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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
New Avon Women
Came From Famed
"SinleSS Town"

Bonfield, Illinois, ga sinless
town., is the home town of Mrs
John Stewig and Mrs. Ben Stewig
of Redwood Falls.
A recent newspaper article, Civ
en- wide circulation threw the
spotlight on the community which
has no crime, liquor, Jail or police
men, no recent divorces and no
old maids.
'Mrs. John Stewig and / were
born and reared about nine miles
from the good old fashioned vii
lage," Mrs. Ben Stewig said on
reading the story. "We used to &c
with busload of people to Bon
field to attend camp meetings"
She credits the sincere sermons
preached at those Evangelical
comp meetings for the high moral
quality of the town now.
Bonfield has no officers of the
law, no Jail. Doors are never lock-
ed. Its population is 152 persons.
Not a single crime has been
committed there for % years and
no murder since it was settled in
1882. There has been one arrest
for speeding and one case Of in
toxication in it's history, but those
were chalked UP against an out
slider who came into, the village
on a spree. There has only been
one suicide.
Only one couple has been di-
vorced in the last 35 years. There
are from five to a dozen weddings
year and everyone of marriage
able age is married. The village
has three old bachelors, but there
are no old maids available.
Nobody drinks, nobody CANDLES
nobody does anything wrong and
everybody goes to church.
There has not been dance at
Bonfield for three years because
SO few people attended the last
one that the clerk Of the town
board, who sponsored it, had tc
pay for the orchestra out of his
own pocket.
There is one pool table = but
the young blades play only for soft
drinks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
Let Pool Contract

New Ulm - A contract was
awarded Tuesday night to the
Northwestern Construction COM
pany of Minne apolis for the con-
structicn Of municipal swim
ming pool at German Park at the
council meeting in the sum of
$58,527. This was S145 lower
than the base bid of the Heymann
Construction company of this
city. There were Is bidders.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
They Save $500
BY Making Cows Walk

Perryton. Texas-(P)-A cattle
drive reminiscent of the big trail
drives that ended in the nineties,
has been accomplished this win
ter by Clifford and w. L. Hern-
don. rancherS.
They drove 423 head from Ute,
N. M. to their ranches in Ochil-
tree county, Texas. The drive
was for 225 miles.
Five coWhands drove the cattle
and bedded them at night. Absent
was the chuck wagon. A modern
pickup truck served that purpose.
The cattle were on the trail
three weeks; none was lost ana
no rustlers were encountered. The
Herndons said they saved $500 in
transportation costs by driving
the herd.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
j. M. Freeman Rites
At Olivia Saturday

Olivia - Funeral services for
John M. Freeman, SO, Democratic
leader in state politics and pro-
minent attorney here will be at
10 m. Saturday at st. Aloysius
Catholic church in Olivia.
Mr.. Freeman died Tuesday in
st. Joseph's hospital, st. Paul. He
was graduate of the University
of Minnesota. Surviving are his
wife, Mrs. Cora M. Freeman; two
daughters, Mrs. Alice Lane of
Olivia and Mrs. Evelyn Frates. OF
Long Beach, California and two
sons, John G.. and Richard S.
Freeman of Olivia.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
Medals Earned By
8 County Youths

Two Redwood county boys
have received medals for All
club work and a third will be
presented his at the next meeting
Of his club.
Allan NeuSchwander of Red
wood Falls recsive,i his medal for
having the best potato raising
record in the, county at recent
meeting of the Redwood Mixers. (
Herbert Mann received his
medal for corn raising at a meet
ing of the North Redwood All
club Monday night.
Arthur Holstein of Tracy has
yet to receive his medal for rails
ing the best ton litter of hogs in
the county.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
TEACHERS HERE
TO GET RAISES

All teachers in Redwood Falls
schools will receive a salary in
crease of $3.50 a month, or $3.50
a year, next year, the board of
education voted at its Meeting
Monday evening.
Automatic increases will also be
given those who have not attain
ed the. salary which represents
the maximum for their respective
positions.
Continuing contracts are in eff
feet here as in all other schools
throughout the state.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
Italian Creditor
Harnesses Tardy Debtor

moderately = A brickmason
here, named Goldoni. believes in
direct action on "bad" debt cases.
After years of futile efforts to col
lect $4,000 lire he claimed were
still owing him for building a
suburban church tower, he vert
in the night with two helpers and
walled in the tower doorway.
The sections failure to call the
faithful to prayers the following
morning brought a gesticulating
crowd, Disguised parish priest
and the law Goldoni is defend
irg his action in the local assizes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
ONE-HORSE TOWN
HAS MILLIONS OF CHICKS

Ramsey, Ind.-(P)-This south
ern Indiana village of 70 persons,
dubbed by one farm magazine the
poultry capital of America" now
is going into a four-and-a-half
month rush season in which own
ers of its five big hatcherieS esti-
mate they will ship 20,000,000
baby chicks throughout the West
ern Hemisphere.
The poultry shipments have
helped the postoffice to climb
from fourth to second class by vir-
tue of receipts amounting to more
than $4,000 for the last three
years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
GOngOll Starts Term

st. Cloud = (P) - Stanley w.
Gorgoll entered the reformatory
today to start serving a one to 10
year term on conviction for grand
larceny which grew of the COL
lapse of his trading firm whose
investors losses have been esti-
mated in excess of $3,00O,OOO.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
CHAIRMEN TO MEET

The bi-monthly luncheon meet
ing of Redwood county home and
community chairmen will be held
at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Erickson near Tracy Tuesday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
TO DRAW JURY

Petit jurors will be drawn
next week for the spring term of
court which opens April 10 at the
Redwood county court house. It
is expected that Judge A. B. Gis-
Jason will preside.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-03-16
TIPS OVER I'M CAR

An automobile driven by Emil
Scharfe of Milroy rolled over as
it hit ice on the Vesta corner of
highway 10 Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Scharfe was unhurt but the
car was somewhat damaged.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15
Community Club Meets

The Yough Community Boosters
and the Asher Glade Community club
held their regular meetings on June
2 and June 1, respectively.
Announcements were made at both
meetings concerning the World Poul-
try Congress, the New York Worlds
Fair tour and the wool pool. The Asher
Glade Club discussed the possibility of
constructing a rural identification line
for the community.
Senator Clifford Friend gave a talk
on how and why laws are made.
Joseph Metthews entertained with
music at the Yough Boosters meeting,
while at the Asher Glade club Chaun-
cey Friend, Sr., and Chauncey Friend,
Jr.., furnished music. Yough Boosters
will meet again on July 5. The Asher
Glade club will meet on June 80.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15
BITTINGER

An entertaining and well-presented
Children's Day program was staged in
the Lutheran church here last Sun.
day evening, which was largely at
tended by people of the community.
A vacation Bible school was started
in this village last Monday morning
which is under the direction of Rev
A. G. Curran.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Bethel re-
turned home last Monday evening
after a weeks visit with relatives in
Ohio.
Mrs. w. E. Buckle was called to
Grantsville last Saturday by the i'll
ness of her mother, Mrs. Lydia Wiley
Postmaster George Miller, of Acct
dent, was in this community last Sun
day afternoon.
Local growers Of strawberries are
placing much excellent fruit on the
market this week.
Mrs. Melvin Stanton returned to her
home here last Friday after period
of treatment in a Meyersdale hospital
Andrew Schlossnagle, of Accident
was in this village one day last week
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15

and his mother, Mrs. Carrie King,
were visiting the formers uncle, Mr.
D. A. King at Accident, Wednesday
night. Mr.. King made the commence
ment address at Grantsville High
school Wednesday evening and at the
Kitzmiller school Thursday evening
He returned to his home in Wheeling
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Kesner, Jennings,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
win Kesner.
E. C. Weitzel, Morgantown, was
here over the weekend with his fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Georg, Hart
vile, o., announce the birth of a
daughter, born May %. Mrs. Georg
was the former Miss Grace Kahl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Speicher spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Glotfety at McHenry. Other guests at
the Glotfelty home were Rev. Homer
E. Turney and son Robert, of Indian
apolis, Indiana; Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Bowman, Edward Glotfelty and fam
lily and Mrs. Alma Hansen and son
John, of Oakland.
Mrs. Emma Spelcher and Mrs. En-
ma Brown visited Mrs. B. o. Aiken re-
Gently.
Members of the senior class left
for Washington, D. C. on Monday
morning. They were accompanied by
Miss Grace Speicher, instructor, and
B. o. Aiken, principal. D. c. Speiche1
drove the bus.
Robert Alexander and family spent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15
An Important Local Item

Russ Brown attended a circus IN
Uniontown last Wednesday. Since that
time he has been going around with
his right foot bandaged
Although he says he banged it
against a rock in front of his home,
circumstantial evidence would tend
to make US believe that perhaps he
was playing with the monkeys at the
circus and an elephant stepped on his
foot.-Or he may have been watering
them, and keeping some yearning boy
from getting into the performance in
that way.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15
Oakland Wins Final Game

In the final game of the season, Oak
land High schools baseball team de-
feated Kitzmiller 5 to a on the local
diamond on Tuesday afternoon. Kitz-
miller took a 20 lead early in the
game, but Oakland tied the score in
the third, and three additional runs N
the fifth inning clinched the game.
Oakland ended the season with an
even break with all six schools played
winning and losing one game with
each school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15
MT. LAKE PARK

Miss Bertha Wilson, Wheeling, is
the guest of Miss Kathrine McLain.
Miss Wilson was accompanied to the
Park by DIR. Gail Holiday, also of
Wheeling, who is a guest at the Co.
lonial.
DR.. and Mrs. E. T. Mowbray left on
Wednesday for Baltimore. They will
return shortly for the summer. DR..
Mowbray goes to attend the Baltimore
Conference of the Methodist church.
Mrs. T. L. Rogerson and Mrs. Geo.
R. Ericsson, of Moundsville, were Wis
itors in the Park the past week.
Mrs. w. Blake Love and daughter,
Miss Mary Isabel Love, left here this
week for Pittsburgh and Butler, Pa,
for visit with Mrs. Loves kinfolks.
Miss Frances Grimes is in Fairmont
where she is assistant in Physical Ed
ucation at the State College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hill and Miss
Kathrine Hart, all of Clarksburg, ar
rived in the Park on Saturday and are
occupying the Horner Davis cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Montgomery
and Miss Anna Montgomery, of Sc
wickley, Pa, spent the weekend here
at the Jennings home. They plan to re-
turn in a few days and remain during
the summer.
Mrs. June Huntington Grimes and
children, who spent the winter in Mi
ami, Florida, are in the Park and Mrs.
Grimes has opened the Mountain Lake
Hotel for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smouse, Fair
mont, spent Sunday here with Miss
Anne Hamill.
There will be a strawberry festival
held on June % at the Methodist
church. The affair, weather permit
ting, will be held on the lawn of the
church. Homemade ice cream and cake
will be served.
Mrs. Warder Cressen, Fairmont,
was a weekend visitor in the Park.
DR.. and Mrs. Logan Carr have ar
rived and will remain here during the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. C. Fleming, Of
Fairmont, spent few days here re-
turning to Fairmont Tuesday.
Frank Clark, student at Penn State
College, is spending his vacation here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Clark.
Miss Betty Kiser, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Kiser, is here from
Sabillasville for a short visit with her
parents.
Clyde Shipley and Thoburn Shipley
left on Tuesday night for Baltimore to
attend the funeral of their uncle, the
late George Schmehling.
Mrs. William Chesley is here for
few days.
Mrs. Charles Bolgiano, Baltimore,
has opened her home in Loeb Lynn for
the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. David White and son
Jerry, of Brownsville, Pa, were here
last week as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thoburn Shipley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15
ACCIDENT
Services in Local Churches

Zion Lutheran Church-The Sun
day school session, $3.50; worship SER
vice, 1920. Sunday school picnic in
the afternoon at Speicher's Grove.
Church of the Brethren-Sunday
school, $50; worship service, 1890
Rev. M. R. Wolfe, professor of Re-
ligion in Bridgewater College, is the
visiting minister. Services are being
held from Wednesday evening until
Sunday evening. Communion service
will be observed Sunday evening, June
18th.
Mr.. P. E. King, of Wheeling, West
Va, accompanied by his son Earle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15

Sunday in Uniontown.
Foster o. Speicher and family, of
Friendsville, spent Sunday here with
relatives.
A number of friends and relatives
were present at a surprise birthday
party in honor of Mrs. Allie Speicher's
anniversary on Friday evening.
Ross Speicher was called to Freder-
lex Monday on business.
A large number attended the alumni
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15
A Vacation Thought

A Vacation Thought
If your nose is close to
the grindstone rough,
And you hold it down
there long enough
In time you'll say
there's no such thing
AS brooks that babble
and birds that sing.
These three will all
your world compose:
Just you, the stone and
your darned old nose.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15

Headlines on Monday told that the
King and Queen of England ate hot
dogs and drank beer at Hyde Park at
the Roosevelt home.
Now wasn't that dainty dish to set
before a king-or queen?
Seems like the Queen and Mrs.
Roosevelt never could agree on the
kind of dress to wear-at least that is
what pictures in the newspapers show.
Whenever the Queen wore long dress
Mrs. Roosevelt would have on a short
one, and vice versa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-20
New Record Enrolment In YMC.A. Evening Classes

and Ernest Mazaika of Waterbury,
william r. Fitzgerald Of Union City,
Charles Walker of New Haven, Ed
ward Hines of New Haven, Leslie
Jensen of Ansonia, Patrick Sisk Of
New Haven, Frank Biesler of New
Haven, Idris Anderson, Jr., Of Maui
gatuck, Frank Hickcox of Water
town, John Clark of this city, Harry
Weller of New Haven, Daniel Cough
Ign of Middletown, william Cellen-
tano of New Haven, Paul Buck
miller of Naugatuck, Raymond Sny-
der Of this city, George w. Keeler
of Cheshire, M. j. Koran of Maui
gatuck, John F. Ahern of Hart
ford, Mrs. Clayton Bailey Of Nauga-
tuck, Mrs j. L. Belleville TO this city
Henry p. Mccarthy of Naugatuck,
and John Cornell of Danbury.
Casket company officials repre-
sented were: Ralph w. Small, James
j. Hayes of New Haven, represent
ing the Northern Casket company,
c. j. McEvoy of the Globe Casket
Co., William G. Naughton of the
Ross Chemical Co., John j. Waibel
of the Eckless Casket Co., and Ber-
nard Burke.
Police Detail
The police detail to handle traf-
fic headed by Captain William Dug
gan, included Alfred Overton, John
Carmody, Richard Baldwin, John
Donahue and William Mccarthy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-20
245 Men, Women Sign
Applications To Join
Program Of Studies
Greatest Number Of Students Since l028-Ten Fac
tories Represented at FOremanship Class Last
Evening-GrOu Listed

taught by ]. Winfred Beecher, de-
velopment engineer of the Bristol
Co.. Meeting at the same time
under the guidance of John Q
Bradley, metallurgist of the Amer.
lean Brass Co., large group OF
men viewed a three reel moving pic
ture showing the fabrication OF
copper. OF this group, fifteen men
have enrolled for the Metallurgy
course which will meet every Thurs
day night at the Central Y. Two
other classes held preliminary ses-
sions last night: Business Law,
taught by Attorney Henry @. Camp.
bell, met informally and adjourned
till next Thursday at 1880; Traf-
fic Management will hold its first
session on Thursday, November 10,
under the leadership of James B.
Griffin of the Scovill company traf-
fiv Department.
Enrolment In classes whihc have
already started Is as follows: Mat
tatuck Technical Institute, 30; Pub
lie Speaking q classes) 40; Vocabu-
larry Building, "a; Current Litera-
ture, 80; and craftsmanship, with
enrolment still incomplete, II. Total
to date, 245. Enrolment In oil class
es except Vocabulary Building Is
still open to all who are interested.
Complete information may be Sc
cured by calling Central Y. M. Q. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-20
FUNERALS

The funeral Of Paul F. Kleinert
will be held from the Arthur j.
Lunny funeral home, Is Central
avenue, Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Rev. DR.. John N. Lewis
will officiate. Burial will be in new
Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may
call at the, funeral home this after
noon and evening.
The funeral of Otto Henry Wen
dehack will be held Saturday af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the Al
derson funeral home, 10 Central
avenue, Rev. Roger B. T. Ander-
son, rector of Trinity Episcopal
church, officiating. Burial will be
In Riverside cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home this
evening from z to 8 o'clock.
The funeral of Moses Forgue
will be held tomorrow morning at
8:l5 o'clock from the Mulville flu
neral home, 270 West Main street
to st. AIMS church where a
solemn high mass of requiem will
be celebrated at 8 o'clock. Burial
will be in the family plot, new
st. Joseph's cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Re-
becca Francis, former Waterbury
resident, were held yesterday
at 3 o'clock at the Anderson fun
eral home, 10 Central avenue, Rev.
Alan M. Fairbank, pastor Of the
Bunker Hill Congregational church,
officiating. Burial was In old Pine
Grove cemetery.
Committal services for Mrs. Nancy
Upton, former resident Of Wa
terbury, were held yesterday at IL
o'clock at the grave in old Pine
Grove cemetery, Rev. Alan M. Fair.
bank, pastor Of the Bunker Hill
Congregational church, officiated.
The funeral of James F. Holleran
will be held tomorrow morning at
9.l5 o'clock from the home, 80
Kingsbury street to the Immaculate
Conception church where solemn
mass Of requiem will be celebrated
at 10 o'clock. Burial will be In the
family plot In old st. Joseph's ceme-
terry.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
(Knickerbocker) Holleran, Mr.. Hol-
leran Is survived by one sister, Miss
Mary Holleran at whose home he
died; and six brothers, John, Joseph,
Edward, william, Francis and Mark
Holleran all Of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-20
Impressive Tribute
Paid Late A. J.Lunny
Many CIergymen Join Friends, Business Associates
at Final Rites-Many Delegations in Attendance

Allen. Postmaster Charles A. Ba-
bin, Maurice Claude, Clyde Jen-
ningS, Harmon A. Genlot, Alfred
Meyerhans and Alfred Burns.
Rev. DR.. John N. Lewis, william
Dunleavey, Fire Marshal Dennis
Lahey, Joseph Hayes and Fred Hall.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-20
M'KESSON CO. TO
BE CLEARED UP

Washington, Oct. 20 - (U.P) -
The justice department today an
nounced that Is collaborating with
the bureau of internal revenue in an
effort to clear up the tangled f1nan-
ces Of McKesson & Robbins, Inc,
and the late F. Donald Coster. At
torneys for the company's trustees
have challenged the right of the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue to as
sess an additional 100000 income
tax, claiming that the money on
which the assessment was based had
been stolen by Coster while presi-
ident Of the company.
The collector of internal revenue
already has levied taxes on a brok-
erage account in Coster's name and
on accounts established in the
names Of his widow and j. j. Jen-
kins. Federal agents are examining
all available data in the case to
help establish a fair basis for tax
returns. The U. s. attorney for Con-
necticut has been asked to cooper
ate in order that state claims
against the Coster-Musica estate In
Connecticut may be filed with the
government assessments.