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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Cutting Underway,
Grain Yield Good
ELEVATORS GET FIRST
SAMPLES OF CROP;
CORN EXCELLENT

With all of the farmers cutting,
the bulk of Redwood county's
small grain crop is expected to be
in bundles by the end of the
week. Although the stand is not
as heavy as in the last several
years, farmers believed that the
quality would be good, with yields
from fair to good.
Tuesday, K. X. Stain brought
the Farmers Elevator the first
sample of this years crop, some
number l wheat combined on his
farm west of Redwood Falls. The
yield was expected to be approx
mately 20 bushels to the acre.
Otto Mamman had sample of
fair but heavy barley tested We'd
nesday. The grain weighed 48
pounds per bushel.
The first completion of binding
operations reported was by Emil
lick of Lucan who finished cut
ting oats Friday. The Is acre
field of the early variety on his
farm about five miles southwest
of the village promised to yield a
fairly good crop.
AS most of the corn is already
tasseled and not in need of imme-
diate rain, hopes for an excellent
corn crop are high. Parts of Sher-
man township and spotted areas
near the Minnesota river have
suffered from hail but damage is
not widespread.
j. w. Lauterbach, head of the
state employment office here, an
nounced that there would be no
shortage of harvest labor. The Of
flee has had approximately rs
calls for harvest hands but there
will apparently be an abundance
of transient labor to satisfy de-
mands. AS in the past, WPA
workers are expected to accept
private employment when it is
available.
Wages in the harvest fields will
average So per day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Commissioners Slash Road
Fund $13, 900; Reduce Levy
DITCH MILL TAX LOW,
WELFARE QUOTA is
UPPED $4,000

Redwood county commissioners
slashed $4,000 from the road and
bridge fund and cut the ditch al
lotment $4,000, as they set the
levy for the coming year Mon
day.
Tipping the welfare fund $10,-
900 to the $4,000 figure recon-
mended by the county welfare
board at its annual meeting
Thursday, they completed the
budget set-up at $4,000 below
that of last year.
"Taxes should be generally
lower next year." commissioners
remarked.
The ditch levy. was reduced
from two mills to one and one
half mills, the fund falling from
SEC, 900 to $4,000. The revenue
fund remains at 100000.
Widespread construction this
year advanced the normal road
building program SO far that the
material cut in appropriations was
possible. The 1910 road fund is
$4,000, compared to $4,000
this year.
OF the levy, $4,000 is allowed
for construction; $4,000 for main
tenance; $500 for engineering;
SIS, 900 for miscellaneous expenses
and $4,000 as sinking fund.
The welfare fund is divided:
So 900 to the county home; $40, 900
for temporary aid; $4,000 for
medical and hospital expenses;
$4,000 for old age. assistance;
$4,000 for aid to dependent chill
dren and $4,000 for miscellaneous
items.
Salaries and clerk hire will take
$25 900 from the revenue fund.
County commissioners salaries
and expenses were set at $4,000;
official fees at 500; office sup
plies at $4,000; district court
funds at $4,000; probate court at
81 500; printing and publishing at
SIS 900; court house and Jail re-
pair and maintenance at $4,000;
miscellaneous expense at $4,000
and the cost of sodium chlorate
for weed eradication at $4,000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
DITCH lO9 MEET
SET FOR MONDAY
HEARING ADJOURNED
AFTER TWO DAYS
OF REPORTS

Viewers will report adjustments
on damages and benefits involved
in the proposed deepening, wild
ening and extension of Redwood
county ditch 100 at a session in
the courthouse here Monday.
Two days, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, were occupied with hear
ing of the engineers and viewers
reports by the board of county
commissioners.
The majority of farmers affect
ed who attend the meetings favor
the ditch which runs through
Morgan, Sherman and Three
Lakes townships.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
STAY ON JOBS DESPITE
WORKERS ALLIANCE
WALKOUT CALL

WPA workers on Redwood Falls
projects are demonstrating no
active sympathy for the nation
wide strike against the new scale
of hours and wages instituted by
congress. While Twin Cities Of
ficials pondered over walk-outs,
work on the Memorial Field stad-
Jun and Ramsey state park bridge
progressed as usual.
Members of the park bridge
crew met and decided to take no
part in the strike. Jake Discher,
president of the local Workers
Alliance, the WPA organization
which is SO bitterly opposed to
the new wage-hour arrangement,
stated that the local group is in
full sympathy with the aims of
the strikers but he believed there
would be no immediate participa-
ton by Redwood county workers.
A telegram from the state
Workers Alliance urged local
laborers to cooperate in the
movement that seeks a return to
the original wage-hour scale but
members agreed Tuesday to await
further developments before TAX
ing any definite action.
Approximately 80 members of
the park crew and five of the
stadium group have voluntarily
left the projects, however, to find
employment in the harvest fields.
Foremen pointed out that this was
seasonal development and could
not. be correlated with the new
legislation.
Most seriously affected by the
alteration of the wage scale were
four skilled stonecutters from
Lamberton, who discontinued
work on the park bridge. Travel
ling expenses from their homes
under the new set-up would be
doubled, and leave them little
profit.
Chris Delaney, park project
foreman, commended that they
were not striking and that Harley
Snyder, area engineer, was at
tempting to obtain free trans
portation for the men or a job in
a territory where travelling ex-
penses would not be prohibitive.
1t is among the skilled workers
of the nation that the most We
hement protests are being made.
Formerly working from 81 to 10
hours per month at wages vary
ing from SIS to 80 cents per hour,
skilled laborers must now put
in 100 hours at 46 cents per hour.
The semi-skilled group will lose
but 20 cents per month under the
new arrangement, but must now
work 100 hours instead of 10 per
month. Common laborers will re-
ceive $1.10 less per month, yet
will work 20 hours longer.
Workers Alliance members ex-
pressed confidence that the wide
spread disapproval among WPA
laborers, backed by the protests
of organized labor anxious to
maintain the former wage levels,
would eventually effect a return
to the original wage-hour scale.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
All CLUB HEARS
RULES OF SAFETY

Nineteen members of the Oak
Grove All club of Delhi gave
safety rules in response to roll
call when they met at Dan Mill
er's home Monday evening.
Dorothy Flom told members of
the interesting places she visited
on her recent trip to California;
Donald Kohls demonstrated block
ing of sheep and Burnett Mckay,
club president. reported on her
trip to All Week at st. Paul in
June.
Members decided to hold a pro-
ject tour Immediately after har-
vest and to close the trip with a
picnic.
After the meeting games were
played and lunch was served BY
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. F. E. Patten.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Condemnation
)f Postoffice
lite Underway
NEUSCHWANDER LAND
PROCEEDINGS ARE
STARTED
Condemnation

Condemnation proceedings to
tcquire the Charles NeuschWand-
T property as part of the site for
\ redwood Falls new postoffice for
Which an $4,000 allotment was
maze year ago this month. are
veil on the road to completion.
rhe Gazette learned this week.
The justice department mott
I'D United States Attorney Victor
Anderson June % to begin
Stch proceedings, according to II.
C9rl Anderson, seventh district
: ngressman, who also advises
hat he has written Anderson.
urging him that the matter be
taken care of as soon as possible
in view of the need for the facil-
tiles in Redwood Falls.
Meanwhile, Leon H. Brown.
city attorney, is investigating Mr..
keuschwander's application for a
permit to construct another house
on his property at Fourth street.
Charles De Rue, Marshall attor-
ney, threatens mandamus pro-
ceedings to force the city council
to grant the permit.
The application was referred to
the building and grounds commit
tee which referred it back to the
council as whole with the recon-
mendation that it be denied.
! After consideration by the
council, the matter was referred
to MIR. Brown who was instructed
to investigate it and make re-
port.
Because of his own illness and
the death of his mother, the city
attorney has not completed his
probe.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Let Contract for
Street Decorations

. Contracts were let Wednesday
to the Fillmore Bradley company
of Minneapolis for street and
store front decorations for the
Diamond Jubilee celebration.
Streamers across the streets,
spaced about three to a block;
steamers on light posts at inter-
sections and a large banner on
Bridge street, advertising both the
Jubilee and the fair are planned.
Within the next two weeks a
representative of the company
will contact merchants for the
purpose of sale of store front de-
corations, all bearing the Jubilee
emblem, for uniformity. Com
mittee members say the pieces
will be sold at cost, five piece
set, costing 1928.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Willy WOODCARVER
WANTED BY BROWN
COUNTY OFFICIALS
TOOK MONEY, FAILED
TO DELIVER GOODS,
COMPLAINTS AVER

A warrant was issued Wednes-
day by T. o. Streissguth, Brown
county attorney charging Sindahl
Nicholson, 76 year old Danish
woodcarver, with petty larceny on
complaints of New Ulm residents.
MickelSen, who was at New
Ulm before he came to Redwood
Falls, had collected about $50 in
orders which were never filled.
He was sponsored by the Knights
of Columbus Boy Scout troop, and
complaints were registered with
Roman Janni, scoutmaster.
Mickelsen set up a booth on
Mill street here for two days last
week but was forced to leave af-
ter refunding to the police de-
partment money given him for
orders. He took the customers
money, looked at him through a
pair of field glasses and promised
miniature woodcarvings to be de-
livered later.
The investigation at New Ulm
was begun after reports reached
there from Pennington regarding
Mickelsen's disappearing act. New
Ulm authorities wrote to Sheriff
L. j. Kise of Redwood county
who replied that Mickelsen had
been here and gone and that New
Ulm orders had been found torn
up after he vacated.
No action was taken until it
was definitely suspected that
MickelSen was fraudulent. Now
that the warrant has been issued,
authorities are unable to find the
wood carver. State bureau of
criminal apprehension officers
have taken up the hunt, with the
cooperation of KIND and other
allied agencies.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Rural Pupils
Will Graduate
In Night Event
AUGUST FIRST is DATE
OF EIGHTH GRADE
COMMENCEMENT

Ole r. Sande, assistant state
director of rural education, will
be principal speaker at graduation
exercises for $50 rural eighth
grade pupils of Redwood county
in County Center park, Wabasso,
August l.
For the first time in county his
tory, the ceremonies will be con-
Quoted at night. c. D. Clipfell,
county superintendent of schools
arranged the program, to open at
$3.50 p. m. If weather is inclem-
ent, exercises will be held in the
Wabasso schoolhouse.
The list of graduates receiving
diplomas appears on page two.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Thousands OF WPA
Workers Dismissed
(Bu the Associated Press

; While the A F of l. high COM
anand speeded up its drive today
to restore the prevailing wage
rate to the new relief act, thous-
ands of WPA strikers received dis
missal notices for ignoring their
jobs for five days.
The WPA gave out no totals son
the number of workers dismissed
but a survey showed administrat-
ors in several states had mailed
large stacks of discharge notices.
Strike lines held fairly fast on
WPA projects in Minneapolis but
wavered in st. Paul where nearly
all projects were in operation but
with partial crews.
The Ira Rogers family will 60
to Green Lake Saturday to spend
few weeks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
LOAN EXTENSION
ON CORN AFFECTS
$50 FARMERS HERE
BORROWERS CAN SEAL
CROP FOR TWELVE
MORE MONTHS

Approximately $50 farmers in
Redwood county may be affected
by new plan which allows them
to extend their government corn
loans for IL months, according to
George Claussen, chief of the
county AAA office. A payment of
six cents per bushel is promised
in encouraging extensions.
Loans were originally due this
August l, but under the extended
plan, announced to Minnesota
farmers by Charles w. Stickney,
state AAA chairman, it will be
possible to keep corn under seal
until August l, 1910.
The deadline for extension is
October l.
Federal loans on 1887 and 1888
corn now in effect are eligible for
renewal under the plan, Stickney
explained. Corn of the 1887 crop,
however, must be stored as she'll
ed corn. Farmers may hold it in
approved bins on theirsown farms
or make arrangements to store it
in local elevators.
To be re-sealed 1898 corn may
be shelled or not, as the farmer
prefers. All corn eligible for a
loan must grade number three or
better and be stored in suitable
storage cribs or bins. If shelled,
it must not contain more than
1872 per cent moisture and when
stored as ear corn, not more than
15R per cent moisture.
Corn that is not to be resealed
will not be accepted in payment
of existing loans until September
l, 1889, or until such time as the
size of the 1889 corn crop can be
determined, Stickney said.
The payment of six cents per
bushel will be made if the corn
is stored during the IL month
period and delivered in payment
of the loan after August 1, 1910.
If the price of corn at that time is
higher than the loan rate plus
carrying and storage charges and
the farmers redeem the loans,
they will not receive the storage
credits, Stickney explained, but in
effect will receive it in the high
corn price.
In Minnesota, according to the
state chairman, the loan extension
plan will affect about 1927, 900
bushels of the 1887 crop re-sealed
last fall at 81 cents per bushel
and 16,203 900 of the 1893 crop.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13

In July it aDGs nine feet high.
Donald p. Tiffany reaches in
Uain for the top of stalk of corn
groaDing on the Peabody farm just
north of Redwood Falls. The plant
measures eight feet, IL inches, to
be eract, but that's not so high.
After the picture aDas taken he
found IL foot, one inch stalk In
the same 20 acre field.
The tf1o measured are not
freaks, the entire field running to
an unusual height.
D. M. Tiffany, Donald's father,
,Uho is farming the tract planted
both open polinated and hybrid
corn and can't tell get (Which oar
iety is. aDhich. The location of the
field, a bailey bottomland, is part
ly responsible for its giant size.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Plane Manufacturers
Fire Alien Workers

Washington-(P)-To safeguard
secrets of new airplanes designed
for the expanding army and navy
air forces, aircraft manufacturers
an quietly wedding out aliens
from their employees.
AT the direction of the war and
navy departments, several score
of foreign technicians have been
discharged or transferred to other
than military work.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
MOtOrist Wrecks
Morgan Fountain

Morgan - There's may slip
'twixt the brake and the gas.
A visiting motorists foot ACCT
dentally slipped to the accelerator
of his car Monday afternoon.
Crashing the drinking fountain in
front of the doctors and dentists
office. the machine wrecked the
device.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Postal Employees
Attend COnclaves

j. r. Keefe of Redwood Falls will
attend the state convention of
postmasters in Minneapolis today.
Hayes Morse and E. NJ john
son of the postoffice staff are in
Red Wing for joint state con-
clave of the National Federation
of Postoffice Clerks and National
Association of Letter Carriers. The
session lasts through Saturday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
In Farm Tour

Mr.. and Mrs. Parker D. Sand
ers, c. o. Gilfillan and L. E. Cragg
took part in the annual summer
tour of Minnesota Farm Managers
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The group visited Owatonna,
Kasson and Rochester farms,
holding its annual dinner, with a
symposium on soy beans at the
clinic city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Float Damaged

Il Catastrophe entered the Jub-
lice picture this morning when
an elaborate float, just cOmplet-
ed and brought to its owner
Charles F. Gales for inspection,
was sideswiped by a car driven
by Lewis Lindeman of North
Redwood.
The purple and gilt vehicle
was badly torn in the accident
which occurred about 10 a. m.
i'm front of the Gales store on
Second street.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13

Holmberg Chevrolet company, are
already completed. c. F. Gales,
Lauterbach Brothers, the Pine
Tree Dairy, Gandrud Creamery,
Green's Variety, Gallea Bakery,
H. D. Thorp, the Model Dairy,
Redwood Gazette and Redwood
County Sun are other firms which
already have orders in.
Anyone interested is welcome to
inspect the work as it progresses.
Firms planning to have floats but
wishing to furnish their own mat
terials can receive ideas and help
from the Vaughn company.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Oats, Peas, Beans
And Teeth Grow In
Favorable Weather

Waterbury - Excellent grow
ing conditions in this farming
community have produced some
unusual results. Roger Dean
Schaffran is sporting two teeth
at the age of three and 0ne-half
months. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Schaffran.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Raise Squalus
From SeaFloor
DISASTER SUBMARINE
AND 26 BODIES is
IN SALVAGE

Portsmouth, N. H. R = The
most difficult step in one of the
toughest salvage jobs in u. IS.
navy history was completed today
when the submarine Squalls and
its cargo of 26 bodies were lifted
from the ocean floor in a cradle
of ponderous pontoons.
The boat will be raised 85 feet
off the muddy bottom and then
lowed about four miles to shall
lover water.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Walnut Grove Man
Heads Mayo Estate
In Legal CAPACITY

Walnut Grove - Attorney NAL
colin Mcdonald of Minneapolis,
youngest son of Mrs. w. j. Nc
Donald, has been appointed by his
firm to take charge of the Char
les Mayo estate at Rochester.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13

John Weis suffered broken carr
tilage in his left knee following
a fall while bowling Sunday night.
He will have his leg in cast for
three or four weeks and is using
crutcheS at present.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
ersHereRemain
On WPA Projects As
Others Stage Strike
Here's Where The Tall Corn Grows

The photo beloiD compares the
"tall corn" of last year tDith the
1889 crop. A. c. Christopherson
is shoa1n in picture taken July
z, 1898 holding q stalk of corn
raised near Milroy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Mercury Hits Jackpot, Makes
Recording of 1O2 Wednesday

) ''Is it hot enough for your
There comes a time when the
time-worn salutation replaces all
others and Wednesday, was it.
After a run of 88's, 93's, and
such, the mercury hit the jackpot
with reading of 102 between 2
and 3 p. m. Wednesday.
That's the highest the tempera-
ture has gone this year, but heark-
en- back to July, 1886, the hottest
July ever recorded over the
northwest.
That year, from July 6 until
July 18-thirteen solid scorching
days-the mercury stood at 100 or
over. Then to clinch it, on two
other days, the tWenty-second and
the twenty-seventh, it did a cent
ury skyrOcket act, too.
Here are the readings for the
week:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
AT Pea SESSION

w. H. Lamberton and Mrs.
Louis Polaczyk of the Redwood
Falls Production Credit associa-
ton are attending a meeting of
Pea secretaries and first assist
ants from southwestern Minnesota
at Mankato today.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13

DR.. and Mrs. E. H. johnson and
10 Ann and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stebbins and Helen spent Sunday
at Green lake.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
ATTEND POLICE MEET

c. E. Johnson, chief of police
and c. L. Maurstad attended the
regular, monthly meeting of the
Southwestern Law Enforcement
association at Window Tuesday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13

APPLY FOR LICENSE
A marriage license was issued
this week to hilbert c. Bill and
Marcella NJ. Mustfall, both of Wa
sbaSSo.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

Washington angler took that prize.
Surely some of you boys can do
better than pounds on bluefish.
The Capital City had the honor the
first week of the season, but 1t has
missed since then.
Western Auto Supply Co.
Is sponsoring fishing contest
in which $50 worth of fishing
tackle goes to the Washington
angler catching the largest
black bass.
The contest will run until Septem-
Der 30. Several other prizes of
fishing tackle also will be distributed
TO runners-up. In addition, a silver
cup goes to the angler catching the
largest smallmouth, whether a prize
winner or not. Entry blanks are
available at any Western Auto Store
here.
tomorrow IS fishing information
day on The Star Sports Review,
broadcast by Bill Coyle, Star staff
sports commentator, over WMAL at
o:4o pm. Every Thursday Coyle
deVotes part of his sports review to
angling conditions in the vicinity of
Washington, with latest dope and
possibilities for the week end. A
special interview has been arranged
for tomorrow with Capt. Jack King.
who works off of Uncle Billy's Pier.
North Beach, where SO many good
hardhead catches have been made
lately.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
B|aha, Abdu||a Added
To Redskin Roster
As Gridders

Blaha and Abdulla. Look funny?
Sounds funnier? It's not the name
Of new medical compound nor of
a couple of Egyptian princes. but
only a couple Of names Washington
football fans will have to get used
to if both make the grade for the
Redskins next fall. Can't you i'm
agine the broadcaster now?
Several weeks ago the Indians
signed Art Blaha, a fullback from
Dubuque. Today they announced the
signing of Al Abdulla. Syrian, who
has crashed the line for Akron Uni
versity the last three years. Dubbed
the Syrian Buckeroo," Abdulla is
said to have averaged yards rush
last fall and was former all-State
scholastic fullback of Ohio.
recommended by his coach. Jimmy
Aiken, the Syrian weighs 100 pounds
and stands feet IL.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
D. 6. S.,F|ood Teams
May Upset Balance
In Departmental

The possibility of an all-National
City League flag dispute in the De-
partmental League looms today as
District Grocery Stores made an
auspicious debut in weekday COM
petition with So triumph over
Maritime Commission.
This game, coupled with j. c.
Floods victory over Interior, first
half champion, gives rise to suspi-
cion that Departmental officials may
have bolstered their league a trifle
too much by adding two outside
mines for the second half.
Bruce and Bowers twirled for D.
G.. S. and held Maritime, regarded
as one of the better teams in the
loop, to seven scattered hits. Giller
of the losers allowed only eight, but
D. G. S. punched them in the sixth
and scored six runs to clinch the
honors.
Nusbaum and Sheehan led the
batting, getting two hits each, while
Mitchell's triple was the lone extra
base hit of the fray.