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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
DANIEL SIECFRIED
FUNERAL AT ECHO
8 CHILDREN ALL AT
RITES; BURIAL AT
YALE, IOWA

Delhi - Funeral services for
Daniel Siegfried, "a, who made
his home with his sons, Ralph and
Burt Siegfried, at Delhi for sew
eral years, were held at the fun
eral home at Echo last Wednes-
day. Rev. Robert Alexander con-
Quoted the rites.
The body was taken to Morris
burg cemetery at Yale, Iowa for
burial beside his wife.
Death occurred at the Virgil
Palmer home at Cottonwood
where he had lived for a year. He
had never fully recovered from
an illness with which he was
stricken two years ago.
The youngest son of Daniel and
Sarah Siegfried, he was born July
2, 1855 in Ohio. When he was a
small boy, he went with his par
ents to Guthrie county, Iowa,
where he grew up.
In 1882 he married Josephine
Marleree. Their eight children,
John, Fred, Ralph and Burt of
Delhi, Albert of Wabasso, Mrs.
Paul Sehnert of Raymond, South
Dakota; Mrs. Charles Jackson of
Yale, Iowa and Mrs. Scion Will
son of Valley City, North Dakota,
survive the couple. All were pre-
sent at the funeral.
Other survivors are a brother,
Benjamin of Ceres, California, 26
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Accompanying the body to Iowa
were Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Siegfried and son Ralph, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burt Siegfried, John, Fred
and Albert Siegfried, Mr.. aid
Mrs. Harold Siegfried and M. P.
Walters.
Pail bearers at the funeral in
Echo were Mont and Harry Dubes,
Chad Smith, Forest Jackson,
Harold and Ralph Siegfried. Mrs.
H. A. Henderson, Mrs. F. E. Pat
ten and Mrs. Olaf Urbom had
charge of the music.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
.St. Johns Aid Gives
Party For Pastor

Ladies Aid members of ST
Johns Lutheran church express
ed their appreciation of the work
of their pastor, Rev. E. A. Birk-
holz and Mrs. Birkholz by giving
them a second party in honor OF
their silver wedding anniversary
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. M. J. WehauSen of Morton
acted as master of ceremonies at
the impromptu program which
was presented in the social rooms
of the church. There were recita-
tons and songs, of humorous
and popular nature.
Rev. Birkholz's twin brother,
Rev. Ernst Birkholz of st. James,
who was accompanied here by his
family, was among speakers.
An elaborate supper was served
at p. M, decorations Of the table
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
Seifert OKs
"Oil Poker"
STATE SENATOR SEES
NO HARM IN LEASE
OFFERED FARMERS

Springfield = More than $50
farmers assembled at the city hall
here Friday night to discuss sign
ing leases to permit drilling on
their lands for oil which Promoter
James Carlson says is there, heard
State Senator Alex Seifert OF
Springfield advise that there is no
harm in signing the leases.
"All this lease amounts to is
giving these people permission to
come and play a poker game by
drilling for oil on your place.
All you're out if they don't
find oil is whatever damage may
be done to your farm, and they
will pay you for any such loss.
IF they do find oil, your lease
provides you will get every eighth
barrel of oil taken from the well.
81 see no reason" the senator
said, ''why these people should not
be permitted to play poker if they
want to, and believe you should
have no hesitancy in signing these
leases"
Carlson told the crowd that the
meeting was necessary because of
erroneous stories saying the oil
well talk involved violation of
Minnesota blue sky laws. He
wanted to know if anybody
thought he would still be around
if he was violating the law and
said he feared no one on that
score.
Carlson also denied that he had
been out of Springfield for two
weeks at the time of state
securities report on oil well pro-
motions throughout the state, and
said stories to that effect injured
his standing. He said he had not
been gone more than five days at
any time, and spent most OF his
tune in the country.
eve had to call this meeting"
he declared, ''to establish our sim
certify and to take any question of
graft out of this thing.
Carlson told the crowd 10000
acres under lease are required be-
fore drilling can begin. At pres
ent approximately $4,000 acres
are signed, he said. He promised
the crowd that a drilling rig could
be set UP il 20 days, and that
drilling will be done this fall if
leases are acquired in time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
WHEAT INSURANCE
PLANS FOR 1910
ARE STREAMLINED
GROWERS CAN OBTAIN
PREMIUM RATE AT
APPLICATION

Wheat growers wanting to in
sure the 1910 crop need only
file an application and pay the
premium before seeding time,
George Claussen, chairman of tie
Redwood county AAA committee,
points out.
1.-THE procedure for taking out
crop insurance under the 1910
plan has been streamlined SO that
the grower can insure his wheat
in single operation explains
Claussen. 'Under the new plan,
the county committee figures the
insurable yield and premium rate
for each farmer and notifies him
of his yield and rate"
''Then the farmer applies for
insurance to cover the number
of acres of wheat he intends to
plant. His premium is figured
when the farmer files his applica-
ton, at which time he also pays
his premium.
after the grower has applied
and paid his premium, nothing
further is required of him, ex-
cept reporting to his county COM
mittee the actual acreage seeded
and notifying his committee in
case of damage to an insured
crop.
''Ihe application, once it has
been completed, is sent to the
state office, for checking and then
to the branch crop insurance of
flee for review. If it is accepted,
the corporation mails the grower
an acceptance and the application
becomes an insurance contract.
No policy will be written"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
Outdoor Movie At
Danube Provides
Unexpected Thrill

Bechyn-Several residents here
saw the burning of moving pic
ture machine and the Uncovered
structure housing it, at Danube
Saturday evening.
The machine was being used
for the presentation of free out
door movie when it burst into
flames.
The Danube fire hall is located
only a few feet from the scene
and members of the department
put out the blaze, caused by de-
fective wiring.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
MORGAN FARMERS
GET LANDS SET
OUT OF VILLAGE

Joseph Shank, Will Greene and
George Greene won their action to
have their farmlands removed
from the village of Morgan to
Morgan township through a deci-
sion recently filed by Judge A. B.
Gislason of district court.
The three landowners had GER
tain of their lands removed to the
township by the board of county
commissioners last December 81.
This spring they filed an appeal
to district court from the COM
missioner's order, which did not
allow the entire removal.
Sixty-seven and one-half acres
of Shank's land and 1851 acres
owned by the Green's were in
volved in the move. ..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
Home Economics And
Health Contestants
To Vie At WabassO

Two boys will take part in the
annual All club home economics
achievement day at Wabasso Fri
day, August 4. They will demon
strate a cake project at the event,
usually an all-female affair
Each county club will send boy
and girl health representatives
to the exercises where finaliSts
for the county championship
health contest at the Redwood
county fair will be selected.
Lenore Golden, home demon
stration agent, will announce the
complete achievement day pro-
gram next week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
GEORGE R. OKINS
FUNERAL AT russo
FORMER RESIDENT OF
COMMUNITY DIED OF
HEART ATTACK

George R. Okins, 81, former
resident here, was buried at the
Ruso, North Dakota, cemetery last
Wednesday after funeral services
at the Ruso Lutheran church.
Survivors are his sisters, Mrs.
James Bell of Redwood Falls and
Mrs. Charles Skramstad of Vel
va, North Dakota and five broth
ers, Clarence of Morton, Charles
of Revere, Fred of Renville, Frank
of Granite Falls and Edward Of
Velva.
Mr.. Okins dropped dead of a
heart attack July Is in the barn
at his home. Death is believed
to have occurred about 6 a. M,
but the body was not discovered
until 3 p. m. when his cousin,
Herbert Okins, went to his place.
Born near Renville in March
1872, he went to Ruso in 1906 to
file homestead claim. At one
time he operated a pool hall and
restaurant there and for the last
several years has conducted a
dray line business.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
LOST BOY FOUND
EATING BERRIES

Laporte, Minn.-(P)- Six-year-
old Russell Jensen, lost since
Monday morning in Paul Bunyan
forest near here, was found. We'd
nesday evening.
Unperturbed, and apparently
unframed, the boy was returned
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cur
tbs Jensen of Albert Lea, at the
north woods summer cabin of the
Rev. Roy Olson of Minneapolis.
When found the boy was eating
blueberries in clearing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
Governor Coming
Continued from page one

Continued from page One)
kept as souvenirs.
Parade plans also were develop
ing this week, with the issuing of
a blanket invitation to neighbour
ing communities, organizations of
all kinds and individuals, to en-
ter floats. The committee also
stressed that persons are entirely
free to build their own floats, the
only requirement being that en-
tries be made before the day of
the first parade.
The artillery company from
Olivia is expected to enter the
parade and Tracy has offered to
send float, one of several such
entries expected. The Redwood
Falls jubilee float was sent to the
Sleepy Eye and Wabasso celebra-
tons last week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
$50 To Receive
Diplomas Tuesday

One hundred eighty Redwood
county rural eighth grade pupils
will receive their diplomas in a
night ceremony at County Center
park in Wabasso Tuesday. Exer-
ciSes begin at $3.50 p. m.
Ole r. Sande, assistant state di-
rector of rural education will be
the principal speaker.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27

and room being carried out in
white and silver. A huge decorat-
ed wedding cake was the center
piece.
Rev. and Mrs. Birkholz were
presented with a set of silverware
by the woman's organization.
They We -.C.4CI cd May 81 at
another celebration, by members
of the entire congregation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
Eileen PiersOl and
Raymond Linn Wed

Morton-Eileen Piersol, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Grace Piersol of Nor
ton and Raymond Linn, grandson
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Linn of St.
Paul, were married at %. m.
Saturday at Lutheran parson-
age in st. Paul, with Rev. Grant
officiating.
The bride wore a dress of navy
blue silk net and a corSage of
white roses, gardenias and baby
breath.
After the ceremony, they were
honored at wedding dinner at
the Oriental cafe. Mr.. and Mrs.
Linn are making their home in
st. Paul.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
Child Injuries Hand
In Pulley; Doctors
May Amputate Finger

Walnut Grove - Arleigh Ron
ming, seven year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Ronning of Min
neapolis, suffered an injury to his
right hand when it was caught in
a hay pulley at the John Rudd
place near Milroy. Physicians may
have to amputate the little finger.
The boy has been visiting at
the B. L. Gates home in Walnut
Grove.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27

Kenneth Drury &C Morton suf-
fered a d1--. 100 shoulder Mon
day, when he jumped from
truck driven by George Gibson
and t.mped into a stone wall.
Gibson brought him to Redwood
Falls hospital for treatment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
Jens Lecy, 80, Dies

Funeral services were held
Tuesday at the Rock Valley Luz
theran church, north of Echo for
Jens Lecy, 80, one of Sioux
Agency township pioneers.
MIR. and Mrs. B. G. Hustad
went from here to attend the
service.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27
Firemen Called

Redwood Falls fire department
was called to the Tom Reed resi-
dence about 10: 80 a. M. today
when clouds of smoke issued from
a defective electric pump in the
basement. Little damage resulted.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Ortiz
drove to West Bend, Iowa Sum
day.
Stanley Slocum was a guest OF
John Austbo at Green lake over
the weekend.
Evening star., 1939-01-15

at Offering VALUES
the public should
Wherever the will find something
Evening star., 1939-01-15

for yourself home prices thot will complete
quantities limited suggest thot
ask take orders mail phone purchases c. O.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.
Andrews, and adopted by the United States
Golf Association. I'll lend you the rule book
if you wish
She sighed. "All right, but it's giving you
quite an unfair advantage
They arranged the match for the next after
noon, Saturday, and Jobyna went into the
house to study the borrowed rule book. She
handled the book as though it might snap at
her. Graeme had annotated in frightening
legal style There we're references beside each
rule, such as: viz. Hagen VS.. Sarazen, 1882;
or CT. Snead VS. Hines, Shawnee -on-Delaware,
1888 Jobyna shuddered, thinking how close
she had come to marrying the man.
Late in the evening she finished reading
the pamphlet and strolled outside to relax.
George wasn't walking his usual beat on the
wall She jumped into the garden chair and
spied him in the Witherspoon yard. He had
found golf ball and was dribbling it up and
down the lawn like soccer forward. Occa-
sionally he pretended to walk disdainfully
away. But that was trap for the ball. Each
time, George wheeled back and pounced on it
before it could escape.
Jobyna wished she could coax George to
follow the match and to pounce whenever
Graeme was preparing to make a shot. 1t
would be sure to upset him.
''One should never leave these things to
chance" she told herself severely.
She went around to the front and crept
down the Witherspoon driveway Graeme's
golf bag was always kept in tool shed, and
he had been leaving the door open in the hope
that George would make it his home. She
collected all the golf balls and carried them
back to her house. She boiled water, dropped
in the balls and seasoned them with box of
catnip. They were tinted faint green when
they emerged from this stew, but she hoped
the color could pass as grass stains. She also
hoped the boiling hadn't deadened the balls,
because she didn't want to take an unfair
advantage. And besides, Graeme got 50 little
distance that he would be sure to notice the
loss of a few yards.
Before the match, the next afternoon, she
Evening star., 1939-07-16

mo-" she gasped. There can't be
any rule about that"
He said inexorably, "Rule 4, para
graph 2: "A player is entitled at any
time to ascertain from his opponent
the number of strokes the latter has
played; if the opponent give wrong
information as to the number of
strokes he has played, he shall lose the
hole unless he correct the mistake be-
fore the player has played another
stroke. He added happily, Isn't it
lucky for me you didn't think of that
extra stroke sooner? Puts me one up."
She remembered the rule now. 1t
was one she hadn't memorized be-
cause she hadn't thought she would
need it. Her jaw set and she deter
mined to make George do the final
even if he had to be caddied. She
played the next eight holes grimly,
like a rescue expedition hacking
through jungle. But she was upset. At
the end of the first nine she was three
holes down.
As they returned to the first tee she
made detour to her house. George
was asleep on the wall. She lifted him
down and gave him a helping shove
toward the golf course. He folded
weakly, like an accordion. She frowned
and carried him out to the tee.
Brought him along for luck" she
said brazenly.
Il believe" Graeme mused, that
l will put him on the mantel in the
place I've been saving for golf trophies.
My honor?"
He teed the ball and began lowering
over it. George lay on the grass, and
his tail fluttered in the breeze like a
giant dandelion gone to seed. Then his
nostrils twitched. His tail lowered and
the tip jerked in fish-hook curves. He
inched toward the ball.
Stand back" Graeme told him.
George extended a paw and deli
cately patted the ball from its mound.
Now have to start all over again"
Graeme complained. You know it
upsets me when my concentration is
broken"
He replaced the ball and fidgetted
into his stance. George feinted with his
leftandseoredo on the ballwith hisright.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

checked Georges condition. His eyes flickered
like match flames and his hair smoked bravely
in the wind, but Jobyna wasn't deceived
George was not in condition. He didn't look
capable of doing eighteen holes. He was too fat
She decided to save George for the second
round of the nine-hole course, and went out to
meet Graeme on the first tee in front of their
homes.
"Fairways are in fine shape" he said.
She shifted scornfully Graeme was one of
those vaguely unsporting golfers who muddle
down the exact center of each fairway. What
interested her was the condition of the rough.
They tossed coin and she won the honor.
She stepped up fexed her wrists once and
swung. The ball droned away in long slice,
dropping in the rough nearly two hundred yards
away Graeme teed his ball carefully. He took
a half-minute to adjust his weight on his feet.
Then he settled down to real preparations
He waggled himself like hen getting ready
to lay an egg. Finally he began his backswing,
muttering, SLOW back, wrists stiff, turn left
knee, right leg straight The club pecked
at the ball and lobbed it ninety yards down
the fairway.
When they met again, on the green, Graeme
asked. What have you got, 50 far?'
six. What's yours?'
Seven. You know what, Joby, you'd i'm
prove your game if you didn't 60 through the
rough like an explorer with machete. Now if
YOU d let me show YOU "
I'll take lessons from you, she oooed,
when they begin building golf courses in pool
table sizes. I've still got stroke on you. And
you're away"
He shrugged and patted the ball toward
the cup. Eventually he was down in ten,
while she took eight.
''Oh, forgot, she cried. Il had an extra
stroke when bounced back from a tree. That
makes me nine.
She felt very noble as she made the con-
fession. 1t was nice to be honest and still win
the hole Suddenly she stopped oongratulating
herself and felt her vertebrae turning into ice
cubes. A CLEAN was coming into Graeme's
eyes. 1t meant -.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

sleeve OF Craeme coat ana plcked OUT tne
threads. With his teeth he worried an end of
the orange scarf wrapped around the girls
neck.
You aren't even getting chance to play
golf," she hinted How will you ever break
100 without playing?'
You're afraid to take time for golf, too"
I'D play if you would
oh. no. You'd sneak back to work on
George wouldn't feel safe unless you we're
with me-"
"All right. wiN play with you And the
winner can have George!"
Seems fair enough. If you lose, you let
George alone. If lose. l let him alone
There's just one trouble. Graeme. Are you
going to drag out any of your ridiculous golf
rules to throw me off my game?"
Il do not" he growled, know any ridicu-
lous golf rules l follow the ones laid down by
Evening star., 1939-07-16

Il e. ri q ~
. !
shoulder You were facing away fir
hole. You never did like obeying rules
And you always loved rules. W.
way, we were silly to fight over them.
Il know it. We ought to have gat
this wall, Joby. The way we aren't sp
people are beginning to call it spite fe
Yes, let's have a gate! With space
meath 50 George can come through al
you"
Visit me-" He frowned slightly
mean, so he can visit you. He's goin
staying with me while Jeb and Valt
away"
Il beg your pardon, Graeme, but
will be staying with me- Valerie just 6
permission to keep him."
That's too bad. because Jeb said
keep George
Yes, but Valerie owns George.
word goes"
He smiled. There was nice legal
point involved in this las lawyer
ne stated. Il can assure you that an
owner is bound by the acts of an
agent. Valerie made Jeb her agent in
finding temporary home for the cat.
So George is legally in my custody"
Il don't care that for you and your
rules! I'm keeping George.
You are. huh?"
Their hands clenched in Georges
fur. George allowed them to tug him
from side to side. He liked this atten-
ton
you're being very rude" she
gasped. George would rather come
with me-"
why don't you let him decide,
then? Well get away from the wall
land let him come down whichever
sside he prefers" D."
She nodded and climbed down from
the chair. The moment Graemes face
Edropped behind the wall. she rushed
Into the kitchen. She had remembered
where to find can of boned chicken.
George was still preening himself on
the wall when she returned. She crept
toward him, holding out dish of the
chicken. George shifted, and bent to
sample the food.
A second story window slammed up
lin the Witherspoon house and Graeme
shouted, Il knew you'd try to break
1.-THE rules. The deal is off !!
He thundered downstairs and
dashed out, waving leg of lamb he
had snatched from the refrigerator.
Here, George, try this"
/. George left the chicken and nibbled
at the lamb. Then ne began TO alter
nate his bites: one of chicken and one
of lamb. His tail Haunted like the ban
ner of a conqueror receiving homage.
He was pleased with the service.
And he stayed on the wall.
He stayed on the wall, more or less.
during the next week. He was careful
to distribute himself evenly between
his admirers. If one of them scratched
the itchy place behind his ear he let
ethe other stroke under his chin. He
'hever stuffed himself with chopped
liver on the Clark side of the wall so
that he couldn't eat any of the
Evening star., 1939-07-16

You're being very stupid," Jobyna
told Graeme. You're 50 afraid III
have few extra minutes to work on
George that you've been sneaking
home early from your office"
Il notice he snapped. that find
you on that early train, too. Your
boss will be hiring a new secretary
soon."
Il don't care. It. not that couldn't
do without George. As far as I'm con-
cerned you can attach him to a broom
stick and use him to dust the attic.
But I'm going to teach you lesson
even if it costs me my job. I'm sick of
you and your rules"
With a defiant gesture she whipped
out a package of catnip. For mo-
ment George wavered in her favor.
But Graeme countered with me-
chanical mouse just in time, George
accepted both gifts. and they were
tied again.
Its this way" Craeme said stiff1y.
I'm no longer concerned with George
as a cat. l am concerned with George
as symbol. Like :. er .. the Bill of
Rights or the Boston Tea Party
The symbol fexed his claws in the
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-03-30
Seniors To Give
Play April IA

1.-The Orchid Limousine" a
three-act play by WILDER Braun
will be presented by the SEN
ior class of Hardin high school
on Friday, April IA, at the pun
ior high school gymnasium.
The drama is described as be-
ing a high powered motor mys-
terry in three speeds"
Members of the cast are as
follows:
Mrs. Felicia Fisher, who rules
the roost-Gretchen Van Cleve;
Cuthbert Fisher, her weaker
half-Lloyd Knight; Faith Lloyd,
their young ward-Roberta Kill
patrick; Malvina Meachan, who
writes novels - Irma Werner;
Kitty Burton, a young flapper
Maxine Livengood; Gabby de
Fleur, a French maid-Joy Claw
son; Grace Graves, shy and de-
mure-Robby Lou Heckenlively;
Flora Slater, a sob sister-Edna
Mae Simpson; Perry Ames, who
administers gaS-Lauren lesser;
Titus Tiers who drives the or
child limousine-Elmo Ellis; John
Doe, a victim of circumstances
Clarence Clement; Brian Wal
ton, police inspector, Gerald
Nelson.