The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
Shutdown Events
In News Letter
BY Elsie Jensen


transacted business in st. Paul
last week.
Arnold Spiess, Albert and Mil
ton Graft, Clifford and Norbert
Thompson fished near Fairfax
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Earl, Spiess and
family and Mrs. P. C. Thompson
enjoyed a visit of several days
with Mrs. Thompson& daughter
Mrs. Oscar Jensen and family at
Hibbing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Senius Jensen
visited Sunday with the Arnold
Wendt family at Springfield.
MIR. and Mrs. Otto Bredvold
were at New Ulm Friday.
Mrs. Arnold Cordes of st. Paul
has been guest at the Louis
Lawrence home. Julia Lying of
Clements is working there dur
ing Mrs. Lawrence's illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Jensen
visited Mr. and Mrs. Arno Nelson
in Willow Lake Sunday afternoon.
A. G.. Olson, Clifford Nelson
and Gordon Jensen fished at Lac
qui Parle near Granite Falls Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Ella Coulter of Lamberton
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Bred
void Sunday.
Mrs. Adolph Olson of Storden
visited her father Julius Jensen
Saturday and Sunday.
Pupils who ride on the school
bus driven by Roy Gerstmann of
Clements enjoyed a picnic in
Ramsey park Saturday. It rained
but everyone had a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Hemming-
son, Kenneth and Ards, MIR. and
Mrs. Leander Meyer and family
and Mrs. Tilda Jensen, Warren
and Alva drove to Tracy Sunday
where they attended the confir-
nation of Norma Meyer in the
forenoon and baccalaureate SER
vices in the evening. Audrey
Meyer will graduate from Tracy
High school. The girls are daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Meyer,
former residents of Shutdown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Cordes of
St. Paul were weekend visitors at
the Louis Lawrence home.
Harold Meyer drove to Hopkins
Friday where he transacted bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Meyer and
sons of Garvin visited Sunday
with the formers mother Mrs.
Betsy Meyer.
William Tonak has returned
after visiting his brother-in-law
and sister Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Basel at Strandburg, S. D. He
went there to attend the wedding
of his niece Georgia Basel to Ber-
nard Kastner of Lamberton.
Hans Meyer accompanied by
friends from Springfield fished at
Lake Koronis Sunday.
Arthur Hemmingson, Clifford
Nelson and Richard Jensen fished
at Blood lake Decoration day.
Michael Show, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
M. Thorston, Mrs. Carrie Jensen,
Mrs. Peter Show and Mr.. and
Mrs. Senius Jensen attended a
meeting at Rev. w. M. Holtan's
home at Springfield Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ziegen-
hagen and son Calvin and Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Ziegenhagen and
daughter were Sunday guests of
the Chris Ziegenhagen family
near Evan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Oleson re-
turned Saturday from a two
weeks visit with their daughters,
Catherine OleSon and Mrs. Victor
Evans at Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ziegen-
hagen spent several days in Min
neapolis last week. Mrs. Ziegen-
hagen consulted doctors at the
University hospital and they visit
ed their uncle Walter Christensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Werner at
tended the funeral of John Arends
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Carrie Jensen, Mrs. Mary
Nielsen, Mrs. Anna Peterson,
Russell Jensen and Clifford Mel
sen fished at Lake Shetek Sunday
afternoon.
Herman Nelson, Audrey, Mar
ilyn and Herman Jr. of Mime
apolis, Bertha Bjornson of st.
Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kruger
of Springfield and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Kruger and family of
North Star were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wer-
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Matter of
De Graft, MINI. and Mrs. Gust
Kagel of WatertoWn, S. D. have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Aug
ust Matter and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ebert Meyer.
Russell Jensen accompanied by
his mother, Mrs. Carrie Jensen
and Mrs. Peter Show drove to
Mankato Wednesday.
Mrs. Herman Tonak was elect
ed as delegate from the Shutdown
Ladies Aid to attend the conven-
ton in Minneapolis this week.
She will accompany her brother
Juel Meyer who is to represent
the congregation. They will visit
at the Emil Otto and Charles
Hansen homes.
Einar Johnson and his father
William Johnson fished at Lake
Shetek Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Jensen and
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. H. P.
Olson of Minneapolis were sup
per guests of the Julius Jensen
family Monday evening.