The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

WEATHER BAD FOR
EMI-CENTENNAL
GOVERNOR EBERHART
ATTENDED; CLAUGE
WAS POSTMASTER

state officials 80 characterized.
Redwood Falls celebration of its
semi-centennial Is years ago.
Dedication of the Redwood
Falls armory and the presenta-
ton of a historical pageant in.
Alexander Ramsey State park
were high points of fiftieth an
niversary observances.
Festivities began the morning
of June g.. 1914, when all avail
able automobiles of the city and
surrounding towns, decorated
and undecorated, paraded
through the town and park.
First parade prize of $28 went
to William Rosendahl of Red
wood Falls, second, SIS to w. R.
Werring of Morgan, third, $40,
to L.. j. Kise and fourth, So, to
A. d. McRae.
Lieutenant Governor j. A. A.
Burnquist (now attorney-gen-
eraD gave the principal address
of that day in Ramsey park, his
theme the pioneers of the state.
Other speakers were d. w. Law
Ter of st. Paul; j. F. Rosenwald
of Madison (now state safety
engineer); Frank F. Ellsworth OF
Mankato, then a candidate for
congress and Senator j. E. Hay
craft.
Governor Came
During the remainder of the
day old settlers met to reminisce
and an exhibit of Indian por-
traits from the life was on ex-
hibit at the armory. It was loan
ed the city by T. B. Walker OF
the Walker art museum in Min
neapolis where the collection is
still on display.
Governor A. O. Eberhart and
his staff arrived at 2 p. m.
Thursday and were escorted by
the Second Regiment band to
the armory for its dedication.
Senator Frank Clague acted as
master of ceremonies.
The arnory was the best in
vestment the citizens of this
community could possibly make,
according to Frank B. Wood, adj
jutant-general of the Minnesota
National Guard, one of the
speakers.
Governor Eberhart praised
Senator Clague as chairman Of
the state appropriations COM
mittee which made construction
of the building possible and
commended citizens here for
adding $4,000 to the appropria-
ton.
A tribute to the states first
Governor, Alexander Ramsey,
for starting the school funds of
Minnesota, characterized the
talk given by Julius A. Schmahl,
then secretary Of state, now state
treasurer.
Mr.. Schmahl introduced Mrs.
Furniss of st. Paul, daughter Of
Governor Ramsey. She recalled
a trip to- this site overland by
team in 1861.
During the afternoon" says
the Gazette, Emusic was furnish
ed by quartet consisting of
Messrs. Tout, Fobes, Jones and
Bunce, and a glee club consist
ing of Messrs. Tout, Smith,
Fobes, Darrell, Sanders, Ward,
Kinney, Jones, Bunce, McRae
and C.. A. Lauterbach. Maude
Peterson accompanied the sing
ers."
New Ulm Sent Band
The day closed with a concert
by the New. Ulm band and a
dance in the armory with music
by Stewards orchestra.
Friday afternoon exercises in
the armory began with a reunion
of old settlers. Those who re-
gistered were: Monroe Baldwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. o. Callaghan,
III. p. Mckay, w. D. Lines, T..
March, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Fer
ris, G.. Carruth, E. A. Mason, ID.
Notion, Mrs. O'Hara, F. M.
O'Hara, Till Tibbetts, E. A. Ly-
man, II. M. Hitchcock, Mr.. ard
Mrs. Fred Warner, H. A. Bald
win, E. Kuenzli, E. M. Preston,
j. Tyson, A. Birum. D. w. Whit
tet, Mrs. T. King, T. d. Lyman,
w. 1. Radford, Mr.. and Mrs. O.
B. Turrell, Mrs. j. A. Peterson,
Marion Johnson, Mrs. Annie
Carkuff, Mrs. Laird, D. Mclean,
G.. E. Mckay, D. L. Bigham, C.
Whittet, T. H. Johnson, j.
SALISBURY, Mrs. Mary Finn, J.
A. McGetrick, Herman Muetzel,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lauterbach,
z. Sears, J. w. Thomas, S.. O.
Mason, Mrs. P. D. Hitchcock,
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Griswold,
G.. Kuenzli, NJ. E. Powell, w. p.
Tenney, Oliver Leavens, A. A.