The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-23
$500 RAISED AT
MORCAN'S ANNUAL
LIBRARY DINNER
RECEIPTS OVER 1888
MARK; HUNDREDS
DINE ON ELK
By Mrs. F. S. Pollard

BY Mrs. F. S. Pollard
Morgan - The receipts for the
Gilfillan Memorial Library din
ner Thursday evening amounted
to $500, which exceeded the
amount realized last year. About
1900 persons enjoyed the elk din
! ner. Committee members were
Mrs. Walter Beltz and Mrs C. L.
Ward of the Methodist church,
Mrs. Helen Root and Marie Gen
try of the Presbyterian church,
Mrs Mary Marchant and Mrs.
John P Hanson of ST. Michael's
church, Esther Schliemann and
Mrs. William Kamholz of st.
Johns Lutheran church, Mrs.
Louis Kleinschmidt and c. E.
Becker of Zion Lutheran church
and Mrs. Oscar .Routhe and Ethel
Kiergaard of the Gilfllan COM
munity. w. r. Werring and K.
! M. Jensen also helped make the
event a success.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Root accom-
panied Mrs. S. j. Sampson to Ro-
chester Wednesday to get Mr..
Sampson who was patient there
for two weeks suffering with a
heart ailment. Mr.. Sampson is
feeling fine. Clyde Sampson, eld-
est son of the Simpsons, a depot
agent at Terrill, Iowa, was at the
same hospital with heart all
ment.
The junior class of the high
| school gave mystery play in the
auditorium of the new school Fri
day evening before an apprecia-
tive audience. Florence Roerig
was the play director.
A lyceum program has been ar
ranged at the public school. The
first in the series "SnoW White
and the Seven Dwarfs" was given
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. S. j. Sampson was called
to Rochester Saturday evening by
the serious illness of her son
Clyde Sampson. Mr.. and Mrs
John Ziegler of Belview and Mrs
Joseph Ziegler of North Redwood
accompanied her and B. H.
Kuenzli of North Redwood stay
ed with Mr.. Sampson who was too
ill to go. When they returned
Sunday evening Mr.. Sampson Jr
was slightly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Steffl are the
parents of a daughter born Sun
day. They have three boys and
one girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Reding
entertained the following at Sun
day dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Boushek and lone and Lois Ann,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Boushek
and Mrs. Catherine Boushek, all
of Vesta with Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
rold Kramer of Seaforth.
Mrs. Alfred Green OF Water
town, S d. spent the weekend
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. H
NJ Reding. Alfred Green and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Green and children spent Sunday
here and Mrs. Green returned
with them.
Mrs. Christine Skaug and
daughter Lois May with Lora and
Lois Hansen and Joseph Hoff OF
Minneapolis attended morning
services at the Presbyterian
church and spent the remainder
of the day with Rev. and Mrs. w
E. Broen. Mrs. Skaug is Mrs
Broen's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer, .Fixsen OF
Minneapolis spent Sunday at the
Will Fixsen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Shank spent
Friday at Mapleton.
Eden Reetz had his left hand
crushed in corn picker Thurs
day afternoon. He was brought
to a local physician and it was
necessary to amputate the middle
finger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur George OF
Lucan spent Sunday with Mrs
Mary George.
Save Farm Home
The Otto Schottenbauer home
near Gilfillan was threatened with
a bad chimney fire Sunday eve
ming. The. blaze started in the
walls. Through heroic efforts the
family succeeded in putting out
the fire without outside help. The
roof was damaged. The loss was
covered by insurance.
Mrs. Mic Heiderscheidt suffered
severe injuries when she fell from
the porch of her home on the
farm Thursday evening. The Zig
aments of her knee were torn anc
she is confined to her bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Pollard went
to Redwood Falls Saturday morn
ing and accompanied Mr.. anc
Mrs. Robert Stewart and Their
guest Margaret Stewart of Seat.
tie to Walnut Grove where Mrs
w j. Mcdonald (Belle Stewart)
entertained the party at dinner
A family reunion of the Stewards
the affair also served as a birth.
day party for Margaret Stewart.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Steiner witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Seimer visited
friends at Sleepy Eye Monday
evening.
| Isabel Poncin entertained at q
bridge luncheon Saturday after.
noon at the j. E. Poncin home
The tables were decorated will
lighted candles and small cello
plane bags of rice were placed a
each plate. The party was il
honor of Helen Siebel, a bride o
the Yule season. Contract bridg'
was played at four tables ane
Miss Siebel and Mrs. E. H. Al