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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-16
Jefferson Post Office And Charlie WEIGHS Store Are Robbed
1889 Agricultural Program
Explained To Committeeman
Ashe COunty's General Soil
Building And Tobacco Al
lOtments About Same.

The 1899 agricultural conserva-
ton program was explained IN
detail to the members of the Ashe
county farm committee and COM
munity committees by j. F. In
low. district AAA supervisor, at
the courthouse last Friday after
noon. g,
Copies of a 19-page booklet and
sheets giving the maximum farm
payments that can be made under
the new program were distrlout-
ed to each committeeman and
during the three-hour session,
Mr.. Inflow read the booklet ana
answered various questions.
The 1899 program, Mr.. Inflow
explained, is almost the same as
the SO program. Of the special
individual crop allotments, Whlch
include wheat, but wheat Will
not affect many as it only applies
to commercial wheat growers and
there are only II Of them IN the
county. A commercial wheat
grower is one who produces ov-
err 100 bushels for sale.
Burley Allotment Set
The hurley tobacco acreage al
lotment has been set up national
" for around 100000 acres.
There will be no poundage allot-
ments since the farmers voted
against it last December.
Due to an overproductlon OF
hurley tobacco last year, which
resulted in a drop in prices and
total average of only 10 cents
for the entire crop, as compared
with 81 cents for the f1ue-cured,
the acreage allotments to states
and counties will be reduced
about Is percent, he said. Ashe
county'sA burleH tobacco allotment
last year was SGT acres, and this
year it will be about 480 acres.
It was explained that new grow
ers will have difficulty in getting
allotmentS because of this neces-
sity for reduction. New growers
will have to show that they mean
business and intend to raise the
weed every year. Payments per
pound of the normal yield of to-
bacco per pound will at the rate
of 8 cents per pound and deduc-
tions will be made at the rate of
2 cents per pound of the normal
allotment and 8 cents on over ITO
percent of the allotments.
The general soil-building pro-
gram is the one that will be
available to. all farmers in pay
ments and practices. The nation
al. goal is CD to conserve the
cropland not required in 1889 for
the growing of soil-depleting
crops and (2), the carrying out of
soil-building practices that will
conserve and improve the general
soil fertility and prevent erosion.
Ashe county's allotment for
the general soil-building pro-
gram is $4,000 acres, which is
about the same as last year. The
general soil-building practices
are divided into Is different units,
including the application of sup
erphosphate, triple superphos-
phate, triple superphosphate, pot
ash, lime, seeding various le-
gumes and grasses or permanent
manure
A more detailed explanation of
practices and payments will be
published later.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-16

The Rules Committee wants
the United States Senate to open
each days season. with prayer by
the chaplain. At present pray
er is offered only at the start of
a legislative day" which may
last for several weeks.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-16
BIG DEFENSE BILL
READY FOR PASSAGE

Washington, Feb. 14.-The
House today pushed President
Roosevelt's $376,OOO,OOO army
expansion program toward en-
actment tomorrow or Thurs
day after Representative An
drew J. May CD, KY, spOn-
sOr of the measure, urged its
adoption as guarantee against
invasion of the Western Hem
isphere.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-16

A recent survey indicates that
only 1000 of 1920 North Carolina
high school graduates planning
in 1888 OF attend college had as
much as $500 a year each to
spend for expenses. =.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-16
ASHE COUNTY

is the air-conditioned section of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
above sea level. Twenty-Five miles
of the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-16
WANT A HosrrrALf

WANT "A HOSPTTALf
II you want a Hospital in Ashe
County, JOIN the ASHE COUN-
TY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
Cooper alton and support from
everybody is needed to put the
movement over. We now have
a Golden Opportunity!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02

intoxication and that they did not
hear Kruse call anything when he
surrendered.
Carl Jorgenson, Morris father
who worked for him that evening
and talked to him on his return
from Springfield, said his son was
not drunk.
Mike Schouveller, Morgan day
policeman testified that he was
present at Kruse's hearing in De-
cember and that he had agreed to
the condition that he stay out of
town.
Tom Reed, Redwood county at
torney who visited Kruse in Jail
March 18, said he showed no signs
of injury and that his shirt was
not torn. But Jorgenson showed
signs of having been hurt, Mr..
Reed said.
The jury was instructed to
bring a verdict for the plaintiff
since the judge ruled that Kruse
was, Illegally detained overnight,
March 18. The policeman should
have had a warrant in order to
pick Kruse up on that particular
count, it was explained.
August Radel of Willow Lake
township was foreman of the
KruSe-JorgenSOn Jury.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02

Lucan-The same four persons
who went to the altar October 20,
1889 at Sleepy Eye, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Wagner Sr. as bride and
groom and. their attendants, Mrs.
Theresa MueclSl of st. Paul and
John B. Wagner of Mission, Texas,
were together again Sunday for
the golden anniversary OF that
wedding.
The marriage vows were re-
newed at Our Lady of Victory
Catholic church and reception
was held in the church parlors,
followed by dinner served by a
daughter and daughters-in-law,
Mrs. Henry Kaufenberg, Mrs.
Joseph Wagner Jr., Mrs. Otto
Wagner and Mrs. Rudolph Wag-
ner.
Mr.. Wagner was born in Bav-
aria March "a, 1868 and came to
America in 1887. securing employ
mcnt at the Sleepy Eye mill. Mrs.
Wagner's native land was Austria
where she was born March Z,
1857. She came to America in 1888
to settle at Sleepy Eye.
After their marriage they lived
in Sleepy Eye until the spring of
1892 when they bought the Lucan
farm where they still reside. They
retired IL years ago but still share
the farm home with their young
est son and his family.
They have eight children, Mrs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02

Frank Koushkouski Mary, Mrs.
Fred Falk (Clara), Mrs. Albert
Falk (Emma) and William of
Courtenay, N. D., and Joseph Jr.,
Mrs. Kaufenberg (Arna), Otto
and Rudolph. They also have 80
grandchildren.
Mr.. Wagner has held many
public offices. He has been town.
ship assessor for 81 years, was on
the Lucan school board from the
time the school was built until
eight years ago when he resigned
and has been church trustee for
80 years. He was secretary of ST.
Johns society for Is years and
has been president of the society
for four years.
Among the guests present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Hummel and
children, Mission Texas; Rev. A.
j. Kern, Barbara Maertz and Mr..
Herzog of Madison, Mrs. Louise
Modem and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Molden and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferd. Windshield of Com
frey; Mr.. and Mrs. John Molden
of Gibbon, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Modem and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Goblirsch of Sleepy Eye; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Heiling Sr. of Morgan
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Hengel of
Milroy. About 200 attended open
house in the church parlorS in the
afternoon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
McCLAIN ABDUCTION
CHARGE DISMISSED

Abduction charges against Oliv-
er McClain of Granite Rock
township, now serving a seven to
80 year sentence in st. Cloud re-
formatory on conviction of carnal
knowledge, were dismissed by
Judge A. B. Gislason in court this
week.
Leon H. Brown of Redwood
Falls and z. L. Begin of Marshall,
McClain's attorneys, are prepar-
ing an appeal to the supreme
court from Judge Albert H. Ener-
sens order denying McClain a
new trial on the carnal knowledge
count.
Nine youth and men received go
day suspended sentences and $50
fines on carnal knowledge charges
brought following grand jury in
dictments. Included were Walter
Meyer of Morton, Woodrow Holt
by of Minneapolis, Orville Neu-
schwander, Thomas Corcoran and
Howard Young, all of Redwood
Falls and four minor boys. Joel
Wick of Henning pleaded guilty
to indecent assault and received a
80 day suspended sentence.
The 17-year-old Belview girl
involved was committed to Sank
Centre until she is 81 years of
age, by Judge r. V. Ochs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
CITY CHARTER
COMMISSION
is COMPLETED

All members of the Redwood
Falls city charter commission
have qualified and will be called
to organize within a few days
according to Leon H. Brown, city
attorney.
Their task will be to draw up
a new municipal constitution to
replace the cumbersome and out
NODDED one under which the city
now operates. 1t will be ready
for presentation to the voters in
January.
The commission includes w. S.
Brammer, A. c. Dolliff, Julian E
Morten, Frank Clague, DR.. A
Asleson, L. E. Backer, Mrs
George A. Barnes, DR.. w. A
Brand, Mrs T. E. Finn, M. O.
Hanson, J. r. Keefe, Joe Lauter-
bach, j. L. Parsons, c. H, Schultz
and w. M. Smith.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
SALES PEOPLE
GET MOST OF &.
COUNTY WAGES

Sales people and others en-
ployed in retail trade outnumber
the employees of manufacturers
in Redwood county more than
four to one, according to figures
just released by the Minnesota re-
sources commission. Ii
Redwood county's 1888 payroll
was $870,624 according to the re-.
port, a tiny part of the states
total of 1914, 109,086. The report
covers persons included in the
state unemployment compensa-
tion law which excerpts agricul-
tural, domestic and government
workers.
OF the total, persons in the
trade industry drew $456, 1859 in
Redwood county while manufact-
urers' employees were paid $685.
282.
Renville county's payroll was
STA, 945 with 500, 485 for manu-
featuring and 1858 ,433 in trade
employment. yellow Medicine
county's $3.50, 453 payroll included
only $35,727 for manufacturing,
$288, 679 for retail trade.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
Rec. and Mrs. Henry st. Clair
To Observe Golden Wedding

Fifty years of marriage will be
marked by Rev. and Mrs. Henry
st. Clair at a dinner this evening
in the Community house of the
Birch Coulee Indian Mission.
Rev. st. Clair will also look
back on 35 years of service in the
Episcopal church during which
he was the friend and co-worker
of outstanding church dignitaries,
including Bishop Stephen e.
Keller who wrote the couple per-
sonal greetings on their golden
wedding.
Henry Benjamin Whipple St
Clair, the only SON of Rev George
Whipple st. Clair and Amelia
Jones were married November 2,
1889 in Gethsemane church, Min
neapoliS, with Bishop Arson Rog-
er Graves, first bishop of the mis-
sionary district of western Ne
braska, performing the ceremony
Bishop Whipple, who establish
ed the mission near Morton, took
an interest in his namesake and
ordained him a deacon in the
church June Is, 1899.
After attending Shattuck and
Seabury Divinity school at Fari-
bault, Rev. st. Clair was ordained
a priest June IL, 1904 by Bishop
Samuel Cook Edsall, second head
of the Minnesota diocese.
Having served among his fellow
Dakotah Indians in the mission
airy district of South Dakota, Rev
st. Clair is now associated with
the Birch Coulee mission, assist
ing with services.
Mrs. st. Clair is interpreter al
the mission and assisted with lace
making at the agency when that
fine art was practiced.
OF the Is children born to
them, eight are living. Their ell
dest son, George, who attended
st. James schools and Shattuck
is arranging the dinner in their
honor tonight. Rev. w. A. Pringle
of Franklin, retired Methodist
minister will speak to the &c
guests.
The Bishop Whipple Guild, ST.
Andrews Brotherhood of ST. Cor
nella's mission and Bishop, Keel
er have joined in securing gift
for the ST., Clair home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
Elmer A. Benson
Testifying Today
Before Grand Jury

st. Paul-(PD = Elmer Benson,
former governor, entered the
Ramsey county grand jury room
shortly before noon today to tes-
tify concerning alleged illegal
campaign contributions.
At the same time nearly 20
witnesses were being questioned
by the grand jury investigating
the case.
Witnesses on hand for question:
ing included present and former
state officials, former Farmer
Labor campaign officials and con-
tractors.
Also on hand was A. 0. Sletvold
CT Detroit Lakes, chairman of the
interim legislative investigating
committee which has dug up much
Of the data on which the case is
based.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
RUMORS ARE FALSE

Rumors to the effect that she is
under suspended sentence or there
is a court order pending in her case
are false, Mrs. Carrie Smithers
stated this week. The grand jury
which investigated a charge
against her of obtaining old age
assistance found no evidence on
which they could bring an indict-
ment. She was exonerated and the
charges against her dismissed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
Jurors Hear Only
2 Cases In Court
(Continuel from page y

(Continuel from page u
toned over my gun and couldn't
get at it.
81 figured Kruse would come
along. I didn't figure there'd be
much trouble.
"While we were wrestling
around, he grabbed my gun out OF
the holster and threw it in the
ditch.
"Mrs. Rucker told me I should
! take her because it was all her
fault Kruse came to town. l told
her to keep out of it and he hit
me.
His lip was cut on the inside
and he went down on his knees,
Jorgenson said.
He hailed a ear travelling toward
Redwood Falls, got onto the run
ming board and started after Kruse
who was running down the road.
''EIe jumped over a fence and I
hollered out at least four times
for him to stop or halt"
Jorgenson fired the shots up,
not at, Kruse, he said.
"He got tangled up in a fence
corner and I came up and put the
handouts on him."
Asked on cross examination by
z. L. Begin of Marshall, Kruse's
attorney, "You didn't like Emil
Kruse, did your" Jorgenson ans
wered, 81 didn't care much for
him."
Several witnesses bore out the
policeman's story. Mr.. Pollard said
he had given him oral instructions
to arrest Kruse.
Louise Ricke said, "He was as
sober as I am" and Mrs. Ricke
also testified to his sober condi-
ton.
William Rust of Vesta, driver of
the car which Jorgenson comman-
deered, said Jorgenson's "face was
full of blood" when he saw him
and Oscar Carlson, Wood Lake
farmer who also was in the mach
inc, testified that Jorgenson had
asked Kruse to stop before he fir
ed the first shot. Both said that
Jorgenson did not show signs of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
Willow Lake Fire
Matter In Court

Asking the value of a house
burned early December "a, 1898
on a farm which she owns, Mrs.
Peter Meyer of Willow Lake
brought suit against Ben j. Sch
Wartz and son Alvin Schwartz of
the same community before Judge
A. 3. Gislason Friaay.
Julian E.. Morten, counsel for
plaintiff and Lauerman and Pfeif-
er of Olivia, defense attorneys,
were ordered to file briefs on the
matter.
witnesses included the parties
to the matter, Sheriff L. j. Kise
and Mrs. Eldor Schwartz, %, who
was living in the house at the
time of the fire. Her husband, ar
rested on arson charges after their
home burned, is at the Cambridge
hospital for epileptics. He is a son
of Ben Schwartz.
Ben and Alvin Schwartz rented
the 100 acre farm from Mrs. Mey-
Ell and Eldor ard his wife occup-
led another house on the tract.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
Education Week
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
lean Education Week each year
because through them we pre-
serve and develop the finer values
of our civilization. During this
week throughout America, public
interest centers upon the schools;
a special welcome is extended to
parents and other citizens to visit
and study the schools; the nation
pay tribute to the schools and
the part they play in our life;
teachers and citizens join in re-
dedicating themselves to the cause
of education and democracy"
Continuing, she says that par
ents are not only invited but
urged to visit sometime during
the week. There will be no
SHOW" rather only the regular
classwork. Should parents pre-
fer a special visiting day, she
suggests Wednesday as the day
least likely to be interrupted by
other activities.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
NO CHANGE IN
SURPLUS FOOD
PROGRAM HERE

Although the new federal
Stamp Plan" for loW-cost buy
ing of surplus federal relief COM
modities will be started in Min
neapolis and st. Paul soon, there
will be no change in the program
for distribution of federal surplus
commodities in Redwood county.
Cali persons outside the Twin
Cities, who are entitled to sur
plus commodities, will continue
to receive them through the Coun-
ty welfare boards representatives
as heretofore" according to Wal
ter w. Finke, director of the state
division of social welfare, st. Paul.
MIR. Finke said that while the
stamp plan might be extended to
some of the second class cities of
the state, and ultimately to the
rural areas, there is nothing now
to indicate when such change may
take place.
In st. Paul and Minneapolis,
when the plan gets into operation,
relief clients will be able to OBJ
tain surplus food at all food stores.
They will pay for these purchases
with blue stamps which they will
obtain when they buy yellow
stamps with which to purchase
foods rot on the surplus list With
each 81 spent for yellow stamps,
the buyer will receive free so
cents in blue stamps, the blue
stamps being good only for sur
plus commodities.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
Alienation Jury
Out 20 Minutes.
Finds "No Cause"

Out only 20 minutes, a district
court jury found mo cause for &C
ton" in the alienation of affec-
tons suit brought by August
Schmidt against his Walnut Grove
reighbor, Frank Nelson.
Noteworthy only for the grip
ping plea made to the jury by de-
tense attorney William r. Mitch
ell of Tracy, the case included a
flat denial of all charges by Mel
son and testimony from Mrs. Mel
son, Earl Reward, Webster w. Mel
son, brother of the defendant
and Mrs. Dorothy Corcoran, all of
Walnut Grove, that they had not
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
WenzePs Record
Defended Before
Governor Stasseu

st. Paul-(PD The defense in
the custer proceedings against
Herman Wenzel,. suspended con-
servation commissioner, opened e
vigorous defense of his record to-
day by refusing to recognize one
Of the two grounds alleged for
dismissal on the theory it was un-
constitutional.
AS final arguments began be-
fore Governor Stassen, sitting as
judge ard jury on the case, de-
Tense attorney Carl Cu1nmins said
the nalfeasance and misfeasance
charges preferred by the state
public examiner were only par
TALLY tenable.
eve, are refusing to recognize
the charge misfeasance," he de-
clared.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
Montevideo
Bandit Trio
Sentenced
NORTON CAR THEFT
SANBORN SLUGGING
AMONG CRIMES

Sentences up to 40 years were
imposed at Fairmont this week on
Erwin Anderson and francis
Shore, 18-year-old Montevldeo
bandits who confessed the theft OF
Charles Machacek's new ear at
Morton October IL. Vione Shore,
Is, sister of Francis who alden
Anderson in the smuggling OF How
ard Amsden, 60, when they stole
his car near Sanborn October 4
was sentenced to the girls deten-
ton home at Sank Center in juve-
nile court at Montevideo. She Will
probably remain there until she
is 81 years old.
The trio committed other
crimes in Bonneville, Missouri,
DEBORAH, Iowa, Oamoni, Iowa,
Ncrthwood, Iowa, Granite Falls,
Red Wing, Madison, Norwood,
Blue Earth and Winnebago.
Anderson told Judge j. E. Hay
craft who sentenced him that he
got out of the st. Cloud reforma-
tory August 2 after serving IA
months Of an 18 month sentence
for grand larceny in the second
degree. His voice trembled when
he revealed that he and Vlone
Shore had intended to get mar
ried.
1--WE went away for little
trip" he said, land when we came
back to Montevideo we passed the
word around that we had been
married. Her people got mad and
said they were going to have the
marriage annulled."
It was shortly after this that
Anderson and the girl started out
on their career of crime.
He was sentenced to Saltwater
and Shore to st. Cloud.
Abandoning Amsden's car at
Morton, they took Machacek'S
Buick, driving it to Madison
where they paid $50 for a car
radio and installation.
From Madison the young band
its went to Norwood where they
broke into a beer tavern, got a fill
of gas, candy bars and cigarets
and kicked in two slot machines
and emptied them of nickels and
dimes. They took one small pen
ny slot. machine along.
They slept in the car that night
along the highway somewhere
between Mankato and the Twin
Cities. The next day they went
to Blue Earth where they held up
a filling station and ran Macha-
cek's car into a ditch, leaving it..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
Opposes Gas Trade

Washington, D. c. - AS the
house cleared the decks for final
debate on the arm embargo bill
this week, Congressman H. Carl
Andersen of Minnesota announc-
ed himself against shipments of
poison gas and deploreS senate
failure to vote for SUCH ban.
Congressman Andersen pointed
out that the senate by vote of
81 to 36 failed to uphold the ban
on poison gas shipments, and said
he was deeply shocked that any
parliamentary body in the world,
particularly in the United States,
would have voted against outlaw
ing shipments of this dreadful
war material.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
TOGER NELSON
AWARDED SCROLL
BY PUBLICATION

This news is several months
late, due to the modesty of the
principal involved.
While Toger Nelson was fun
bling through the drawers of his
desk in the writer's presence this
week we spied handsome docu-
ment respondent with seals and
fancy type.
Questioned about it, Mr.. Nelson
explained that he was named on
the roll of honor of Community
Builders by the Chain Store Age,
a monthly publication, in the
June issue.
Mr.. Nelson is serving his second
term as president of the Civic and
Commerce association here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
Third Infantry To
Hold Reunion Monday

Members of the Third Pioneer
Infantry which served in the
World War will hold a reunion at
the West Hotel in Minneapolis
Monday, November Is, F. B. For
hes of Redwood Falls, a member
of the regiment learned today.
Made up largely of MaSsachu-
sets National Guardsmen, the
regiments also included $3.50
Minnesota residents. OF these
approximately 40 lived in Red
wood county.
The Third Infantry Pioneer as
ISOLATION, All Essex building,
Minneapolis, asks former men,
bers of the regiment to send in
their names and addresses.
The Third landed for service in
France September n, 1918.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
Heads Blue Lodge
Donald p. Tiffany

Donald P. Tiffany was elected
worshipfuI master Of the Masonic
Blue lodge Wednesday night. He
replaces Oscar Randgaard.
G. H. MacDougall was named
senior warden; Tom Tyson, junior
warden; Frank Baldwin, treasur-
er; G. r. Engeman, secretary and
Hugh Mckay, trustee for three
years.
These and appointive officers
will be installed in ceremonies
November Is.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-02
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE. REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA

seen or heard of incidents to sub
stantiate the claims of the plain
tiff.
Warren Boys of Redwood Falls
was foreman of the jury which
cast but one ballot.