom Hog
ans home, doing about 500 to $3.50
damage. Mrs. Hogan was scalded
on the side of her face.
Askov American., 1939-05-04
The Pension System

The public has had sincere hopes
that the Old Age Assistance setup
would be improved as time went by,
but action by the recent session of
the legislature did not prove to be
the case Usually the task of getting
anything started is the most difficult
and after that improvements can be
seen from time to time and taken
care of.
Many felt that when the system
was first enacted that an aged per-
son should not be required to take a
pauper's oath in order to make him.
self or herself eligible to receive old
age assistance. Many too, thought
that the entire cost should be paid
by the Federal government for it has
the greatest opportunity to raise the
money. Neither of these anticipa-
tions came to pass.
The Old Age Assistance act was
enacted, but first the prospective
recipient must possess no more than
$500 in property and must have less
than $500 in cash. Furthermore the
law required that the county pay one
sixth of the cost and this fact alone
works a hardship on most counties,
for their tax base is overloaded now.
Now comes and goes the new leg
islature and instead of making it bet
ter for the old people to get their
pension, the lawmakers tackled on
another provision, or rather increased
one that is already there by allowing
the government to take lien on an
aged recipients homestead in pay
ment for the help he will receive. II
does, however, raise the exemption
to $4,000.
The sponsors of the Lien bill
claimed that it was partly for the
purpose of discouraging old people
from taking assistance, since they
would not feel that they should give
the state lien on property which
hard to acquire, but which is not
returning to them sufficient subsist-
ence income in this depression per-
iod. If that is the purpose, then the
sponsors are not mindful of the value
of our aged.
They surely do not recall the hard
ships their ancestors went through
to make this land of convenience
for them Instead of making the
pension for the old folks more as q
payment for a debt which we owe
them, they have levied on them still
another burden-that of giving up
their freeholding deed to a pinch
penny system, which must levy mil
lions to waste in multitude of ways
Let us all work to get the old peo-
ple's pension on a plane where it will
be recognized as debt we owe them
and not as a dole they must receive!
Askov American., 1939-05-04

to bring about British and French
Intervention despite the fact that the
London and Paris governments are
bound by treaty to support Poland
in case of German aggression.
1t would be something else again
should Hitler try direct attack on
Poland proper. That would, perhaps
mean war-that is, if Great Britain
and France are standing behind their
pledges more effectively than they
did when the Sudetenland and the
rest of Czechoslovakia were absorbed
by Germany.
COnscripti0n.
Apparently in an effort to head
off any German menace resulting
from Hitler's speech, the British gov
ernment introduced in the House OF
Commons bill calling for the first
peace-time military conscription for
centuries; despite some strong laborite
opposition the bill was carried by a
vote of 376 to 145-a fact which does
not appear to have intimidated Hitler
in the least.
Encirclement.
And British and French efforts to
line up other nations in an effort
to "stop Hitler" are going on, but at
a snail-like pace. While it is gen.
orally understood that the most i'm
portant unit among the states whose
support is invited, namely that of
Soviet Russia, can be depended upon,
there is no formal assurance to that
effect. The Soviets, still hurt by the
studied coldness of Great Britain and
France during the events of last fall,
are in no hurry to actually pledge
support, but it is, of course, likely
that Russia eventually will join forces
with the others in its own interest,
too
Askov American., 1939-05-04

Al Hovarenzmi, who died about $50,
published the first book known to
contain the word algebra" in the
title.
Askov American., 1939-05-04

A headline tells us that "F. R.
Appeals for Air Fund" Well, his
request should be appropriate
the campaign year will soon be here
Askov American., 1939-05-04

1t has been calculated that a fly
makes $50 wing strokes a second; a
bee, 24O; wasp, ITO; dragonfly, 28;
and butterfly, 8.
Askov American., 1939-05-04

Logarithms were invented by John
Napier of Scotland, about 1914 A. D.
Askov American., 1939-05-04

The average normal temperature
of the human body is 98.6 degrees
Fahrenheit.