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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Red Cross Aids In
Locating Relatives

Do you hav a relative in Europe
who is an American citizen and
who has not been heard from
since the war began?
If you do, the American Red
Cross will help you locate him
and assist in arranging his return.
Redwood county residents with
this problem are asked to contact
Clifford James, county chairman
of the Red Cross or officers of
the organization's branches throu>
ghout the county.
AS yet, the county chapter has
not been asked for direct finan-
cial or service aid in connection
with the European war, but it
probably won't be long now.
The Martin county chapter
got its first call for war service
Tuesday when Mrs. Harry Bird
of Fairmont, chairman, was ask
ed to make arrangements for a
production service unit to make
hospital garments, surgical dress
ings and similar stocks for serv-
ice to battle victims in belliger-
ent nations of Europe.
Women here; will recall spend
ing long hours at similar work in
the city hall during the last
Worlds war.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
BUSINESS WOMENS
CLUB PLANS PARTY
35 MEMBERS IN THREE
GROUPS PLAN FOR
WINTER ACTIVITY

A mixer party at the Episcopal
Guild hall Tuesday evening, Sep
TENDER 26, will inaugurate acti-
vities of the Business and Profess
sional Women's club of Redwood
Falls, in its second season of or
ganization.
+ About 35 members attended its
first fall meeting in the city hall
Tuesday night to sign with the
athletic, bridge and study groups,
with more than one division in
most cases. With many more en-
rollments expected, the athletic
and bridge groups already. have
approximately 20 members, the
study group 16.
Popcorn was served by officers
of the club, Edna Lee, president;
Jean Tucker, vice president; Dor
othy Caven, secretary and Verna
Schafer, treasurer.
Dorothy Hessman was selected
temporary head of the study
group; Lorna Baikie of the athle-
tic circle and Gretchen Aftermath
of the bridge division. They will
call meetings of their sections.
Committees for the Guild hall
party include Geneva Thomson,
Virginia Guernsey and Helena
Caven. social; Alma Olsen, Hell
en- Meehan and Katherine Reed,
refreshments.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Inter-Scholastic
Junior High Sports
Program Condemned

Preliminary basketball games
between junior high teams of
Redwood Falls and visiting schools
may be eliminated this year as
the result of Recommendation
received by Reede Gray, superin-
tendent, this morning.
The state department, which
has for some time opposed inter-
scholastic sports programs for
girls, has now taken up the mat
ter of competition among young
er boys. They feel, as in the case
of the girls, that health is often
affected by the too strenuous in
diligence in sports.
Also likely to be affected is the
junior high schedule of football
games, two or three each season
with neighboring schools.
Mr.. Gray's communication was
from Harold K. Jack, supervisor
of health and physical education
for the state department. He re-
commends that intramural sports
programs be substituted.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
COUNCIL SETS $40
Per DAY FEE FOR
TRANSIENT Kinks !
BUYS DUMP GROUNDS
ORDERS EXTENSIVE :
STREET PROJECTS :

A license fee CT $40 a day for
transient roller skating Kinks was
set by the Redwood Falls counosl
in ordinance los Thursday night.
The new law does not preclude
operation of Kinks by Redwood
Falls residents owning their own
An addition to the icity dump
grounds, lying south of the old
tract, was purchased from D. L..
Crimmins for $500.
Hearing on a petition for curb,
gutter and blacktop Improvement
on Fifth street between Lincoln
and Drew and one block from the
Fifth street alley both ways on
Drew, was set for 8 p. m. Sep
TENDER %.
The petition for street improve
ment on Mill south from the paw
ing to the Chicago and North
Western railroad tracks, one block
on Fourth, one on Fifth, two on
Chestnut, one on Flynn and one
on South was accepted and F. H.
Anthony submitted plans and
specifications for the job at the
special council session Monday
night.
Bids on a carload of pipe for
use in sewage and Waterman jobs
ordered Thursday night and
for future work will be accepted
September %. The council has or
dered sewer installation on east
Fifth between Swain and Gould
and watermainS on Fifth from
Swain to Gould and on Gould
from Fourth to Fifth.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
FORMER TENANTS
PURCHASE FARMS

Former tenants, many of them
unable to obtain farms to rent,
are buying land in Redwood
county, real estate men say.
E. H. Bollum, register of deeds,
says it is not a land boom, how
ever. His weekly reports since
August Is show sales of quar-
ter section each in Waterbury,
Granite Rock, Delhi, Charlestown
and Willow Lake; 800 acres in
North Hero and 80 acres in Sum
down..
George Green of Morgan rec
emily purchased 160 acres from
William Lohous, located near Gil
fillan. Possession will be given
March /. Mr.. Lohous purchased
the Corner Cafe of S. j. Janotta
and with Mrs. Lohous moved to
Morgan from the farm Friday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
|MuseumUnder
Consideration
.ByLionsClub
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO CONSIDER START
ING CITY PROJECT

Promotion of a museum for
Redwood Falls as a major club
activity for the year was consid-
cred favorably by Lions at their
meeting Monday noon and a COM
mittee was named to investigate
and report on rooms available and
other phases of the project.
The subject was brought up by
DR.. c. L. Lynn who cited the in
tereSt in window displays dur
ing the Diamond Jubilee aid
stated that much of the material
dragged out of attics and cellars
at that time will be lost eventual
ly if arrangements are not made
for a permanent location for it.
DR.. Lynn was made chairman of
the museum committee.
Frank Clague spoke of the need
for county historical society
and county museum and sug-
geSted a small beginning might
lead to more elaborate organiza-
ton and facilities in later years.
L. r. Ewart also recommended
that action be taken immed date
ly.
Clague, Ewart and Scott Schoen
are other members of the museum
committee.
The club also discussed affects
Of the new star mail route service
and determined to investigate re-
ports that Redwood Falls mail for
eastern points is delayed IL hours
as result of arriving in Mime
apolis too late to catch eastern
trains.
William Reed. of Laramie, Wy
oming, was guest of the club.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Car Strikes Six Men
Removing Coupe From
Ditch Near WoodLake

road ditch. 1t knocked the wind
out of him and ne lay gasping for
breath until picked up.
Wilbert Henke was hit in the
back and was cut and bruised.
Some alarm was felt concerning
his condition.
Albert Hardel received cash
under the chin and Ben Hardy,
formerly of Redwood Falls, had
slight cut on one leg. Both were
badly shaken.
Joe Trojohn was thrown against
the fender of a car and for a
while it was feared he had a
broken leg.
John Hartwig was cut and
bruised and badly shaken up. The
occupants of the Werner car es-
capped without injury.
Norman Anderson, the cause of
the fracus had run into the west
road ditch and remained asleep
in his coupe while all the trouble
happened.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
FOUR HOURS AT NIGHT
ALSO LIKELY TO BE
ORDERED BY COUNCIL

Two hour parking from a. m
to 6 p. m. and four hour parking
from 6 p. m. to 6 a. m. will be or
dered within the fire limits OF
Redwood Falls in an amendment
to the city's. traffic code being
drawn up by Leon H. Brown, city
attorney, on instructions by the
council at special meeting Mon
day night.
Two deputy state fire marsh
ais in town last week, found cars
triple parked on downtown streets
and traffic slow, making condi-
tons extremely hazardous" in
case fire should break out in the
business district.
They ordered the council to put
on parking restrictions.
There doesn't seem to be any
other way out" councilmen said
as they asked Brown to prepare
the amendment. If the ruling is
passed with the provisions now
proposed, it will eliminate all
double parking unless an operat-
or remains in the car-and even
then the five minute time limit
will be invoked.
& Convenience for farmers, the
first consideration in imposing
new traffic regulations here
should be furthered under the
amendment, councilmen believe
The two hour daytime limit will
give them time for business and
do away with congestion caused
by cars owned by employees and
proprietors of business places
Four hours at night = Saturday
night especially - will give the
farmer and his family time to
shop and visit places of amuse-
rnent and there will be more
parking space available than at
present.
Authorities further pointed out
that there are parking places ac-
cessible to the business district
and not included within the fire
limits = therefore not subject to
the proposed ruling.
Fire limit boundaries are Bridge
street between Jefferson and Mill
and those streets to the north side
of Fourth, taking in also the Red
wood county jail and E. A. Lusch-
er residence.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Mrs. Appleton Asks
Abatement of Four
Years Taxes, 1882
APPLICATION ALLEGES
DAMAGE BY WATER
DURING PERIOD

Here's that Appleton matter
again.
Abatement of taxes totaling
$482.44 for four years is asked by
Mrs. Elsie Appleton of Miami,
Florida, as she raises another
legal question regarding her pro-
perry at Minnesota and Bridge
streets, Redwood Falls. She al
leges that the premises have been
damaged by flood waters.
Her application was made
through A. r. Johansen of Wheat
on, law partner of Frank MUIR
ply who was her counsel in q
series of legal skirmishes with the
state highway department and a
group of Redwood Falls taxpay-
ers concerning the residence pro-
perty. The lawsuits grew out of
construction of the Redwood
river bridge beside the tract in
1885.
She asks relief from taxes of
$1O2.8O in 1885; SCOOPS in 1896;
$1O5.95 in 1887 and $173.44 Gin
Guiding penalty in 1888.
The petition was considered by
the city council at its regular
meeting Thursday night, then re-
ferred to Leon H. Brown, city at
torney, who was asked to write
an opinion and report at the next
regular meeting of the group. At
ter the council acts, it will be
turned over to the Redwood
county board of commissioners
who will make a recommendation
to the Minnesota tax commission.
Mrs. Appleton's attorney states
that she sold the premises to the
state in 1885 because of the con-
struction of a trunk highway
alongside it.
"a great deal of surface and
flood water collected and dis
charged on said property" he al
leges, "injuring and damaging it
and reducing its rental value"
The flood situation, he claims,
forced Mrs. Appleton to spend
several amounts for repairs ag-
gregating in excess of the revenue
returned from the property.
Because of the alleged surrend-
er of the property to the state
four years ago and because of the
alleged water damage, she asks
abatement of the taxes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Plan Airport
For Redwood
AERO CLUB TO LEASE
LAND; CITY MAY BE
ASKED TO HELP

Moving to get an airport for
Redwood Falls, Jack Robinson,
ranking pilot here, is obtaining
members for an Aero club.
The membership fee of SIS, COM
bined with rentals for CONNER
cial and private planes, will be
used in leasing adequate land for
a city airport and maintaining it.
The city council will also be ask
ed to aid in promoting the pro-
ject.
Membership in the Aero club
will be mandatory with student
pilots, Robinson said. He has al
ready obtained 20 enrollees.
Within a circle of 100 miles,
there are 40 privately owned
planes, he says. These ships would
undoubtedly use the port.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
PART OF LAID OFF
WPA men WILL NOT
BE RE-CERTIFIED
MUST BE IN NEED OF
WORK TO GET BACK
ON FEDERAL PAY

Welfare staff investigations
for re-certifying Redwood county
WPA workers dismissed under
the ID months termination law
last month, are underway today
and will continue next week.
eve anticipate that several of
nearly SO persons dismissed will
not be re-certified,'' said Jean
Tucker, executive secretary of the
welfare board
Dismissal notice came to work.
ers as a result of the law calling
for 80 day lay-off periods for
those employed through the works
progress administration for more
than Is months.
They must be re-certified as in
need of the work before they are
returned to WPA rolls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
VICTORY DINNER in
SCOUT DRIVE Will
BE HELD IN CITY
$S,444 TO BE RAISED
IN AREA CAMPAIGNF !.
OCTOBER 20

Redwood Falls will be the
scene of victory dinner" of the
Minnesota Valley area of the
Boy Scouts after the councils
annual financial drive, it was de-
cided at a meeting of the execu-
tive board in New Ulm Thursday.
A dawn to dusk" campaign
will be held Friday, October 20,
in all towns of the area, to raise
a budget of $8,444. Solicitors from
each community will attend Il
finance school prior to the cam
paign. The dinner here is plan
ned for November Is or Is.
Organization of new troops at
Morgan and Seaforth was report
ed at the executive session.
G. P. Smith, Mankato attorney,
reported that all preliminary de-
tails for creation of a trust fund
for the council has been complet-
ed. Final action on adoption of
the trust plans will be taken at
a council meeting to be held soon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Two Hour Parking
just Around Corner
COUNCIL TO PRESERVE
PEACE AMONG DOGDOM

Il won't be case of "dog eat
dog" in Redwood Falls from now
on.
The city council ordered its at
torney and police department to
go after malicious dogs, as one
item of business at its meeting
Thursday night.
CANNES specified are those
which are malicious to other dogs,
not to people.
After the pet of H. d. Thorp,
former mayor, was seriously
wounded by another animal, the
council instructed officers to de-
mand muzzling of the guilty dog
and to warn other owners of pug
nacious pups.
'These dogs have been nuis-
ance for long time" councilmen
said as they threatened court ac-
ton in the event muzzling orders
are ignored.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
|Neuschwander
Appeals Case
.POSTOFFICE, ALREADY
DELAYED YEAR, is
STILL FAR AWAY

Charles F. Neuschwander has
appealed the award of appraisers
for his property in Redwood Falls
needed for a new postoffice site.
Construction of the building, OPP
tomistically expected not long af-
ter bids were first opened August
8, 1888, is again delayed.
Retaining Regain and Regain of
Mankato as his counsel, Neusch-
wander claims the commissions
price of $2,750 for his lot, house
and barn SIS grossly inadequate
and not justified by the facts and
the evidence and that Charles F.
Neuschwander ard Jennie M.
Neuschwander were damaged by
said taking in the amount of
$1,000"
z The appeal will be heard in
federal court at Mankato where
the next term is scheduled for
January. :
Appraisers including DIR. j. C..
Budik, w. NJ. Smith and A.. F..
Hassenstab of Wabasso made the
award August 81 in condemna-
ton proceedings ordered by a St.
Paul federal court.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14

Request Filed
InCourtHere
ENERSEN, GISLASON TO
NAME Is TO DRAFT
PROPOSED CHARTER

Approved at a special meeting
of the city council Monday night
voters petition to the district
court for appointment of board
of free-holders to draw up a new
city charter for Redwood Falf;
was filed Tuesday with Frank
Baldwin, Redwood county clerk
of court.
Judges Albert H. Emerson ant
A. B. Gislason must act together
in naming a board of Is real
estate owners to draw UP the new
charter for presentation on the
city ballot in January 1910. In
dications are that several women
as well as men representing var
ious groups in Redwood Falls, will
be named on the charter commits
sion.
Only 95 names were needed on
the petition circulated last week
by Mayor J. c. Budik but well
over twice that many were OBJ
tanned and the list could have
been swelled to several hundred
city officials believe. The law
calls for signers representing 10
per cent of voters at the last
municipal election. In the jan
uary election this year, 942 votes
were cast.
eve the undersigned qualified
voters of the city of Redwood
Falls" reads the petition, "re-
spectfully petition the judges of
district court in the ninth judicial
district in which the city of Red
wood Falls is situated, to appoint
board of free-holders to frame
a charter for the city.
"As such voters we believe il
to be and is for the best inter-
ests of the city of Redwood Falls
to have new charter as the pre-
sent charter is antiquated, obso-
lete and cumbersome and is n&
conducive to efficient, economical
municipal government"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
'FBISpyH
.Enlists Help
OF All Police
ESPIONAGE CAN HAP
PEN HERE, TOO, KISE
SAYS OF REQUEST

You can't play 81 Spy" in
Redwood county.
Thar's a spy hunt here.
Sheriff L. j. Kise and all police
officers received a request from
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton this week to report cases of
espionage, counter espionage, sab
otage and violation of neutrality
laws
You might laugh at the
thought of spying activity here,
but Sheriff Kise says, you new
er can tell"
j. Edgar Hoover, chief Oman,
asks officers to turn over to the
nearest representative of the FBI
"any information obtained rela-
tive to espionage, counter espi-
onage, sabotage, subversive acti-
vities and violation of the neu-
trality laws"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Extra Session
May Continue
To January |
PROFITEERING LIKELY
TO BE CONSIDERED
BY CONGRESS

Washington up Senatorial
foes of President Roosevelt'S
proposal to repeal the arms en-
barge served notice today they
would try to hold congress IN
Washington continuously after it
convenes in special session next
Thursday to keep check on the
administrations foreign policy.
At the same time demands
from some senate and house
member for legislation against
"war profiteering" indicated con-
gress might not confine itself to
action on the administrations
suggestion for revision of the
neutrality act.
The regular session begins next
January and if the special ses-
sion extends throughout this
year congress will be in almost
continuous session at least until
next spring.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
TRAINING CENTER
PROJECTS START
IN COUNTY SOON

Charlotte Kirscher, University
Farm specialist, will be here to-
day and Friday to present lessons
for the Redwood county home
furnishing project to Lenore
Golden, home demonstration
agent. Miss Golden will repeat
her instructions at training cent
ers next week.
This seasons work by women
throughout the county will in
clude studies in floors and floor
coverings; chair pads, couch COW
ers and cushions; window cur
tanning and accessories for the
home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
FORMER TEACHER
HERE SUCCUMBS

Services were held at the Davies
Funeral parlors in Minneapolis at
2 p. m. today for Lillian Leubner,
a former domestic science teacher
in Redwood Falls High school.
More recently she has been a
member of the st. Louis Park fa-
Guilty.
She was active in the Eastern
star lodge and Presbyterian
|tchurch when she made her home
here with her mother.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14

Honycombed underneath By
holes caused in q storm ,seUer
,Dashout, pacing ON highiuay 10
bridge street, t1as Sdved from
crumbling and sagging by a state
higharay cret1 this iDeek.
Operations included drilling taDo
and fve-eighths inch holes in the
concrete, then forcing mud into
them lDith a "jack." Tar is used
to seal the depressions.
The picture shotDs John Bjork-
lua1d, foreman; William Eikhoff
at the shouel; Jack Tueite operat-
ing the jack; Louis Reinartz
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
New Found Freedom
Doesn't Suit Deer

Six Ramsey park deer were
freed from their fenced pasture
this week by Waldo Marsh, sup
erintendent, but they don't Seera
to like it. Golfers watched two of
the animals attempt to jump the
barrier into the pen when a cad
dy's dog chased them on the
course.
Marsh said two of the animals
did return to the pasture and he
released them again.
The deer will remain in the
park and its vicinity, Marsh said.
Seven or eight are still in the
enclosure.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
REEDE GRAY TO
HEAD LITTLE 10

Reede Gray was elected pres
ident of the Little Ten association
at meeting Wednesday evening
at New Ulm and w. A. Andrews,
new superintendent at New Ulm
was made OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. j.
j. Salzwedel, high school princi-
pal here, also attended the meet
ing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Statesmen Dine Here

About 35 statesmen from Red
wood and surrounding counties
attended a Watkins company sales
meeting and noon banquet at
Hotel Ramsey Saturday. E. E.
Davis, district manager and Jo-
seph De Koekkoek, field super
visor, We're speakers. Walter Hill
and Andrew Eisenbarth are Red
wood Falls representatives of the
concern.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
SEPTEMBER heat
AT 8 YEAR HIGH
WEDNESDAYS 100 MAY
BE EQUALLED TODAY
AS MERCURY SCARS

N. B. Andersen's official ther-
mometer hit the century mark
Wednesday to tally the hottest
September day in eight years.
The 100 degree reading will
probably be repeated today, as
the temperature was leaping hour
by hour this morning. At Z a. m.
it was 70; at 8, 81; at 8, "a; at
10, 88; at IL, 90 and at 1880, SO.
Here is. the weeks weather.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ebersvil-
Ter moved their household goods
to Minneapolis today. Their ap-
artment in the w. r. Roberts
home has been taken by Mr.. and
Mrs. Tennis Kresse.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
Postpone Election

Election of officers of the
Redwood county Rural Youth has
been postponed until October 10,
as only a few members appeared
at the scheduled annual meeting
in Wabasso Tuesday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14

Paris-(P)-French forces sup
ported by thousands of newly
landed British troops were report
ed today in military dispatches to
be closing in from three sides on
Saarbruecken, industrial center of
the rich Saar basin. -...
German reinforcements, how
ever, were reported pouring into
the areas behind Saarbruecken
and opposite the city of Stras-
bourg in northeastern France.
A German artillery lombard
ment described as extremely viO-
lent" resulted in destruction of
some roads leading to Saarbrueck-
en- from the French positions.
Advancing French troops which
had been feeling their way slowly
eastward reported forces from
both sides were obliged to fall
back at times during both infan-
try and artillery action.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14

Mrs. Jessie Posi- and Richard OF
Glencoe and Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
lette of Minneapolis visited Mrs.
William Field Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14
IMPROVE ELEVATOR

Sheathing of corrugated iron is
being placed on the Farmers Ele-
vator. The job will require about
two weeks, according to George
A. Patton, manager.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-09-14

Donald Crooks left Tuesday for
Ann Arbor, Michigan where he
will enter the law school at the
University of Michigan.