The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26
WALNUT GROVE
COMMUNITY CLUB
SPONSORS HUNT
By Mrs. r. De Bates

Grove Community club sponsored
rabbit hunt Sunday. Herman
Gremmert was captain of the
team which got 80 rabbits and the
other team headed by James Kaas
got 81. The rabbits were sold to
Mr.. Stark at Tyler, proceeds going
to the club. Monday supper was
served at the Methodist church
parlors with lis plates served.
Following supper six reel movie
of outdoor life, sports and forest
fires was shown. Game Warden
w. H. Quist of Redwood Falls
spoke. Following the show a
dance was given at the New Wal
nut ballroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Howard of
Currie and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Dresow spent Sunday at the Mrs.
Daisy johnson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hjelmer Molstad
of Balaton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruce Skillings of Tracy spent
Sunday at the Paul Schieber
home.
Thomas Stanley returned home
Friday evening after an absence
of two years.
The aged parents of Fred Burk-
holder, former Walnut Grove re-
sidents lost their lives last week
in a fire that destroyed their
home at Gaylord.
Wednesday MIR. and Mrs. Floyd
Weaver, Ruth and Esther May at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Wea-
ver's father w. T. Winters, IS,
who died Monday of pneumonia
at Spirit Lake, Iowa. His wife
died in 1885. There are five sur
viving daughters and one son, two
sisters and a brother.
The Birthday club met at the
George G. Freeman home Mon
day complimenting their son
Bruce on his fourth birthday.
Mrs. Willard Eckberg's father,
Dedrick Larson, who has been
visiting here for several weeks
returned to Lansing, Iowa.
Robert Koehler is attending a
barber college in Minneapolis.
J. F. Hesnault who spent the
holidays with his son-in-law and
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Mes
! senberg and family at st. Cloud
recently returned.
The Holly neighbors surprised
Mrs. Charles Carter on her birth
day Friday.
A kitchen shower was held at
| the j. C. Purvis home in honor OF
| Mrs. Arthur Olson, recent bride
John Gullickson, F. G. Rygmyr,
William Mummert, John Koble-
CART, John Bauer and Walter
Hamilton attended a meeting at
. Winona from Friday until Sun
| day.
o. w. Gremmert who attended
a Masonic conclave in Mime
apoliS returned Friday.
Mrs. Rena Ei1efson who injur-
ed her knee cap when she fell a
week ago was taken to Tracy hos
pital for treatment Monday. Mrs.
Irving Haywood of Duluth is ex-
pected here this week to be with
her mother.
Winifred Thompson of Tracy
and Virgil Harmon of Dovray
spent Sunday at the Mrs. E. E
Nichols home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Stearns
spent Sunday and Monday in St
Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Domer oil
Fairmont spent from Sunday un-
til Friday at the Virnel Addison
home.
Olga Steen who teaches at Mil
roy spent the weekend at the C.
w. Steen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe. Corcoran
Herbert Hanson, Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Schieber and Mr.. and Mrs
August Schmidt attended the
VFW dance at Tracy Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Dahlthror
of Tracy were dinner guests Fri
day evening at the John De Smith
home.
When outstanding women ir
the United States were named
recently by Durward Halves, edi-
tor of American Women for the
1888 feminine ''Who's Who
ranking among the ten womer
given first recognition was Grace
Noll Crowell, popular poet of Dali
las and sister of Mrs. T. H. Bel
of Walnut Grove. Mrs. Crowel
has been honored as Poet Laure-
! ate of Texas and was named
American Mother of 1888. The
noted poet has a husband, Nor.
man H. Crowell and three sons
Their residences have been il
Iowa, Minnesota and more recent.
ly at Dallas. Mrs. CroweIl ha.
been called frequently to the radio
and concert stage to read hel
compositions. Among her collect.