The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-21
DEAR SANTA CLAUS:

DEAR SANTA CLAUS:
It's been long time since took muck
stock in the reindeer theory of Christmas
deliveries, but lot of folks around here
have been writing lot of letters that didn't
get them anything, SO maybe they've been
barking up the wrong chimney.
Anyway there are a few things needed
in Redwood Falls.
One of them is a postoffce. We've
paid for one with postage to congressman,
seventh and eighth assistant postmaster
generals etc. and they'd have paid for an
other if they hadn't franked those form an
swers. Right now they've got our postage
bill in escrow down at Washington in the
one fund that isn't overdrawn and we're all
for moving in the steam shovel and getting
the excavation started-the line of Demo
Gratis aiming to be the first to mail a letter
there will form next day.
Don't bring two if you've already been
asked for one, but don't forget one good road
to the south. Our good neighbors between
here and Sanborn know that Redwood coun-
ty is no dust bowl, but the folks from down
Iowa and Nebraska way always check their
compasses when they get to Redwood Falls,
thinking they went south into Oklahoma in
stead of north into Minnesota after they've
driven on our part of highway II.
What we'd really like is some good de-
pendable concrete, a piece Is feet wide and
% miles long, rounded bit at the curves.
But like the little girl who wants a diaper
doll but adds that one with eyes that close
will do, we would settle. for blacKtop if as
sured the state is Santa Claus enough to
keep it in shape
Another thing we write a lot Of letters
about is Ramsey STATE park Mayor Budik
wrote one to the state, director of public
property this week explaining that he can't
give away those buffalo down there as
Christmas presents like he offered Seems
the city bought the first pair and with the
help of several farmers, has been feeding
the herd since the state threatened to take
them away four years ago. Well keep on
feeding them, too.
The park is one of our big assets. We
liked it as it was and we like the improve
ments, most Of them, but we do think still
small voice in what goes on down there, pre-
sented to the park board which once had all
the say, would be an appropriate gift to the
park-loving public.
We don't care much for political speech
es but some pretty good ones have been de-
ivered from the park bandstand and some
mighty nifty bands have footed there. See
to it that they spare the bandstand and
shelters when they are looking around for
lumber for concrete forms down there.
Redwood Falls stocking may be chuck
full already but there are just few more
things -. Wouldn't paid secretary for the
Civic and Commerce association help lot
in keeping the civic mind on one purpose un.
til it's accomplished and figuring out our long
suits and keeping others from trumping in
Give him coat of asbestos, fellow with 9
job like that will take a lot of heat.
We could think of lot more things
Help the charter commission figure out 9
city government that provides everything
without taxes. Furnish the hospital commit.
tee with plans for self-supporting institu.
ton. Send Al Coleman home from Florida
with plans for one of those sunshine-Won.
derS, with rooms at $3.50 (and no land up'')
Bring some more unusual weather" Fill
all the granaries again next fall without up.
ping the surpluses. Leave couple of fac.
tories on our backporch and the several big
store improvement now contemplated, or
the front step.
These are all material things but there
are SO many others. Leave cheer at those
homes which might otherwise be lacking in
holiday spirit this Christmas-several loca
organizations are helping Comfort through
the thoughtfulness of neighborS and friends
those homes to which 1889 has brought mis-
fortune and hardships Give those Of us Il
whom Christmas is glorious only because
of what we get" a greater appreciation Of
the joy of giving. Give us, most of all, :
greater appreciation of Christmas as reli
gious holiday
And to this nation, bring greater assur
ance that our peace will continue and that
the troubles of Europe may soon be settled
Spread among us on your nightly rounds, al
appreciation too seldom expressed, of The
good fortune that is ours, our ideals, oul
liberties, our resources. Give us faith in oul
national future.
And if, like small boys and girls, We