The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-26
BLIZZARD CAUSES
MORGAN MISHAPS
INFANT SON OF MR..
AND MRS. GERALD COX
BURIED SATURDAY
Ry Mrs. F. S. Pollard


dust and dirt and snow in the air
Saturday evening, made automo-
bile travel perilous. Marie Gentry,
driving her car home from town
just before dusk, went into the
ditch and was obliged to abandon
her car and walk back to town
where she remained overnight
with relatives. Poor visibility also
caused the Ed Rogers car to go
into the ditch on their way home.
No serious accidents were report
ed, however.
Services were held Saturday
afternoon for Donald Kenneth
Cox, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald Cox who died Thurs
day morning following short ILL
ness. He was the second son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cox and was born
December %, 1888. When only
few days old he contracted a
lung infection and an oxygen tent
was used without avail.
Rev. J. F. Wippermann, pastor
of st. Johns Lutheran church had
charge of the brief funeral SER
vices from the home Saturday af-
ternoon. Mrs. H. B. West and
Pearl Strand sang hymns. Jack
Bertrang, Friedrich Lamp, Harold
Mattke and Vernon Loose were
the pail bearers. Burial was in the
city cemetery.
Mrs. E. B. Herrel and son Paul
of Winterset, Iowa and Helen
Siebel of Winthrop attended the
last rites and remained overnight
at the Cox home.
Friends and relatives pleasantly
surprised Theodore Bethke Thurs
day in celebration of his birthday.
The out of town guests included
Rev. and Mrs. William LangholZ
and Dorothy of Wanda and Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Steinberg of Tracy.
Mr.. Bethke is one of the pioneer
residents of Morgan. A stone
mason by trade, he helped make
the foundations of many of the
older houses and likes to recall
many incidents of the earlier
days here.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Hier went
to New Ulm Wednesday to visit
their little nephew Charles
Scheve, who is at the hospital
suffering with a serious eye in
jury. He is the two year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Scheve,
living on a farm near Sleepy Eye.
The child, with china bowl in
his hand, stumbled while running
around his home. A sharp piece
Of the broken china penetrated
the eye ball and may impair his
eyesight.
Mrs. C. M. Davis entertained
Mrs. Koehn of Minneapolis at her
home last week. Friday afternoon
Mrs. Davis and her guest with
Mrs. Md Bertrang, Mrs. c. b.
! Root and Mrs. F. S. Pollard drove
to Redwood Falls where the lat
ter visited Mrs. David Whittet.
Mrs. Root and Mrs. Koehn spent
the afternoon with Mrs. George
Root, who is caring for Mrs.
Whittet. The others spent the af-
ternoon shopping, Because of the
dense fog at nightfall, the journey
home was rather difficult.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Reding
were business callers at Sleepy
Eye Saturday.
Mrs. D. w. Hagaman spent
Thursday with Mrs. Henrietta
Nielsen at Evan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Green en-
tertained friends at cards Sunday
evening. Five hundred was play
ed by the women at five tables
while the men played schafkopf.
First and second score went to
| Mrs. Mic Heiderscheidt and Mrs.
Ray Reding. Mrs. A. J. Tauer was
awarded the travelling prize. Re-
| freshmentS were served.
Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Lamp en-
tertained several schoolmates of
their son Frederick, Friday eve
ming on his fifteenth birthday.
After dinner Mr.. Lamp took the
| boys to Redwood Falls where
they attended a theatre party. The
following boys were in the party,
Vernon Loose, Kenneth Tauer,
Billie Kamholz and Jack Bert
rang.
Mrs. Grace Shank went to Red
wood Falls Monday. She will stay
at the Mrs. Annette Finn home
while Mrs. Finn spends a month
in Florida. Mrs. Finn has two
children attending Redwood Falls
schools.
S. S. George visited old friends
here last week. A stock salesman
in the earlier days Mr.. George
moved to South st. Paul with his
wife and two sons many years
ago. The sons, Bob and ROLAND
are both married and Mr.. and
Mrs. George now occupy apart
ments in ST.. Paul. Mr.. George
travels through the Dakotas,
Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas
Montana and Iowa.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Kettner are
the parents of daughter born
Sunday morning. This is the Sec
ond girl in the family. Jon the
eldest boy was the first Redwood
| county baby of 1886.
! Rev. E. w. Gerhard of the
Methodist church spoke at joint
meeting of the I. o. o. F. and Re-
bekah lodges at Redwood Falls
last Wednesday evening.
| Members of the Modern Wood
man lodge have reelected the
following officers: F. S. Pollard
" c; Hans Hansen, w A; Mel.