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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
Mes1a 1iAzs Fam

Later in the afternoon she called
him to the door Of the studio,
then located on what is now the
vacant lot between the two hotels.
''What is that" she asked point
ing to a black cloud streaked
across the northwest sky.
'That," answered Mr.. Ander-
sen, SIS the Episcopal picnic at
Ramsey falls"
Only little later the wind
came, bringing snowflakes and
that night the air was SO thick
with snow that MIR, Andersen
couldn't see Philbrick's store
across the street.
The storm ragged New Years
day and the next-for two days
and three nights.
When it was over, drifts had
piled to the second story window
of H. m. Bells furniture store and
living quarters where the Pure
Oil station at Mill and Third now
stands. Only the chimney of Levi
Truesdale's harness shop across
the street at the present site of
Warmers Standard station, show
ed above the snow.
There were no trains here for
six weeks and the temperature
recorded indicated the month was
the coolest January on record.
Mr.. Andersen took pictures of
the drifts-but not for Dunning-
ton and Warner.
-f-f-
Nowadays. come to think of it,
we have some pretty good adver-
Using hereabouts. Myron Kursch-
ner came back from a fishing trip
this weekend with bright GRIM
son beak. Some of his COMPETE
tors, though, say they think that's
carrying Red and White promo
ton just a little too far.
$3.50
Myron'S brother Leo is a figure
in the news this week, too. 1t
seems Mrs. Clark Sponaugle of
North Redwood spent a day in
the Twin Cities and while she was
gone, her family's culinary inter-
ests reached peak. Darlene,
their seven year old, started a
chocolate pudding, but found the
house fresh out of corn starch
when half way through the re-
cipe.
Mr.. Sponaugle offered to fill
the deficiency and made a trip TO
Redwood Falls where Leo waited
on him. The pudding was COM
pleted and sampled.
at was SO bitter we couldn't
eat it," he reported to Mrs. Spon-
augle on her return.
An examination of the humps
revealed the material was gloss
starch.
And the moral of this story is
better it should be in shirt collars.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01

AS the boom period of boosting
Redwood Falls gets underway, to
be climaxed by the Jubilee this
summer, we hopelessly compare
our feeble efforts to advertise the
Scenic City with those elaborate
and awesome projects of early
promoters here.
Here's what Colonel McPhail
had to say of the prospects of the
city in the Redwood Falls Patriot
May 4, 1869:
Redwood Falls is on the way
to fame and wealth. She is the
halfway house from New York
to San Francisco and the geogra-
phical center of the American con-
tinent. Rich in lands, timber and
water; a railroad pointing to her
gate for travel and traffic, Red
wood looms up in gigantic proper
tons.
eve have here lands for the
landless and homes for the home
less Visit us once, is all we ask
to convince the most skeptical
man that Redwood Falls and our
noble county, is truly the Eden Of
the West"
49,
Two later enthusiasts, also with
monetary interests in seeing the
community advertised, were Fred
Warner and Captain Huntington.
N. B. Andersen, photographer
and weatherman, recalls that the
December of 1887 was the warm
est on record.
Dandelions were blooming here
at Christmas time and the crazy
turn of the season gave members
of the Episcopal church the fan
tastic idea of holding a picnic at
Ramsey falls on New Years day.
The afternoon of New Years
eve, Fred Warner came into Mr..
Andersen's shop to describe the
next days pow-wow.
"The women will be wearing
summer dresses and carrying
parasols and We'll set up the table
on the rock which divides the
falls" he said.
He asked Mr.. Andersen to be
there at 2 p. m. to take picture
Of the group, to be used in adver-
Using Redwood county real estate
which Warner and Huntington
were selling. The photo would be
sent farmers in other parts of the
United States as a graphic por-
trayal of the mild Minnesota
climate.
81 will be there if you will,''
Andersen promised. But he re-
marked that his personal baro-
meter, his right shoulder which
had been injured at one time,
said, storm coming"
Flossie Robinson (now Mrs.
Will French of olivia was Mr..
Andersen's assistant at the time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
MINNESOTA PAYS
22O MILLION A
YEAR IN TAXES

If one were to draw a picture
of Minnesota'S tax system in a
huge diagram representing a
modern skyscraper, allowing one
floor in the structure for each
tax source in the state, we would
have skyscraper 12O stories
high.
For, in this state there are about
% different levy sources, such as
real estate, personal property,
gross earnings and others of this
nature. In addition to this, Min
nesota has SO kinds of fee and
license taxes, making grand
total of 120 different places to get
public money, according to James
P. Mcdonnell, president of the
Minnesota Taxpayers association.
The amount Minnesota people
paid for state and local uses last
year amounted to approximately
$170,000,000 while the federal
government collected over $780,
100000 in the state.
While we rank eighteenth in
population, only II states collect
more in state and local taxes than
Minnesota. There are about To-
600 tax-levying bodies, with sew
eral layers in each community.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
No Marketing
Quotas, Wheat
Growers Told
SECRETARY WALLACE
FINDS CARRY-OVER
BELOW SET LIMIT

In line with recent announce
ment of Secretary Wallace, there
will be no wheat marketing quo
tas this year. This means, says
George Claussen, chairman of the
Redwood County Agricultural
Conservation association, that
payments will still be made for
voluntary compliance with the
wheat acreage allotments estab-
lished for Individual farms early
in the winter, but there will be
no additional marketing restric-
tons under the program this
year.
The act of congress that au-
thoriZes the present AAA pro-
gram contained a provision re-
curing the secretary of agricul-
ture, by May Is to issue a pro-
clamation announcing whether
compulsory wheat marketing quo
tas on the 1889 crop would OF
would not go into effect. The
secretary's decision was to be
based on the bureau of agricul-
tural economies crop report eSti-
mate as of that date, plus the
wheat carryover from Last year.
The total estimated wheat SUD-
ply for this season has been plac-
ed at 974 million bushels, includ-
ing carry-over from last year
of about 270 million bushels. The
quota level at which the secre-
tary of agriculture would have
been required to announce COM
pulsory marketing quotas, was
slightly over a billion bushels.
In commenting on this an
nouncement Mr.. Claussen pointed
out that while the mo quota
announcement means that farm
ers will be able to market theil
entirew heat crop without restric-
tons, 1t does not mean that the
wheat price problem is solved
The fact that total estimated
wheat supplies are so close to the
point at which marketing quota.
would have become effective, il
an indication that wheat sup.
plies are extremely high, he said
Last year in the United State:
1 we raised the record-breakins
total of 80 million acres of wheat
1t is expected that this will bs
reduced this year with whea
| AAA acreage allotments to abou
67 million acres. World wheat
planted acres have been mount.
ing at about the same rate as our,
have here in the United States
from an average of about i3t
million acres during the 1920h
until by 1887 the world whea
crop stood at $50 million acres. II
/ Secretary Wallace also approx.
ed 1910 wheat acreage allot.
ment of 81 million acres for the
United States. This represent.
slight increase over the 1893.
wheat acreage allotment figure
He will announce later in thu
summer whether or not marketing
quotas on corn will go into effect
| MIR. ClauSSen stated,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
Historical Group
Gets Documents
In Younger Case

st. James = Watonwan County
Historical society now has in its
possession historic papers dealing
with the arrest and conviction of
the notorious Younger Brothers,
famous criminals captured near
Madelia in 1876 after they and
Jesse James had raided the
Northfield bank.
The papers which include the
warrants and checks paid out for
the capture of the bandits, were
in the state auditors office but a
bill sponsored by j. A. Helling of
Madelia made possible their
transfer to the historical society
collection at Madelia.
The Younger brothers were
captured in woods near Madelia
a week after the Mortified rob-
berry and received prison terms.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
5 YEARS AGO

YEARS AGO
After Memorial day services
were cancelled, latent interest
was shown and organizations in
the city joined to put on the best
observanceS in years.-Ben Engh
of Wadena purchased the Alfstad
bakery. = DR.. John c. Acheson,
president of Manchester college,
preached at union services of the
Methodist, Presbyterian and
Christian churches.-Mr and Mrs.
Nicholas Moelter of Wanda cele-
brated their fifty-sixth wedding
anniversary.-Dorothy Ewart and
Margaret Smith of Redwood Falls
were chosen among the ten "ideal
girls" at Stephens college in Mis-
souri,. Dorothy represented, "Hon-
esty" and Margaret, 'Love of
Observation-Disclosures county's
ERA payroll of the week totaled
81, 00C, according to Leland Tyler,
disbursing officer.-Funeral SER
vices were held at Wabasso for
Mrs. Marie MISUNDERSTANDING
of lawns in Redwood Falls was
prohibited as the water supply
was short.-Ramsey park got a
second wildcat from Texas.-Ten
thousand pounds of sudan grass
seed, $4,000 pounds of millet
seed, $50 bushels of seed corn and
two carloads of oats were secured
for drouth-striken farmers of
Redwood county. These were
available only in case rain made
planting feasible.
10 YEARS AGO
Kisses bloodhounds "got their
man" in the person of Carl Phil
lips, II, alleged car thief, who
was caught near Sanborn.-A. W..
Park was retained as manager Of
the Redwood Falls Shipping as
ISOLATION at its annual meeting
The Ramsey state park board pur-
chased the land lying south of the
golf course road and that along
the bluffs at the northwest edge
of the park in period of recon-
struction." They also ordered all
roads widened and all buildings
re-painted. - Vida McNaughton
and Melvin I. Johnson of Rochest-
er were married.-A. c. Bur-
meister presented diplomas at
graduation exercises here.-Char-
les E. Hassinger of Morton died.
Gertrude Parker accepted an
offer to teach at Kalispell, Mon
tana.-Emil Seifert left to attend
a business college at Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, Evengeline Knudson
returned from Arco where she
had been teaching.-Ann Gull
graduated from Winona teachers
college.-Dorothy Smith arrived
from Arkansas City, Kansas
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Orth moved
into the w. B. Clement house va
Gated by Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. lines.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
25 YEARS AGO

The largest class in the history
of the high school graduated in
exercises at the armory here.
There were A members, includ-
ing IL in the normal training de-
partment. Mr.. Hotchkiss of Wal
nut Grove was injured when his
car overturned near Lamberton.
Ole Doe, the driver, was not hurt.
IT. B. Walker, founder Of the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
Rack~aaA lldnc@

Walker Art Galleries in Mime
apOlis, came to Redwood Falls to
take part in the fiftieth anniver-
sary celebration. His collection of
life-size portraits of famous In
dian chiefs was on exhibit here
for the three days of the jubilee.
The baseball boys met Morgan
on Decoration day and trimmed
them 10 to /. - Superintendent
Adeila G. Pratt presented dip
Tomas to the graduation class at
Milroy in the schools first annual
commencement. - H. D. Thorp
purchased moving picture cam
era to record events of the Semi
Centennial celebration here. 1t
was one of only three such mach
ines in the state, the others being
in Minneapolis and Winona.-
James L. Thompson, father of
Charles d. Thompson, died.-The
little Darkow children at Wanda
were quite ill with the measles
August Lindeman, North Red
wood mail carrier, invested in an
automobile and patrons expected
to have some fast ervice.-Maude
Whittet accepted a teaching posi-
ton at New Plymouth, Idaho
John Lauterbach Jr. played with
the Morgan orchestra Saturday
night.-One of the cleyerest WIN
dow displays for the celebration
here was shown by the Kuenzli
and Luscher store. 1t pictured the
stockade of so years ago. Jack
Klaus was the artist.
so YEARS AGO
A nimble chimney sweep Great
ed little diversion in town.
Marshall High school graduated a
class of six.-One of our business
men neatly stated the basis of the
prosperity of Delhi in the obser-
walton that the people of that
town, don't drink whiskey and
pay their bills" No wonder that
her roads were the best in the
county, her schools fourishing
and her people happy and pros
porous, with farm property there
commanding a premium.-Goph-
ers were an unmistakable nui-
sance. A Three Lakes farmer
said that the little pests had TAX
en- five acres clean out of his
cornfield and were improving
their time on the rest.-Decora-
ton day was observed here, the
town being full of people from
the country and surrounding
towns. Past Commander Wheel
ock made the address at the hall,
where only a portion of those
who came could even find stand
ing room. Afterwards, the Nor
gan band headed a procession to
the cemetery where the Daughters
of. Veterans decorated the graves
of our eight ex-soldiers.-G. e.
Mckay started to st. Cloud to at
tend an I.O.O.F. convention.-N.
w. Cobleigh, secretary, announced
the old settlers of Willow Lake
would hold their annual picnic at
Terrak's grove in Shutdown
w. Crump was advertising to-
mato plants at 10 cents a dozen.
John S. Marsh post forwarded
$40 as its contribution to the
Johnstown food relief fund and
the Presbyterian church took up
a $50 collection for sufferers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01

FREEZING FACTS

yoa esg your o b a to perform ice
the freezing This produces smoother dessert
have BEEN s dvep n take e5 ne cream and more mills
are even paekaged powders ready be added
milk Quck-maklng as well as quick-freezing! Directions
the frozen set the control back to normal
This is cold enough to keep desserts
mercial ice cream packed in one of the trays.
that sugar N effects os texture as well as the taste of
much viii slow down the freezing Use the
Don't oyerwhp cream 1t should be thick but not stiff
To whip coffee cream pour it into freezing tray chill
Mouses and parfaits are frozen without stirring Ice
ana sr6 bn ARE paray removed to cold
melted The whipped mkqre quickly returned to the
Pineapple Ice Cream
egg Few grains
cup sugar ro,,.oa ru ~ cups crushed pineapple
1 cup whipping
hot water Until thick stirring consan Ch Ado p Gn
apple and vanilla. Whip cream and fold in the pineapple
mixture the freezing tray freeze After the
smooth and replace in freezing unit
Chocolate Ice Cream
square ! 2I3 cup
2Is cup sweetened condensed 2I3 cup Whipping cream
Melt chocolate of double boiler condensed
mix well Chill thoroughly Add vanilla Whip Slight
~ and fold into the chilled chocolate mxte Pour into
from the refrigerator, replace
Chocolate Mint Ice Cream
hard after-dnner Green food cOlOrng
minis l unSWeetencd
"a milk chocolate, cOarSey graf
heavy ed
Oblong vanilla sugar
Add minis to milk Low heat stirring con-
stantly Cool thoroughly Whip Stiff fold
ture INTO 1t until well blended; tint delicate green
Pour into tray of electric refrigerator
like consistency stir fold grated
split waters IN the bottom of oblong
or bread bread will fit into freezing comparatively
and I'LL with partly frozen mint Return
to refrigerator and continue freezing
at sugar waters top This makes
cream for l small refrigerator tray, IL pins
Redwood Falls Light & Power Company
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
Cleaning Patent Leather

To clean those fashionable pat
emit leather accessories, wipe spots
first with soft clean cloth and
then polish with cloth on which
have been sprinkled a few drops
of glycerine. This restores the
feathers lustre, too.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01

Three hundred and five bills
affecting motorists were introduce
ed in the current session of the
California legislature.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
REDWOOD FALLS OWES A GROUP


of its Boy Scouts word of commentator
for their good turn in cleaning up rubbish
along the route to the cemetery. 1t was
quite turn as seven large trucklOads of
rubbish was collected and disposed of, bit
OF memorable forethought for Memorial day.
With the roadside considerably improv-
ed in appearance, the city should get some
inspiration toward keeping it that way. Most
of the junk presumably falls or blows off
garbage trucks. Some of it nd deubt is
thrown there by residents who start for
the dump grounds with good intentions but
get tired on the way
There have been complaints by custom
ers from the north of punctured tires, the
nails undoubtedly having been scattered in
much the same manner as the unsightly
paper, boxes, bottles and tin cans.
The city certainly owes it's visitors bet
ter treatment and should take greater pride
in the appearance of the road. A bit of sup
ervision of garbage hauling and fine or two
meted to persons who dispose of garbage at
roadsides should prove worthwhile.
DIPLOMATIC WASHINGTON is DIS
tlnctly worried, even to the point of Won
derlng If the free speech and free press
clauses of the constitution were so wise af-
ter all. Trouble is the visit of the king and
friendly press. Writers and cartoonists i'm
many instances have poked fun at America S
kowtowing to royalty. Anti-Britishers,
wisely or otherwise, have suggested all sorts
OF unpleasant incidents and things from the
Boston tea party down to overdue war debt
payments and appeasement.
Presumably royalty can stick up a
naughty nose at the newspapers and avoid
situation" but congressman and senators
DO get ideas from the press and most of
them could use bit of publicity, particular
ly if the home locality isn't king-minded
Diplomats are repeatedly holding their
breaths lest there be an outburst about mot
sending any more American boys to fight for
an ungrateful European ally" on the morn
ing the king places a wreath at the tomb of
the unknown World war soldier, for instance.
THE AVERAGE CONGRESSMAN'S
mail has increased 80 to 40 per cent in eight
years, helping Postmaster General Farley's
department. But the solon's answers are
franked, so Farley carries two for the price
of one. Recently congressman voted to in
crease their annual clerk hire allowance from
$4,000 to $4,000 annually-to care for the
extra mail. So the taxpayer is out his time,
stationery, postage, must pay for the senat-
or's stationery and postage-and gets
touched a little extra for having written too
often.
BOSS PENDERGAST OF KANSAS
City was let off with sentence of a year
and three months for evading taxes on more
than, million dollars, secured through a
shady deal. Which proves that the old rule
still holds good that if you must be a thief,
be a big one. You will get shorter SEN
tence for going south" with hundreds of
thousands than for making away with a bit
of chicken feed."-Park Region Echo.
THE MAN WHO KEEPS HIS NOSE
to the grindstone" never gets in trouble for
having it stuck into other peoples business.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
TT WAS WITH SOMETHING OF A

1T WAS WITH SOMETHING OF A
thrill, and considerable pleasure, that we
read last week of the appointment OF Leslie
NJ Gravlin, ST. Paul, as state commissioners
of administration. Governor Stassen made
no mistake in filling this post, new under
reorganization and certain to be highly I'M
portant.
Gravlin was a slightly older, more ma
ture than average college freshman back in
1924 at Hamline University. He first dis
tinguished himself as the male member of
our class who didn't wear Rockford sox,
the rage that fall Not politician even in
the college sense of the word, he was never
theless the type of fellow who demonstrates
leadership and is elected with a minimum of
trying.
One of many in his class who were work
ing for all or most of their education, it was
a mystery how he managed to keep well up
in his studies, take an active part in at least
half the extra-curricular activities, aside
from athletics, and still hold down a job
with the ST. Paul Daily News.
1t wasn't until our senior year that at
least two of us discovered the answer. Gray
lin was editor-in-chief of the college news
paper, Paul Schmidt, (Once an Olivia news
man, now of the Minneapolis Tribune) and
the writer his associates. Les was the exc
cutive, Paul and did the work.
After college, Gravlin continued in
newspaper work until he became interested
in governmental research and took posi-
ton at st. Paul. Later he worked at Pro-
violence, Rhode Island; then returned to ST..
Paul to continue in the research field
No theorist, he is brain truster with
both feet on the ground The governor must
be credited with very commendable APP
pointment
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
BOSS PENDERGAsT OF KANsA,

THE MAN WHO KEEPS HIS NOSE
to the grindstone" never gets in trouble for
having it stuck into other peoples business.
st. James Plaindealer.
Evening star., 1939-03-11

THE Converted Preacher" seventh
in series of pre-Easter evening
sermons on The Converted. :"
Young Peoples League. pm.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Visitors Will Preach
Al s.. Thomas Church

During the Lenten season serv-
ices are held in st. Thomas Epis-
copal Church at pm. on Tuesday,
8 am. on Wednesday, II am. and
8 pm. on Thursday and 8 pm. on
Friday. Visiting preachers are an
nounced for Tuesday afternoon and
Friday evening, the latter alternat-
ing with the special musical pro-
grams. The Rev. Dr. Bishop of the
church staff is making a series Of
addresses on Thursday mornings,
while on Thursday evenings the Rev.
Albert j. Dubois is holding confer
ences on worship and Symbolism" p"
Next week the preacher Tuesday
afternoon will be the Rev. DR.. Ze
Barney T. Phillips, rector of the
Church of the Epiphany, and on
Friday evening the preacher will be
Prof. Lowry of the Theological
Seminary in Alexandria.
The vestry will meet in the rector S
offlce at 4:30 Monday. On Thurs
day evening there will be a meeting
of the Mems Club at the home of
Admiral Leahy, Naval Observatory
grounds, with an address by Senator
David I. Walsh of Massachusetts.
All men having any connection with
the parish are invited, but an ac-
ceptance must be received at the
church Office not later than Tuesday.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Metropolitan Baptist
To Continue Revival

Revival meetings continue next
week at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church under the direction Of the
pastor, DR.. John Compton Ball, as
sisted by DR.. Russell Morse Brou-
CHER, evangelist of New York City.
DR.. Brougher will preach at both
services tomorrow and each evening
throughout the week.
Following are his topics: Sunday
morning, "Christ's Inner Circle;
Sunday evening, How Shall We
Escape?";; Monday. "Mussolini and
Rome In the Light Of Bible
Prophecy; Tuesday, What Hap
pens When You Go to Help; We'd
nesday, THE Battle of Armaged-
don, the Last Great War: Thurs
day. Girl Crazy or Long -haired
Men and Bobbed-haired Women;
Friday, "The Devils Boomerang;
Saturday, "The Wonders OF the
Holy Land" A lecture illustrated
with moving pictures. DR.. and
Mrs. Brougher will appear IN the
native dress Of Palestine and show
pictures which tkey took on their
trip to Palestine. Thefe will be no
charge for admission. but . free
will Offering will be received.
The assistant pastor, the Rev.
Robert Savage, will lead the sing.
ing at all services, assisted by q
large chorus choir. The wives Of
Mr. Brougher and Mr.. Savage are
presiding at the organ and piano.