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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
11QuaEfy0n
Charter Board;
4 More Needed
GISLASON, emerson TO
APPOINT ALTERNATES
FOR COMMISSION

Four persons named to the new
Redwood Falls charter commits
sion indicated that they could not
or would not qualify, at the first
meeting of the group Tuesday
light in the city hall.
Mike de CRAFT said he plans to
move to California. Frank Clague
announced that he does not wish
to serve. Theodore Gandrud has
been in the city only four years
while a five year residence is re-
quired by law. G.. N. Nelson stat
ed that the press of business will
rot allow him time to do the work
justice.
They will be replaced by four
other real estate owners of five
wears residence here, according to
Leon H. Brown, city attorney.
The requirements will be made
by Judges Albert H. Emerson and
A. B. Gislason of this district who
appointed the original Is person
commission to prepare new
charter for presentation to city
voters in January 1910.
Members of the board who have
the necessary qualifications and
indicated their willingness to
serve are: DR.. A. Asleson, L. E.
Backer, Mrs. George A. Barnes,
D.. w. A. Brand, Mrs. T. E. Finn,
M O. Hanson. j. R. Keefe, Joe
Lauterbach, j. L. Parsons, c. H.
Schultz and w. M. Smith.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
WILLMAR DOCTOR
DISCUSSES CITY
HOSPITAL COSTS
35 BED MAXIMUM FOR
COMMUNITY, GROUP
TOLD AT DINNER

Running a hospital is eXpen-
sive," DR.. B. j. Branton of Will
mar told a joint committee from
the Lions club and Civic and
Commerce association at an in
formal dinner in Hotel Ramsey
Tuesday evening.
Appointed to investigate posi-
bilities of securing a community
hospital for Redwood Falls, the
group includes j. L. Parsons, DR..
o. H. Johnson, Parker D. Sanders,
DR.. w. A. Brand, E. J. Stephany
and D. w. Buckley. Charles Dun
can, secretary of the Lions club,
also attended.
DR.. Branton, a member of the
hospital board of the state medi-
cal association, has a private
hospital at Willmar where a new
community institution is in OPP
Grafton.
He recommended that if a hos
pital is built here, it should not
be more than 35 bed institution,
pointing out that there is nothing
more expensive than an empty
bed.
Promoters of the community
hospital should first see the own
ers of the Redwood Falls hoSpi-
tai, he emphasized, to work out
a plan with them. If they wish
to sell, he advised, the community
should buy the present building
and build an addition.
In building a new hospital, he
said, the cost is $4,000 per bed
unit. This would amount to about
$75, 1000 for a 80 bed hospital.
With a nurses home, the cost
would be 100000.
If such a hospital were full
every day of the year at 81 day,
income would be $4,000 and costs
would take up every penny, Bran
ton states. Sixty-five per cent
capacity is the best that could be
expected and the estimated loss
would be $4,000 a year.
Figures on the cost of outside
disqualification of relief clients
here to balance the loss he pre-
dicted were rot brought up at the
meeting.
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VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
NEAR BIRD ISLAND;
DIED AT ST. PAUL

Funeral services for Leo DWyer,
"A, who died in the Fort Smelling
veterans hospital at 1910 p. m
Tuesday of injuries received in an
automobile accident Monday
morning, will be held at 10 a. m,
Saturday, rather than Friday
morning as previously planned.
Rev. Godfrey O'Sullivan who
was with Mr.. Dwyer at the time
of his death will conduct the rites
at st. GATHERINGS church. and
Redwood Falls ex-service men
will hold military ceremonies al
the GENE tery.
Rosary will be said al the Cd
laug and Hoepner chapel at 8 o.
m. Friday.
Physicians at the veterans hos
pital found Mr.. Dwyer suffered q
fractured skull as well as a brok-
en- back when his car struck loose
gravel and left the road near
bird Island Monday morning. He
was taken there Tuesday after
noon by an ambulance sent here
from the fort, after confinement
at the Redwood Falls hospital.
His brother, James Dwyer OF
Bird Island to whose home he
was taken after the accident was
at the hospital at the time of his
death. Mrs. Dwyer and their eld-
est son James were taken there
Tuesday night by Mr.. and Mrs
Helmuth Hagen. Mr.. Dwyer was
a partner of Mr.. Hagen in the
De Luxe Cleaners.
The son of Michael and Cath
crime Dwyer, Leo Joseph Dwyer
was born February S, 1895 at
Minneota. He lived there until
1915 when he went to Lamber-
ton for two years.
His service in the United States
navy began December II, 1917
and he received his discharge
August 9, 1919 after World War
activity on the u. S. S. Arizona
Continued on page Sky
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
Leo Dwyer Rites to
Be Held Saturday
SANBORN MAN, 60
SLUGGED. ROBBED

A car stolen in the highway
holdup and slugging of Howard
Amsden, 60, of Sanborn was be-
lieved used in the robbery of an
oil station at Ames, Iowa early
this morning.
AHsden was held up by a man
and woman on highway II,
three miles. south of Sanborn be-
tween / and 2 a. m. Wednesday.
Bashing him over the head with
a revolver, they stcle his car.
About three quarters of mile
east OF the scene, they abandon
ed machine stolen at Rochester
and fled in Amsden's auto. The
one used in the Amss hold-up
answers the description of the
SAnborn car.
KIND operators say that car
stolen from Madison was found
abandoned at Rochester at the
time the car left on highway II
was thefted there.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
Last Resort;
City Adopts
Parking Law
BUSINESS MEN AGREE
WITH COUNCIL THAT
LIMIT is NEEDED

Faced with irrefutable lists OF
Redwood Falls residents who
habitually park on downtown
streets, contributing materially to
the complex traffic problem here
a group of business men meeting
with the city. council Monday
night, conceded that there is nc
better solution than the two hour
parking limit which the council
ordered after the conference.
City officials are in the
Twin Cities today, buying
parking signs for the new sys-
tenn. Publication of the or
dinance will be made next
week and the law is expected
TO go into effect about October
Is.
The new ordinance establishes
the two hour rule within the bust
ness district fire limits between
a. m. and 6 p. m. Between 6 p. m.
and 6 a. m. four hour parking
will be allowed. The limits are
not in effect Sundays.
-. -. SOlOiliCll, OWllGI
who was invited to the meeting,
said the move would drive travel
ing men away. But councilmen
pointed out that travelling men
will come where there are orders
and that orders come where
farmers trade.
The tw0-hour limit is ex-
In InA O.. A<c %
local parkers, allowing room
for visitors.
Fourth street, only a block from
the hotels, is not included in the
parking limits, councilmen told
Mr.. Coleman and there is a va
cant lot suitable for parking be-
tween the two hotels. He agreed
to cooperate with officials.
Incorporated in the new ordin-
ance is a suggestion of E. j.
Stephany who attended the meet
ing, that no trucks over one-half
ton in size be allowed to park on
the streets except in designated
loading zones and that trucks of
that size be prohibited from un-
loading on streets where alley
facilities are available.
Double parking, except with
an operator in the car, is prohib-
tied and even then there is five
minute limit. This ruling will be
'sts ictly enforced, councilmen said
M. v. Kurshner, Mr.. Stephany
H. E. Kickul, L. p Winter, c. H.
Burmeister and w. M. Smith
were members of the Lions club
and Civic and Commerce associa-
ton committees which attended
the session. They heard Mayor
j.. c. Budik report that as many
as rs cars have been dead park
ed" downtown in one day.
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MAYOR IS GUEST
OF LEACH TODAY
CITY OFFICIALS IN
MINNEAPOLIS FOR
FUN AND WORK

One of 81 representative Min
nesota mayors, DIR. j. c. Budik Of
Redwood Falls will be introduced
from the stage of the Minneapolis
auditorium tonight after a day of
feStivity as a guest of Mayor
George Leach in connection with
the centennial celebration of the
flour city.
But Mayor Budik has business
in Minneapolis, too. He left We'd
nesday morning for an appoint
ment with attorney Frank Muir
ply on the Appleton property
matter. Leon H. Brown, city at
torney, was tc meet Mr.. Murphy
with him.
Mr.. Brown who is vice presi-
dsnt of the Minnesota Municipal
Liquor Stores association will at
tend a meeting of that group and
f. b. Forbes, city recorder, accom-
panied them TO visit the state de-
partment of health in connection
with proposed sewer construction
here
At q banquet in Hotel Nicollet
this evening Mayor Budik will
hear talks by Mayor Leach, Frank
Mentally and j. E. Cornelius OF
the Minneapolis Civic council
celebration committee.
Some time during the day, he
will be in the mayors group
greeted by film stars June Lang,
Richard Carlson, Olympic Bradna
Susan Hayward, Patricia Morrison
and j. Carroll NaiSh.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
PLANNING GROUP
TO STUDY PLANS
FOR RECREATION
ENLARGED STAFF FOR
SUPERVISED PLAY
OFFERED TO CITY

An offer to designate Redwood
Falls as a major recreation cent
err, stated with a community di-
rector of leisure time activities
and five assistants, will be con-
sidered by the Redwood Falls re-.
creation planning committee at a
meeting next Thursday.
The gathering will be held at
1880 p. m. in the city hall.
The procurement of the school
or other public building for
athletics, handicraft and similar
spare time projects is the factor
on which the WPA recreation
center proposition hinges.
This facilities problem faces
the new planning committee
which includes Reede Gray, Mrs.
c. A. Lauterbach, M. v. Kur-
schner, Mary Finn, Margaret
Burmeister, Arthur Seifert and E.
o. Charlebois. The district re-
creation supervisor, Leota Kelly
of New Ulm, will meet with them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
CITY Faces Air Raid

Redwood Falls will be subject
ed to a bombardment sometime
Friday, but there is no occasion
for bomb shelters, air raid sirens
or emergency hospital facilities.
The air raid is entirely
peaceful. Like the early
flights of British planes over
Germany, its purpose is to
spread propaganda against
war. In this case against
Americas participation in
EurOpe's troubles.
Elaborate promotion scheme of
the Minneapolis Tribune,
the plan has merit in that it
focuses attention on peace efforts.
Through it will be compiled an
amazing quantity of names of
women who oppose sending their
Sons or brothers or SWeethearts to
foreign battlefields.
The pledge does not mention
embargo or cash and carry and
therefore does not enlist sigr.er
on one side or the other of the
question now being debated with
relatively little partisan feeling,
in Washington. If it had taken
either side on that matter, which
we believe ore for experts on
foreign affairs to decide, The
Gazette would not have cooper
ated.
Redwood Falls is only one
Of hundreds of Minnesota
points to be visited tomorrow
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) by the fleet of eat least 30
ships" Only one ship will fly
over each community and no
schedule as to time of arrival
has been released.
The planes will soar away from
the Minneapolis airport at 8 a
m. bearing hundreds of thousands
CT peace pleas, which will flutter
down on cities, towns and villages
along their routes.
First swinging over the Twin
Cities in formation under leader
ship of Shorty" DePonti, veteran
pilot, the peacetime armada will
then scatter, with each plane
streaking away on its own bomb
ing" mission.
Veterans of 20 years flying, in
structors, and pilots who fly for
recreation volunteered to join in
the most spectacular flight of its
kind ever to take place in the
northwest.
l.. d. Hammond, Minneapolis
airport manager, will fly in the
first plaLe and will signal for the
mass takeoff
A reproduction of the petit
tiOn appears on page two of
section two. Women of this
community may clip out and
sign these petitions and re-
turn them to this newspaper,
to be forwarded to the Times
Tribune and in turn to Wash
ingtOn.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
Council Hires
Lauterbach To
Re-Assess Civ
REVEALING OF PROP
ERTY EXPECTED TO
EQUALIZE TAXES

Re-aScessment of Redwood Falls
property to equaliZe taxes and
bring assessors figures, in use
since 1928, up to date, was order
ed by the city council Monday
nighr. c. A. Lauterbach was en-
ployed to do the REVEALING.
A. request for $500 for a gen.
Grating plant and flood lights for
use in night fires was made by
committee from the fire depart
ment. E. l.. Gallea, c. H. Schultz
and Oscar Randgaard. Councilmen
appeared favorable but deferred
action on the request.
r. F. Byram of Redwood Falls
was awarded the contract for II
blocks of curb and gutter in the
Mill street improvement project at
special meeting of the city coun-
Gil Friday night. His bid of SIS, 943-
SIS marked the low point in a
spread of over $875 among offers
on the job.
The highest bid was $9,820.25.
Other firms which submitted
prices on the project were Blad-
holm and Wickland of Marshall,
Megarry Brothers of st. Cloud,
Booth and Olson of Sioux City,
Iowa, f. E. Lang of Redwood Falls
and STADIUM Brothers ConStruc-
ton company of Sioux Falls.
In a session Thursday night, the
council ordered curb, gutter and
blacktop for two blocks on East
Fifth street and one on Drew.
They also authorized completion
of sewer and water facilities on
Fifth between Washington and
Mill and Chestnut between Wash
ington and Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
MORGAN SCOUTS
FETE SCOUTERS

Morgan-Scouters of troop SO
were hosts to Fort Ridgely dis
trict Scouters at dinner served
by women of the Zetetic club at
the Methodist church Wednesday
evening.
DIR. c. L. Lynn of Redwood Falls
was principal speaker and Rich
ard Cook, county engineer, the
presiding officer. Others from
Redwood Falls who attended
were Mrs. Cook, Harold Berger,
j. j. Salzwedel, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
E. Paffrath and Mr.. and Mrs. E.
L. Gallea. A. E. Martzell is mast
er of the Morgan Boy Scouts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
Recruits For
Col Wanted
NATIONAL GUARD TO
ENROLL 20; RAISE
STRENGTH TO SO

Company L, Redwood Falls Ma
tional Guard unit, received orders
this week to increase its enlisted
strength by about 20 to 83 men.
The maximum strength former
ly was &c enlisted men and Com
pany l. has been at or near that
strength.
By direction of Pre- Sident
Roosevelt, the National Guard of
the United States was ordered
raised in the presidents emer-
gency proclamation of September
8, to 235,000 enlisted men. Mime
sofas quota was CTS men.
The new regulations specify
that rifle company shall have
maximum of 83 enlisted men,
providing all other units are at
full strength. If, however, some
units are unable to reach their
Continued on page six)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
Club Third
In Minnesota
For Art Work

For outstanding work in art
during 1888 the Twentieth
Century club of Redwood Falls
won third place in the state fed
Grafton and was awarded pic
ture, Circus Elephant" at the
meeting of the state federation OF
wcmen's clubs at Duluth last
week. Mrs. j. E. Greene, county
president, accepted the award and
the picture will be shown at the
county convention at BelvieW,
Saturday. 1t will be displayed in
the window of the Edna Lee Shop
the week of October II and pro
badly will be hung in the primary
department of the Lincoln school
later.
First place in the state contest
went to Coleraine; second to Full
da and fourth to Montevideo.
"Circus Elephant" a study in
water color, was painted by Les
lie Lavella, Minnesota artist, who
spent last winter painting animals
with Ringing Brothers circus.
She received first award in the
animal drawing class in the eighth
annual exhibit of student work al
the Ringing school of art at Sar-
asota, Florida. Miss Lavelle en-
tered ten exhibits in the show.
Twentieth Century club MEM
bers, with Mrs. F. H. Anthony as
art chairman, brought an exhibit
of 25 paintings by Minnesota art
lists to Redwood Falls in April.
They gave portfolio of 48 color
ed prints of masterpieces issued
by the Minneapolis Journal to
the public library. These efforts,
together with the study of art by
the club during the year, were re-
sponsible for the honor which has
come to the organization.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
Pea STOCKHOLDERS
MEET OCTOBER 10
MANY OTHERS INVITED
TO ANNUAL MEETING
OF ORGANIZATION

Redwood and Renville county
farmers who are financing their
crop and livestock operations
through the Redwood Falls Pro-
duction Credit association will
hold their annual stockholders
meeting Thursday, October 10, in
the armory at Redwood Falls. The
meeting will be short, beginning
at IL a. m. and ending at 3. Re-
freshments will be served during
the noon hour.
Secretary Treasurer w. H.
Lamberton says invitations have
been sent to over $50 stockholders
and their wives and large num-
Der of farmers and stockmen in
the territory served by the asso-
citation have also been invited. In
addition, special invitations have
been sent to rs leaders of farm
organizations and farmers CO.
operative associations in the ter
ritory.
In order to cover all the
ground necessary in the short
time, reports will be brief and il
Illustrated with charts. Directors
will be elected at the annual
meeting to succeed Thomas B.
Hicks of Tracy and August E.
Jung of Hector whose terms have
expired.
Music will be provided during
the lunch hour and preparations
for the luncheon will be directed
by Forrest Croker, director from
Morgan.
The wives of association direct
ors are assisting on the reception
committee. In promoting the at
tendance at this meeting each di-
rector will take an active part in
contracting the key members in his
territory.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
CAFE, DRUG STORE
GET new FRONTS
WORK BEGINS ON MOD
ERNIZING EXTERIOR
OF FREYER BUILDING

A modern front of white metal
with base of polished Morton
granite is being installed at the
Ben's cafe and Hanson Drug
store building, owned by George
T. Freyer.
Charles Johanneck and his
crew began work on the front
Wednesday and expect to have it
completed by the end of next
week.
The tase will be of pinkiSh
granite, in an oriental design, ac-
cording to Mr.. Johanneck.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
Veterans in County
Contest NearVesta
SHERMAN PARK WILL
BE CHAIRMAN FOR
DISTRICT MEET

Old rivalrieS of the husking
rows will be revived next Thurs
day when a dozen Redwood
county young men set out across
the county contest field on the
Gust Penske farm a mile north of
Vesta in quest of new laurels.
Most of the candidates are vet
Grams of several years experience
in county meets and several have
been farther up the scale, in dis
trict meets or in state contests
which were not preceded by re-
gional Examinations until recent
years.
Lates. entries are Jack Weeks
and Ted Jones of Redwood Falls,
who complete the panel of IL.
Other Redwood Falls contestants
arc Herman ard Erwin Balko,
brothers of Ted Balko, Herbert
Panitzke and Earl Bryan.
Peter Hagert who was fourth
last year and champion in 1887
and Orville Bruins are entered
from Lamberton, Henry Schmidt
and Charles Van Hicke represent
Walnut Grove while William
Dirnberger is entered from Vesta
and Norman Selke from Milroy.
The contest, which will start at
p. M. is sponsored jointly by the
Vesta Commercial club and Rural
Youth committee, the latter in
Guiding Lawrence Zeug IS chair
man, Richard Hoover and Thomas
Carruthers.
The winner Will DE entered in
the district contest slated October
"a on the Ted Balko farm south of
Redwood Falls. Sherman Park
heads the district committee, as
sisted by F. P. Mcnamara and Il.
r. Kelly.
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Giislason Will
Preside Here
emerson TO CONDUCT
SPRING TERN UNDER
PERMANENT PLAN

Judge A. B. Gislason will pre-
side at the fall term of court in
Redwood county, it was announc-
ed this week as the two ninth
district judges indicated they
have made a permanent arrange
ment which schedules Judge AL
bert H. Emerson for work at
spring terms and Judge Gislason
at October sessions.
Judge Gislason heard cases
the spring term this year and
Judge Emerson was expected to
be here this month, under a pre-
vious practice of alternating APP
pearances in Redwood county.
Court opens October %, Clerk
of Court Frank Baldwin said this
week. He will announce the
names of petit jurors next week.
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Rites Held For
TT. Reed, Sr.
WESTLINE TOWNSHIP
LEADER MANY YEARS
DIED HERE SUNDAY

Thomas Francis Reed ST., 70,
father of nine children and for
40 years prominent in school,
church, farm cooperative and
other public activities of the Mil
roy community, died Sunday
morning at his home in Redwood
Falls where he had lived since
1885.
He served continuously as
town clerk of Westline from the
time that he came to Redwood
county in 1895 until he moved to
Redwood Falls. He was on the
school board for about the same
number of years, was longtime
member of the board of st. Mich
aels church at Milroy and was
active in organizing the Milroy
Community club, In the early
days he regularly brought West
line election returns to Redwood
Falls by team.
A unique fact is that seven of
his children taught in Redwood
county schools after graduation
from the University of Minnesota
Born December %, 1865 in
Jacksonville township, Chickasaw
county, Iowa, he was the fifth and
youngest child of Isabella Voug-
han and Hugh Reed.
In 1897, after two years in
Redwood county, he returned to
Iowa. to marry Agnes Clarkin,
also of Jacksonville township, at
LourdeS.
She and the following children
survive: William Reed of Lara
mic, Wyoming; Thomas Reed Jr.,
Inez, Cecilia, Dorothy and Kath-
leen Reed of Redwood Falls;
Charles Reed of Milroy; James
Reed of st. James and Vincent
Reed of BelvieW.
A son, Hugh, died in infancy
and daughter, Isabelle, died
June IA, 1858. Two sisters, Anna
and Catherine and his brothers,
Hugh and Pat, preceded him in
death. The brothers lived at
Milroy for many years.
NepheWs and grand-nepheWS OF
Mr.. Reed were pail bearers II
funeral services conducted by
Rev. Geoffrey O'Sullivan at st.
GATHERINGS church Tuesday
morning. They were Lloyd Reed
of Fort Ripley, George Hughes of
Elma, Iowa, j. F. Maroney of Red
Wing, Joseph Como of BelvieW,
Francis Nancy of Lucan and Hem
ny Racette of Milroy.
A huge number of Milroy resi-
dents, as we'll as others from
throughout Redwood county at
tended the rites. Those from a
distance who were present includ-
ed Mrs. Hugh Reed and Loretta
Reed of Fort Ripley, Joe Stanley
and John Brophy of Elma, Iowa.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
HITLER ENTERS
FALLEN WARSAW

Berlin - Up - Reich Fuehrer
Hitler went in triumph today to
Warsaw, Poland's fallen capital
and inspected the Nazi forces
which effected the city's surrend-
er. He reviewed parade of the
victorious forces and prepared to
return to Berlin where he will adj
dress the Reichstag Friday. (The
address will be broadcast over all
networks at AS a. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05

Washington - up - Senator
George, democrat, Georgia, pre-
dicted today that senate authors
of the neutrality legislation would
meet soon to consider proposed
changes, including demands of
the shipping interests for modifi-
cation of the restrictions on ship
ping. Meanwhile opponents of the
Roosevelt measure renewed their
attack on it on the grounds it will
lead the United States into war