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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-24
s1Es No DEBT DASota

Certainly this 10 not as alarm.
ing" Roosevelt said. "ss telling
parents, who are already starving.
that sn untrsmmsisd business set
up Will provide their gfaadchsis
dren with food in 1888 Yet tbls
10 what the radical gamblers ~
business and politics might have
10 say " they pat ibsir theories
into praetics neat year
a reasonable Internal Debt viii
not impavsrtsb our children"
That reference 10 the 1850 psssi-
Dental slsctlon. coupled .itb the
brisk challenge 70 conservative
plans for ta& revision and seun-
omy. raised immediate speculation
whethsr ~. pssslasnt had ass
isfmlned Ia nls ssn uind that .
sompfeisiss half NsS bsai.haIf
conservative dsaoefatse ists can.
Jidats would nst DO.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-24

Under those eiTtumsi .nees
many political observers Asilsss
u would be nsffssaFg for Rf@s&e.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-24
Tanks Perform

Lending a spectacular climax TO
the oolorful ceremony. the new
fast tanks Of the Sd Tank company
raced across the review field as the
last elements Of the field and serv-
Continued on Page Is. Column ~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
Houses for Rent

FURNISHED modern home for 2
adults. Gardner service and water
furnished. So side. $55.
3-BEDROOM house, furnished,
so. side, $47.50.
4-ROOM Apt, furnished, $50.
3-ROOM Apt. furnished, south
side, close in, $35.
2-BEDROOM unfurnished house,
so. side, $3.50.
JESSIE CONNER
1913 Main Phone 474
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
Wanted to Rent
Rooms For Rent

ROOM WITH 4 windows. Private
entrance to porch. Hot shower.
Separate beds for l or 2 gentle
men. 533 Brighton. 3-22tf
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
WANT-AD
PAGE
----PHONE 800

Where To Find 1t
death. Funeral Notices
Cards Of Thanks
j-In Memoriam
lodge Notices
b-Lost, Found, Estray
Personals. Special Notices
d-Business Services
Transportation
,9-Beauty Aids
l0-Help Wanted
ll-lnstruction
l2-Situations Wanted
l3-Business Opportunities
l4-Apartments for Rent
l5-Houses for Rent
Wanted to Rent
lt-Rooms for Rent
lS-Business Rentals
|. I9-Summer Homes Sale, Rent
20-Pasturage
2l-Country Property. Lease
22-Country Property. Sale
23-City Property for Sale
24--Wanted Real Estate
25-Furniture for Sale
6-Miscellaneou for Sale
27-Wanted. Miscellaneous
2S-Let's Swap
29-Poultry
30-Farm Implements
31-Farm Products
32-Livestock
33-Auctions
34-Used Cars
35-Trucks, Tractors, Trailers
36-Auto Parts. Tires, Access.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27

WIXOMS for concrete headgates
and pipe. Canal filters, septic
tanks. 31s miles south, l mile
west of Seeley. Phone Calexlco
l1J3.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
% City Property Sale

ATTRACTIVE 3-bedroom house,
fine location south side. Good
buy at $2,700 Terms.
JESSIE CONNER
1913 Main Phone 474
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
rs Miscellaneous For Sale

-RECONDITIONED ELECTRIC
RANGES. Hotpoint, Westing
house, Crawford, General Elec-
trio. $50 to $98. With unicord. l
V. HARDWARE BASEMENT.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27

FOURTH ST. HAND LAUNDRY
403 So 4th st.
Quick Service Mending Free
Uniforms 20c and Csc. Shirts = 25c
Pants zoe. Rough Dry &c ID.
$3.50
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
ID Wdnfed-Rea[ Estate

$4,000 clear rented $50
mo. South Los Angeles, want 30
acres, frostless belt around Nj
land, might assume. Leslie E.
Moore, 219 w. 7th, r. 206 l.. A.
3-26tt
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
Want Quick Tangible Economical Results? Use the WantAds
and Epye hs nj me
When You Something Done Efficiently and Economically
CALL AN EXPER I
Business Service

READ THESE LINES and get the
number,
It's a good place to buy your
lumber.
1909 Adams st. is the place to
find,
DO Not forget, keep it in mind.
New and used lumber do we sell,
And other good buys to you we'll
tell
Windows, doors, hardware or
lath,
Lime, cement, or used brick for
path
Come on now, let's see your
smile,
Don't have to buy just visit a
while.
Ell CENTRIC LUMBER &
TRADING CO.
1409 Adams St. Phone 1892
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27

TENNIS RACKETS
RESTRUNG and REPAIRED
LANIERS CTS Main
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27

ROOM FOR RENT-One man SIS.
Two men $40. Tel. 47J, 1885 West
Main. 3-29
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27

LAWN MOWER sharpening. Auto
matically ground. $1.00 Salts
faction guaranteed. Goffs, 459
State, Phone 458. 3-Nl
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09
SHERlDAN.SEAFORTH
LUTHERAN CHURCHES
LambertOn Reports
Chicken POX Cases

Lamberton - Chicken pox is
quite prevalent in this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bellig ard
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bellig Jr. spent
Sunday at Spencer, Iowa visiting
Lloyd Spang who was seriously
injured in a recent auto accident.
Mrs. Otto Beerman submitted to
a major operation Saturday at ST,
Johns hospital. She is getting
along nicely. !.
The Methodist church basement
is being remodeled and will be
completed December /. i
The All club Ever Readies and
Farm Bureau will meet Wednes-
day evening in the new city hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Helgeson
spent the weekend in Minneapolis
with Mrs. Helgeson's parents, Rev.
and Mrs. Claus Morgan. i.
Mrs. j. j. .Anthonisen who spent
several days with her SON -in-law
and daughter Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
Kuehl and family returned to
Minneapolis Friday with MIR. and
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09

Duzee cottage rear st. Joseph's
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Clark and
family of Client spent Sunday
with their daughter Mrs. A. Hell
man and family.
Mrs. E. Grundt attended a
beauty operators convention in
Minneapolis Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hage called
on Mrs. A. Heiman at New Ulm
hospital Thursday evening.
Jennie Holm of the teacher
training department in the Lam
berton school spent several days
in Minneapolis at the MEA meet
ing. She is president of the state
teacher training group.
Grace Kenyon, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Milo Kenyon of Chokio.
formerly of this community was
married October 25 to Maynard
Jorgenson of Sleepy Eye. The
groom is employed in Sleepy Eye
where they will reside.
Bernice Kleven of Appleton
was married October % to Vernon
Batalden, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Batalden of Lamberton at the
brides home. They will reside at
the BataIden farm near here.
Gertrude Bauman of Westbrook
became the bride of Clarence
Iverson October 26 at the parish
house, Rev. Funke officiating.
They will reside on the groom's
farm south of town.
Eleanore Becker of Sleepy Eye
visited several days with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Becker
and returned Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Urness and
family who came here recently
from Los Angeles have moved in
to the Fering apartment vacated
by Mr.. and Mrs. c. Larson and
family who have moved into the
Martha Werner home.
Mrs. Mae Springer and her son
Ralph of Balaton left Friday NOR
ring for Illinois where they will
visit relatives for ten days.
Members of the Lamberton
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09
| SEAFORTH HOME
STUDY GROUPS
HOLD MEETINGS
By Angeline w. frost

| Seaforth-The Sheridan Home
Furnishing project met with Mrs.
Herbert Winn Friday afternoon.
Those present were Freda Egle,
Mrs. William Poulsen, Mrs. John
Daub, Mrs. Walter Bangerter,
Mrs. Walter Love, Mrs. Mabel
Little, Mrs. Henry Pape, Mrs.
Ambrose Koewler and Catherine
Winn.
Unit meeting was held Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. C..
A. Dahl. Those present were.
Mrs. George Fixsen, Mrs. Lars
Grong, Mrs. George johnson, Mrs.
Charles Davis, Mrs. Mabel Little,
Mrs. Walter Love, Mrs. George
King, Alvira Mum, Mrs. Fred
Stage, Mrs. r. E. Nordseth, Mrs.
B. A. Fuhr, Mrs. Erwin Leuk and
Ethel Dahl.
William Pate of Branford, N. D.
arrived Monday evening to visit
at the j. d. Troske home for few
days.
| Rev. j.. F. Stolz took several
mass servers to Marshall Thurs
L
Glacier Priest, Rev. Hubbard.
Mrs. Arnold Katzenberger took
care of the central office from
Thursday until Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Gallery Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gallery Sr.
and Adeline Pistulka went to
Mime apolis Saturday morning.
Adeline came home Saturday
evening by bus and the others re-
turned Sunday evening. The CAL
lerys visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Dow (Rose Gallery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Kramer
and family spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Todnem and family
at Sleepy Eye.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Sorensen
and Mr.. and Mrs. j j. Schwein-
furt and family spent Sunday
with Clifford Sorensen and Blan-
che Kramer at Mankato.
| Lauretta Pistulka left Sunday
| for Mankato where she will take
up beauty culture. Arnold, Jo-
seph and Adeline Pistulka took
her there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred KatZenberg
er and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ber-
nardy returned Sunday evening
from Fifty lakes and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Romness
of Sacred Heart and Vivian Dahl
spent Friday afternoon at Red
wood Falls. They were supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Dahl
and Vivian remained here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Pistulka Jr.
entertained at supper Sunday for
E1r. and Mrs. Anton Pistulka and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Pape, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ber-
nardy Sr. and family and Irene
Shemon.
Degeree of Honor meeting was
held Monday evening at the coun-
Gil room. Mrs. B. A. Fuhr and
Mrs. L. M. Fuhr were hostesses.
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09

Mrs. D. H. Marben and Helene
who spent the weekend with Mrs
Bertha Schwengle.
The Lamberton public library
moved into its new quarters in the
community building Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William MCGEE
took Mrs. w. E. Schei to Olivia
Sunday where she met Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. J. Slaby enroute to Aber-
deem to spend the winter.
Twenty friends with well-filled
baskets surprised Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugo Spalding for a housewarm-
ing in their new home.
Mrs. Cecil Hollingsworth and
family left for Duluth Wednesday
where they will make their home.
Mr.. Hollingsworth is employed
there.
Mrs. William KuI of Mattoon,
Ill. is staying with relatives here
due to the illness of her sister
Mrs. Anna Heiman who was TAX
en- to a hospital in New Ulm Tues
day.
Rev. and Mrs. p. Strommen and
son Clair spent Friday in Mime
apolis.
Helen Olson was hostess to the
Standard Bearers Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. Ray johnson was Man.
kato visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. 0. d. Shelton entertained
Circle I of the Methodist Aid Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hansen are
the parents of a girl born We'd
nesday at the Springfield hospital
Elaine Wegner and Eldonna
Rasmussen entertained friends al
the Wegner home in honor OF
Eulalia Johnson, a bride to be al
a miscellaneous shower Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Becker and son
James of Marshall were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Becker
Mrs. Arthur Holmberg was q
business visitor at Revere We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Elmo Woolley
have moved into the DR.. Van
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09
SHOWER GIVEN
AT WANDA HALL
RY Esther Doepke


Wanda-A miscellaneous par
eel shower was given at the Wan
da hall Thursday evening in
honor of Violet CORES and James
Kavanaugh. They were married
at Sleepy Eye Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bengston
and daughters of Redwood Falls
visited at the Max Darkow home
Friday.
Mrs. Ida Spalding and son AL
bert and Armin Doepke were
Redwood Falls visitors Wednes-
day.
Norbert Dederichs, Ben Jen-
niges, Ray Schmidt and ]. j. Jen-
niges spent Wednesday hunting
ducks at Fox lake.
Lloyd Jensen, Andrew Bruck-
bauer, Chris Cores and Laird
Dennistoun of Wabasso called on
friends here Thursday.
Albert Spalding, Harlan Otto
and Dale Aufderheide attended
the Northwestern game at Mime
apolis Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Dederich:
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09
Middle Creek News
In Weekly Letter
By Ethel Prodoehl

Middle Creek-Rev. O. 5. Mon
son left Monday for Rice Lake,
MINI. where he will assist Rev.
A. A. Schendel in ten day re-
vival campaign.
Rose Prodoehl left Tuesday to
attend the beauty culture school
at Mankato.
The monthly meeting and So
cial of the league was entertain
ed by Alfred Sommers and Grace
and Evelyn Fischer, Thursday
evening at the Joseph Fischer
home. The social hour was a
Halloween party.
Willard Reeck of New Ulm
visited at the Paul Breikreutz
home Thursday.
Lawrence Schroeder and Mrs.
Erwin Draeger visited Mrs. Sch
roeder Friday at the Montevideo
hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jaehnke
and family were Sunday dinner
guests at the Erwin Manthie home
near Danube.
Mrs. Dora Engeman and Wen
dell of Silverton, Ore, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday at the Frank
Gaffney home.
A Halloween program was
given in district % Friday.
The Women's Missionary socie-
ty and the Mission band present
ed their annual Thank Offering
program Sunday evening at the
Middle Creek church.
A community hymn sing was
given in the Danube Evangelical
church Tuesday evening. Neigh
boring churches were invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lueck
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Prodoehl
visited Mrs. Lawrence Schroeder
and Mrs. Frieda Just who are
patients in the Montevideo hos
pital Sunday afternoon. Mrs
Just is cousin of Mrs. Lueck and
Mrs. Prcdoehl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Teich of
near Redwood Falls were Sunday
dinner guests at the Walter Stein
kamp home.
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09

and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Sellers of
Bird Island visited friends and
attended the bazaar here Sunday.
Mrs. John Amann of Wabasso
visited at the Max Darkow and
Paul Doepke homes Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Dallmann
have purchased business at Del
hi.
Nick Jenniges Sr. is visiting at
the Henry Jenniges and Swan
Pearson homes in Minneapolis for
several weeks.
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09

Boushek spent Wednesday witt
relatives at Vesta. Mrs. Boushef
| remained for longer visit.
DIR. and Mrs. c. Jorgensen re-
turned Friday from a visit witt
/, his father at Viborg, S. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Hopfenspir-
ger and Mrs. Lloyd v. Hopfenspir-
ger spent Wednesday with friends
in the Twin Cities. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Patzwald
moved from the Joe Kraus house
into their new home which was
completed last week. The Will
Bohn family have moved into the
residence vacated by the Patz-
walds. They formerly lived in the
Pauline Bohn residence.
Dorothea Smith of Redwood
Falls and Marian Hegdahl of Bel
view called at the F. S. Pollard
home Wednesday afternoon,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Klaasen of
Window attended the school dedi-
cation Friday evening. Nick Klaa-
sen of the faculty returned with
them and psent the weekend at
his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Kuite of
New Ulm who were married re-
cent spent Sunday with Mrs. EN-
lie Metzke and Ino Metzke. The
bride is the niece of Mrs. Metzke.
MI. and Mrs. William Otto and
childrn of Clements were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Becker.
Mrs. Hattie Weise and Mrs.
Alice Prior of Slayton spent Sun
day at the Will Bohn home.
Friends surprised Mrs. John
Knudsen Saturday afternoon in
celebration of her birthday.
NEW WATER RATES
New rates for large users of city
water were passed at the council
meeting Monday evening. Under
the new election laws, three men,
bers of the council act as judges at
the December 5 election. The re-
corder is to be ore of the clerks.
Candidates for election must file
before midnight, November 81.
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09

Butte, Mont.-(P) = "Hit and
run in reverse" was the way po-
lice labeled the accident report.
Bert Goslin, Jr., told the officers
a pedestrian walked into the side
of his car, and injured his eye.
Goslin rushed him to hospital
and ran inside for assistance in
carrying the patient to the exa-
mination room. When Goslin re-
turned with a stretch carrier the
victim had fled.
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09

Reading club enjoyed guest day
with the Twentieth Century club
at Walnut Grove Monday after.
noon at the home of Miss Steen.
Mrs. c. Lantz gave a dramatic
reading of "Riders to the Sea" by
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09

SAINT JOHNS LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Edw. A. Birkholz. pastor
The church tnat breaches the Cos.
D. m. Thursday meeting of the
Young Peoples club. 80
a. m Saturday instructions for
the confirmation class.
Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity.
Sermon text: Proverbs 8, 27-35.
8 a. m. Sunday services in German.
9 a. m. Sunday School.
1910 a. m. services in English.
During the evening the pastor has
been invited to address the young
people of our church at Tracy.
CHURCH or THE
HOLY COMMUNION
Rev. Thurlow Baker, priest
William Osborne Hart, Missionary
Morning prayer IT'D a. m,
Holy Communion, the first Sunday
of the month at 8 p. m.
ST. Veronica's. Guild. the last FRI
day afternoon of the month.
ST. Agnes Sewing Circle, the Sec
ond Friday afternoon Of the month.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Clyde. Lindsey. minister
Bible School ................ 10 a. m.
Mrs. Willard Neuenburg. superin-
tendent.
Morning worship ............ IL a. m.
The Lords Supper, anthem and
sermon.
Expression Groups ........ 6:45 p. m.
Evening service .............. p. m.
Special messages of various types.
The church with welcome.
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09
Page Three

Cynge.
Mrs. E.. L. Anderson and Mrs,
Jack Chambers were hostesSes to
their circle of the Methodist Lad
les Aid at the formers home
Wednesday afternoon.
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09
Church Nelvs
DELHI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev III A. Henderson. naatar

DELHI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. II. A.. Henderson. pastor
Morning worship ............ 10 a. m.
Sunday School ..,......... II a. m.
Junior and Senior Christian Endea-
vor societies .............. 1880 p. m.
Rev. Broen of the Morgan and Wa
basso churches will exchange pulpits
with Rev. H. A. Henderson Sunday.
Rev. Broen will hold services at
Delhi at 10 a. m. and Rev. Hender-
son will conduct services at Wabasso
and Morgan.
LUTHERAN CHURCH or DELHI
Chr. Anderson. pastor
Sunday, November IL:
Service NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. d. m.
The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09
BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH
(GiIfiilanl

BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH
(Gilfillanl
Rev. Sherman Bondo. Pastor
Mission meetings this weekend be-
ginning with English service Thurs
day at 8 p. m. and Danish service
Saturday at 2 p. m. with Rev. Laurits
Federsen of Harlan, Iowa, speaker.
English service Saturday evening,
8 p. m.. by Rev. Irving Tango of
Shelby, Iowa.
Sunday IL a. m. English service
by Rev. Petersen.
Closing services Sunday afternoon
in Danish by Rev. Petersen and Eng
lish by Rev. Tango.
N.SkAFORTH
LUTHERAN CHURCHES .
G. r. Schuetze. pastor
Sunday, November IL:
English services in Sheridan at 8
a. m.
Sunday School after services.
German services in Seaforth at
1890 a. m.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-05
John HOwes

John Howes, 80, lifelong resident
of Montgomery County, died yester-
day at the home of his son, Lee M.
Howes, Washington Grove, leaving
eight children, 40 grandchildren and
81 grAat-grandchildren. Funeral serv-
ices will be held from the home of his
son at Washington Grove with inter-
ment in Forest Oak Cemetery, Gath
ersburg.
Mr.. Howes was the second eldest
of eleven children. His father was the
late Edward Howes. He was retired
farmer and spent most of his life in
the vicinity of Rockville.
Mr.. Howes is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Mary E. Carter,
Silver Spring; Elias R. Howes, Unity;
Lee M. Howes, Washington Grove;
William and Spencer Howes, Howard
County; George F. Howes, Sykesville;
Samuel A. Howes, Burtonsville, and
Charles Richard Howes, Gaithersburg.
He also leaves a brother, George
Robert Howes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-05
For Our Children
THE MoToRIsT AND SAFETY

In the United States there is
registered car for every fifth person.
Statistics also show us that the,
greatest number of accidents aref
caused by automobiles, with the young
driver the greatest offender. What can
be done to prevent this yearly
slaughter of people through automc-
bile accidents which far exceeds all
fatalities caused by all wars in which
cur country has ever participated?
This can be achieved only through
education and training, experience,
and the use of courtesy.
The most common methods of
learning to drive are the trial and
error" method; being taught by an
unframed person, and being taught
by trained person. The latter is by
far the most preferable since the first
two usually result in incompetent
drivers. When one is taught to drive
by trained person he learns the ac-
tual distance required to bring an
automobile to complete stop at vari-
GUS speeds, the correct mechanical OPP
Grafton of the car, sound driving
practices, and traffic regulations.
Judgment of distances, knowing
what to expect of car, and how to
deal with emergency situations can be
acquired with experience. The per-
son who has learned correct practices
in the training period will undoubted-
ly prove to be far superior to the
unframed person in these things.
Traffic regulations are made for the
sole purpose of promoting safety; yet
many people disregard them. If
everyone would observe these regula-
tons and practice courtesy accidents
rates would decrease. There is no such
thing as an unavoidable accident. APP
proximateiy seven per cent of auto T
mobile accidents are due to mechani-
cal defects in the automobile. If one
has regular check-up on his car
these would be avoided. 1t is inter-
esting to note the high standards Of
courtesy exhibited on the road in bad
weather. Seventy-six per cent of ally
automobile accidents occur in good
weather! It would prove helpful if we
used "bad weather courtesy" everyI
day in our driving.
Let's make driving grave civic
responsibility in 1889, and, know that
we are helping to promote safety!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-05
Old Boston Church Uses
Same Clock Manv Years

In 1850 Boston was practically an
island, connected with the mainland
on the south by a strip of land
which came to its narrOwest point
at about the location of the present
Dover street. At the northerly end
Of the town was Christ church on
which was a clock, recalls Capt.
David Hansen in the Boston Tran
script.
In the center of the town, on Corn.
hill, now Washington street, at the
head of King (now State) street
stood the old Brick church with
clock constructed by Benjamin Bag
nall, the Quaker clock-maker, about
l718; farther south on that portion
Of Washington street then known as
q Marlboro street, was the Old South
church, known as DR.. Sewall's meet
ing house, without clock. but with
space provided for one, and, at the
southerly end of the town, was the
Hollis Street church, which later
became theater, also with clock.
The latter church was organized
in 1882 by some Of the members of
DR.. Sewall's society, probably be-
cause they lived so far from his
church, and later it became known
as Reverend Byles Meeting
house."
Much has been written concerning
these church clocks which appear
to have gotten into politics at an
early date and to have been the,
source of numerous petitions to the
public authorities.
The present Old South church was
erected in 1880 and on October 2,
1871, although it was then without
a clock, a great bell weighing 1000
pounds was hung in the tower, the
gift of Capt. Timothy Cunningham.
From the church records it appears
that this bell was cracked while
ringing for fire during the tempest
on September %, 1915, and in 1916
a new bell manufactured by Thorn
as Mears, of London, was installed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-05
Mrs. Alma o. King


Funeral services for Mrs. Alma
o. King, ga, who died at the Mont
gomery County General Hospital
after long illness, were held Tues
day from Salem M. e. Church,
Cedar Grove. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. King was the wife Of James
o. King, of Cedar Grove. Besides
her husband, she is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Richard Hunt, OF
Washington; a sister, Mrs. Elsie
Hayes, Washington and two brothers,
George and Luther Johnson, of Ken
sington. Mrs. King formerly taught
school in Montgomery County.
Mrs. King was born March %,
1874, at Buck Lodge, and attended
Walnut Dell grammar school and
later was a pupil of the James
Darby's private secondary school. She
matriculated to the Maryland State
Normal School, then in Baltimore, and
received her teachers certificate in
1898. She taught in the Walnut Dell,
Beallsville and Cedar Heights ele-
mentary schools for six years.
Since her marriage to James O..
King on June IL, 1901, she has re-
sided in the Cedar Grove community.
She was ever known for her spirit of
helpfulness to everyone, her neigh
borliness, and noble Christian spirit.