The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09
PATRONS INSPECT
MORGAN SCHOOL
OPEN HOUSE FEATURE
OF DEDICATION OF
ADDITION FRIDAY
By Mrs. F. S. Pollard

By Mrs. +. >. Pollard
Morgan-A banner crowd at
tended the dedication Friday night
of the $4,000 addition to the
school here. Musical organizations
of the school contributed numbers
and Rev. Friedrich .Ortner of the
st. Michael's parish and Rev. w.
E. Broen of the Presbyterian
church opened and closed the ex-
ercises.
Theodore Utne of the state de-
partment of education discussed
the necessity of education in the
modern world. Superintendent C..
E. Andersen opened the building
from the basement to the top
floors for the crowd to inspect.
The industrial arts room proved
especially interesting. Nick klaas-
en- is the instructor. All but three
of the boys in the high school are
working in the shop. In the home
economics room the girls had a
display of garments which they
fashioned at a small cost from Old
clothing.
L. c. Ward, the janitor, is serv-
ing the school for his twenty
fourth year. With an improved
heating and ventilating system his
duties are much lighter.
Gertrude Blanchard, teacher
at Mankato, attended the dedica-
ton of the schoolhouse Friday
evening. She is the daughter of
the late Ed Blanchard and Mrs.
Jessie Blanchard of LeWiStoWn,
pioneer farmers who lived near
Morgan, and started her school,
ing here. Another former pupil
who enjoyed the dedication was
Mrs. E. A. johnson (nee Eve
lyn Shank) of Redwood Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baumetz
Sr. and Mr.. and Mrs. Baumetz Jr.
and children of Hutchinson spent
Sunday at the Carl Baumetz
home.
Lester F. Harden has purchased
the building site opposite the Rod
and Gun club house from the
Joseph Discher estate, through E..
H. Albrecht, administrator. The
Harden's new residence will be
&c feet square with four rooms
and bath downstairs and two
rooms upstairs. Mr.. Harden, who
trucks stock for Glen Rogers, for
merly operated the Oscar Vohs
farm. The Harden family and Mrs.
Ella Harden plan to move into the
home as soon as it is completed.
Albert Billmeier will rent the
farm vacated by the Hardens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Seikert
and Allen and Corabelle Seikert
motored to Buffalo Lake Sunday
to visit Mrs. F. E.. Mueller, moth
er of Mrs. Seikert, who is very
ill.
Mrs. Robert Stewart of Red
wood Falls and her guest Mar
garet Stewart of Seattle, Wash.
called at the F. S. Pollard home
Saturday afternoon. Miss Stewart
is a sister of Mrs. Pollard. She
will visit relatives here and at
Redwood and another sister, Mrs.
w. J. Mcdonald at Walnut Grove
before going with Mrs. Mcdonald
to Florida where they will spend
the winter.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Robert Tebay and
Mrs. Ella Tebay (mother of the
former) of Belgrade spent Sun
day at the Clarence Dormady
home.
Mrs. Meyers and family of Vesta
were Sunday visitors at the Har-
old Zimmerman home.
Lucille Kenney, Elizabeth Wood
ford and Alice Mcnamara of
Redwood Falls were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Wenzel Brosch Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Crimmins
and M. Alice Ide of Redwood Falls
were among the visitors at the
Gilfillan Memorial library Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Harry Miller (Olga Gra-
bow of Fairmont was the guest
of Mrs. E. H. Albercht Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hansen
and children of Minneapolis spent
the weekend at the c. c. Brosch
and A. w. Hansen homes.
Mrs. F. L. OSlund and son Ber-
ME and MIR. and Mrs. Irving Os-
lund all of Nicollet were guests
at the Gus Kamholz home Sum
day afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Schieffert
spent from Sunday until Tuesday
afternoon with their son, Wesley
md daughter Mrs. Dick Macho
md family in Minneapolis. Mrs.
Gem Siemer accompal led them
and visited her daughters Clemen-
tine and Loretta.
Herman Koll accompanied Otto
Loose to South st. Paul with a
carload of hogs Sunday evening.
Hazel Hopfenspirger of Mime
apolis is enjoying a vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F..
Hopfenspirger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Reding
and family with Mrs. Catherine
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