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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Springfield Oil
Bubble Bursts
SECURITIES HEAD !.
TERMS PROMOTION
"RACKETo

Springfield's oil bubble burst
prematurely but luckily this week,
with the disappearance of James
Carlson, the promoter, and the
branding of the proceedings as a
racket" by Robert L. Smith,
state securities commissioner.
Carlson has been in the Spring.
field vicinity for several weeks,
attempting to get landowners to
lease their lands to him for five
year periods. He claimed that
there was river of oil coming
from the south through Centralia,
Illinois, st. Peter, Springfield,
near Redwood Falls and to
Wheaton.
No money would be required of
the landowners, he said but he
needed enough signers to get a
monopoly on the oil field. He
planned to sink a test. well, and
after the "black gold" started
flowing, the landowj .ers would
get a definite share.
Carlson held mass meet
ing a few weeks ago, and the
Springfield Advance Press report
ed that after the meeting, quite a
number of landowners seemed to
feel, "What can we lose, so long
as we don't have to put up any
money!" The promoter left town
after the meeting and hasn't been
heard from since.
When Commissioner Smith
heard of the activities, he issued
the following statement: "After
careful investigation into the
possibilities of finding oil in Min
nesota, the securities division is
of the opinion that the promoters
who periodically revive the oil
racket here are either blindly en-
thusiastic or are definitely out to
take advantage of the uniform
ed and unwary."
He said that he wanted to issue
a timely warning to save Mime
sofa people from a recurrence of
deals such as the "Rosemount
fiasco" in 1886 and 1887. Univer-
sity of Minnesota biologists have
definitely stated that Minnesota
does not have the proper geolo-
gical formations for the CONNER
cial production of oil, Smith re-
iterated.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
.Quist Listed
Among Ousted
GameWard
TWEET ALSO DISMISS
ED IN GAME AND FISH
DEPARTMENT MOVE

w, H. Quist of Redwood Falls
is listed as one of % game war;
dens dismissed in a shake-up of
the state conservation department
Tuesday.
But the first intimation the
warden had of his discharge came
Wednesday afternoon when the
Gazette asked for details of the
move.
81 haven't heard word about
it." he said.
He had not read morning edi-
tions of Twin Cities newspapers
which announced the removal of
81 employees of the state game
and fish department. Three dis
trict supervisors were ouSted with
the wardens.
Lyle Tweet of Montevideo, for
nler warden here, was also dis
missed.
The reduction of personnel was
explained as an economy move to
meet an $4,000 reduction in the
divisions budget for the current
year.
E. H. Starkweather, deputy
state game and fish director an
nounced that the present system
of game warden districts, with 18
supervisors, will be abolished
September l as an economy move
and ali wardens will work direct
ly under the st. Paul office. The
supervisors not dismissed will be-
come game WardenS.
The dismissals leave the divi-
sion with about 100 game wardens
as compared to $50 before. Five
or six new wardens probably will
be employed, to make the net re-
duction Is.
District game warden supervis-
ors dismissed Tuesday are c. D.
Lysdale of st. Charles, Max OFT
of Minneapolis and liver Stadheim
of Mankato.
One game warden, A. P. Garlic
of Brainerd, was retired.
Other wardens dismissed are:
Charles L. Beckman, Hinckley;
William Bahls, Otter Tail; Byron
Carlson, Ely; Gus H. Carlson,
Dassel; Walter Christensen, Fari-
bault; H. v. Christensen, Big
Lake; 0. A. Becker, Meadowlands;
L. r. Emmons, Lindstrom; r. F.
GEendahl, Benson; w. II. Grud-
nosky, Two Harbors; S. E. Jep-
son, Little Falls; Nels Lee, Win
ton; Anthony LIE May, Milaca;
Harold Mcintyre, Crimson; Harry
l. Munger, Brainerd; Axel Mel
son, Roseau; Carter Randall, Park
Rapids; Leo Peyton, Melrose;
Clair Pearson, Cass Lake; Cliff E.
Read, Cotton; Leo R. Reed, Wa
basha; Fred Rise, Biwabik; E.
Roscher, Marshall; Edward Stur-
devant, Mora and Edward Watts,
Crosby.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Burris Named
Civil Service
Board Member
BROWN INSTRUCTED
TO INVESTIGATE ROLL
Err RINK LICENSING

Rayburn Burris was appointed
a member of Redwood Falls pol
, ice civil service commission at a
special meeting of the city coun-
Gil Tuesday night.
He replaces B. H. Clark who
was disqualified for service when
he assumed a position on the
school board earlier this month.
Other members of the commission
are j. +. Knudson and John Hoop
ner.
The council instructed Leon HI.
Brown, city attorney, 70 investi-
gate licensing roller skating Kinks
and other transient amusement
establishments here.
An easement contract to enable
him to establish a pipe line to his
oil station on Highway II was
awarded E. L. Russell. Mr.. Rus
sell recently purchased tract of
land from Clarence Hillig and has
his station underway. 1t is under
stood that his son from Sank
Centre will operate the place.
Mayor ]. c. Budik reported on
his trip to st. Paul Thursday re-
garding purchase of a chlorinator
for the city's new water reser-
Voir.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Demand Relief
For Strikers
LABOR GROUPS
PREPARE TO VOTE
ON SETTLEMENT

Minneapolis = up A demand
that relief be provided WPA
strikers who refused to return to
work was made before the board
of public welfare today as three
labor organizations prepared to
vote on a strike settlement plan
proposed by Governor Stassen
and Linus Glotzbach, state WPA
director.
With peace in the bloody strike
near: the WPA set in motion plans
to put perhaps $500 or 5000
workers back on the job tomorrow
and resume other operations as
rapidly as possible.
The city has lost 800 from its
WPA quota for at least six weeks
and counted the strike cost at an
estimated 500, 900 in wages which
strikers will not be permitted to
make up.
The WPA joint action commit
tee asked the relief grant for
skilled workers and others, who,
dissatisfied with WPA wage
J scales, may refrain from working.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Thousands Of
Road Buttons
Found in River
SHAKOPEE BOYS FISH
HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT
FROM MINNESOTA

Shakopee.-(P)-Two boys out
fishing dug up highway depart
ment mystery that brought state
investigator here today to see
why road marking reflector but
tons were dumped into the Mimi
esota river in wholesale quantities.
Howard Toronto, Is, and Will
liam Dellno, Is, were fishing on
the north bank of the river east
of town when they saw some
thing shiny in the water. They
grappled around and pulled in
a metal frame in which center
line markers were mounted be-
fore the department discontinue
ed their use as being extrava-
CANT and impractical. More fish.
ing brought more catches. The
CONTINUED on page five)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
UNIVERSITY TO GIVE
ADVISORY AID TO
PRODUCERS

Extension of the Farm Man
| agement Service of the univer-
sity department of agriculture to
Redwood county was announc-
ed Wednesday by S. B. Cleland,
farm management specialist of
University Farm.
Cleland was in Redwood Falls
Wednesday to plan for the new
service with j. l. Swedberg,
county agent. This afternoon he
is discussing the project at a
countrywide meeting of township
home and community chairmen
and tonight he will speak on the
subject at gathering of men,
berS of the Gales, Springdale,
North Hero and Jacksonville
Farm Bureau units of Walnut
Grove.
"The service is a means by
which farmers may determine
whether or not their farms are
yielding the income that they
have a right to expect and if
not, why not" Cleland said, cit
provides a system by which each
farmer can tell whether or not
the crops he is raising, the live
stock he is carrying, the. power
and equipment he has provided
are the ones that make the best
paying combination for his farm.
Based on the facts of his own
business, it enables each man to
see for himself just what adjust
ments might be made that would
be likely to yield him greater
net income"
Only 200 farmers from Red
wood, Brown, Lyon, Lincoln
Pipestone, Rock, Mobiles, jack
son, Cottonwood, Watonwan and
Martin counties will be accepted
in the initial service organiza-
zion.
They will organize an assoc
iation and hire a trained field
man on full-time basis, in CO..
operation with the university.
The fieldman goes from farm
to farm to assist operators in
keeping a complete record of
farm business and to help them
interpret the records secured.
An important part of the ser
vice is the summarizing of &C
count books at the close of the
year, by farm management work.
ers at the university.
A complete analysis of the
years production and expense
records, broken down into divis-
ions or factors that greatly af-
feet individual farm earnings, is
thus secured by the operator.
Continued on page five)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
All Cow. Judging
Practice Tonight

The third specialized All dairy
cattle judging practice will be
held tonight at the Wittwer and
Archie Jet farms near Wabasso,
under the direction of Robert
Halloran.
Others are not scheduled, but
will be worked in during slack
times in the harvesting and
threshing seasons.
General dairy cattle judging
practice will begin next week,
according to Mr.. Halloran.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Mckay
Threshers to
Post Notices
RIGS MUST BE CLEAN
FOR CUSTOM WORK,
SAYS WEEDMAN

A warning to threshers that
weed notices must be posted on
machines used in custom work
was issued Wednesday by Wesley
Mckay, county weed inspector.
''It is illegal to operate custom
threshing machines without post
ed notices bearing the weed law
in regard to threshing," Mr.. Nc
Kay said. Anyone failing to post
such a sign is guilty of mis-
demeanor."
The law provides that threshing
outfits, including wagons, must be
cleaned after every custom job.
The ruling also applies to COM
bines used in custom work.
Prevention of the spread of
noxious weed seeds is the pur-
pose of the statute.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Patty Berg Submits
To Operation Today

Minneapolis. -(P-Patty Berg,
81, national women's golf cham
pion and Americas number one
woman athlete for 1888 under
went an emergency operation
for appendicitis early today and
this noon was reported resting
comfortably.
Patty, her freckled face wrung
into wry smile said, 81 feel
pretty good" from her hospital
bed. She had complained of be-
ing ill at IL p. m. last night and
it took doctors and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman L. Berg
two hours to convince her she
must submit to the operation or
face serious consequences.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Con To-MicoNet' Day Set
For Redwood Falls August 2

The first "On-to-Nicollet" day
I for the season and the first for
Redwood Falls will be Monday,
August 7, when the Scenic City
band and a delegation of mon
strous proportions will go to
Minneapolis to see the Millers
play and tell the state about Red
wood Falls and its Diamond Jub-
lice on a 15-minute radio pro-
gram.
The game will be played in the
evening and a cheering block
will be. set aside for as many as
care to go. The band will furn-
ish music on as many occasions
as possible, and, in general, a
good time is guaranteed for ev-
eryone, according to M. L. Holm
berg, committee chairman, and
John Hoepner, Civic and Com
merce secretary.
The radio program will in
clude musical numbers and a
talk by Redwood Falls resi-
dent, advertising the town, its
Jubilee and the Redwood coun-
ty fair.
Committee members remarked
that this was one of the best
chances to advertise the Jubilee
we could have and that 100 per
cent cooperation will put the
event over with a bang.
Besides Mr.. Holmberg, A. j..
Green and H. E. Kickul make up
the committee.
Persons who plan to 60 are
asked to call Mr.. Kickul. Any
one who has transportation for
band members should contact S.
w. Limburg.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Board Increases
Funds for Library

School library aid will be in
creased from $500 annually TO
S420, members of the Redwood
Falls school board decided at
their organization meeting Mon
day.
Board committees for the year
are: building and grounds, L. A..
Cheney, Parker D. Sanders, c. A.
Hillig; insurance, B. H. Clark and
DIR. A. Asleson; purchasing, Clark,
Sanders and Cheney; teachers,
Sanders and Mrs. c. A. LATTER
bach; finance, Sanders and Hillig.
Present officers, Asleson as
president, Sanders as clerk and
Hillig as treasurer, will hold their
positions for the year, members
decided.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Dallas JOhnsOn's
Corn Is Tall. Too

Joining the tall-corn reporters,
Dallas Johnson admits that he
has the best field of corn be-
tween Seaforth and Redwood
Falls.
His stalks of Minnesota Is av-
erage nine feet in height and
several rows measure over 10
feet high.
Johnson's, farm is one mile
east and one-half mile north of
Seaforth.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
See No Need For
Corn Marketing
Quotas This Year

Washington.-(P) = Admin
stration farm officials said to-
day that prospects for a sharp
increase in livestock this year
may make it unnecessary to
propose corn marketing quotas.
They said indications point to
smaller supply of seed per an
imal than year ago, when quo
taS were found necessary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Redwood County
Girls Taken to
Resident Camp

Jean Tucker, Redwood county
welfare director, took three Red
wood county girls to the NYA
Girls Resident camp at Fairmont
Monday, to receive vocational and
homemaking training for six
months. The girls are Gladys
Benson, Lamberton; Aileen Weleh,
Milroy and Florence Zielsdorf,
North Redwood. Miss Tucker an
nounced that there may be room
for one or two more girls in the
near future.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Two GOphers Visit
One GOpher's Home

Two of the most promising re-
cruits of the "Galloping Gophers"
were in town this week as Bill
Johnson of Slayton, junior end
on the University of Minnesota
team, was the guest of Bob Paff-
rath, backfield ace, at his home
here. Both players were working
on the highway. Wednesday they
left for Tracy, where they will be
until Saturday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
John Turbes Is
Hurt In Accident

John P. Turbes of Wanda, was
taken to a New Ulm hospital by
two garage attendants at Winth-
rop about midnight Sunday.
MIR. Turbes was injured in an
accident near Winthrop about 8
d. m, when binding lights from
an approaching car caused him to
lose control of his machine and
leave the highway. Mr.. Turbes
was bruised about the body and
x-rays were taken. Several ribs
may be fractured.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Band Will Play
At SPRINGFIELD

The Scenic City band, with S.
w. Limburg directing, will play
at Springfield Sunday evening. An
exchange concert will be given
here later in the season by the
Springfield musicians.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Duck Family Has
Siamese Twins

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Duck
residing on the Ira Dungey
farm, near Sanborn, for a
time last Wednesday were
the proud parents of SIAM
csc twins. The twins failed
to make the best of their stay
and as a result are now "bot-
tied" in a solution of formal
dehyde and distilled water.
The offspring has four legs,
four wings, two tails, two
bodies, two necks and what
appears to be two sets of gray
matter, plus one perfectly
formed head and bill.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Threatens Wife
With A Razor
But In A Case

Alfred Straumann of Wanda
was brought into court here Sat-
urday, charged with threatening
his wife with razor and shout
ing "I'll cut your throat"
But the razor was in a box,
testimony at the trial disclosed.
Judge N. R. Ryerson found the
Wanda WPA worker guilty of as
sault and gave him a 80 day Jail
sentence, suspended on condition
of good behavior.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Bumper Strips For
Jubilee Available

Bumper strips advertising the
Redwood Falls Diamond Jubilee
are available to motorists at all
filling stations here, the commit
lie says. There is no cost to driv-
Sers who wish to do their part in
promoting the celebration by
displaying the signs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20
Neev II Brings Travellers
But They Complain of Dust

this year, but it'll be lots better
when the highway is fixed up
more"
w. R. Palmer: "They still
seem to be shying around H."
Dick Gray: 'The highway is
mt far enough done yet"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-20

Mrs. Florence Nafsinger, her
daughter Mildred and Mrs. L. O.
Alexander left this morning for
a visit with Mrs. Kenneth Byram
att Ballclub.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
Building During August Hits Peak

of Woodward avenue, to attend An- derSon school, instead of Hendricken, and John Leonard, of Southwick avenue, to attend Chase school, in- stead of Hendricken. The reason given was poor health of the pupils.
 The names of Elizabeth ". Con- molly, Sophia Gallius. June Leander, and Frances Murphy, all June graduates of state normal school were voted placed on the grade waiting list. The name of Laura Phelan McMahon, a former teacher, whose husband died recently, was placed at the end of the waiting list.
 A request for a pension for former teacher was presented 10 the board by Commissioner Emma c, Lowell, who read lette: from the teacher, Elizabeth Keenan. Miss Keenan taught from about 1892 to 1897 and was incapacitated by diphtheria which she claims was contracted from one of her pupils
 Although the board expressed the opinion that nothing could be dono for Miss Keenan, it referred the let- ter to the corporation counsel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
RAILROADS SET
 NEW RECORD IN
 FREIGHT SPEED
Peak Reached in First Half of '39-N. H. Road Is
 Among Pioneers

The New Haven railroad and its sister carrier in the United States during the first six months of l93s established @ new high record in the average speed of freight trains, ac- cording to J. J. Pelley, president of the Association of American Rail. roads and former president of the New Haven.
 More than Q decade ago the New Haven began concentrated drive to increase the speed of freight de- livery. Bigger locomotives, both steam and electric, were introduced and faster operating schedules were made possible. A feeder system was developed through the aid of mos tor trucks which transferred ship- ments to and from main line points where connections were made with such speedy trains ah the Maine Bullet and the Speed Witch. With in a comparatively short space of time, the New Haven was able to announce that overnight delivery of less-than carload freight could be made between any two points on its system. Subsequently this overnight service was extended to points con- siderably. south and west of the lo- cal territory.
 Other railroads pursued similar courses until the first half of the current 'i,sr found the average speed of freight trains was 64.i per cent higher than in the corresponding period in 1920. In the first six months of 1889 the average distance travel ed per train per day was 405 miles as compared with 400 miles in ls3e and 247 miles in 1920. This repre- sents the average time required for the movement of all freight trains between terminals, including all de- lay en route.
 Since 1920 there has been an al- most constant increase in the aver- age speed of freight trains in this country. Many freight trains operate on fixed schedules the same as pas- serger trains. AS 6 result the Tun- ming time of freight trains between many important commercial centers has been reduced by hours and in the case of longer runs, such as from the Pacific Coast to eastern seaboard markets for instance, as much as four days have been clipped of the schedule.
 The increase in the speed of freight trains not only capacities the movement of commodities from pro- ducer to the markets but 1t also en- ables industries and merchants to operate witr smaller inventories than would otherwise be possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
Best Record In Past
 IS Months Is Made According To Report
Construction Work Value Placed at 22l,I5O-62 Permits Issued-Three Times Number in July;
 Twice August's Figure of l938

Building activity in Waterbury during August reached its highest peak in i5 months, according to the monthly report of Building Inspec- tor Patrick Carlin. There were 62 permits issued, for construction work valued at $22l,l50
 The total value of the construc- tion for which permits were granted last month is almost three times that for July, and more than twice that for August of last year.
 Of the 62 permits, thirty-one were issued for residential construction, valued at 69,100, and Sl for non- residential construction, valued at $l52,050. The largest single permit was for 62,800.
 During the previous month, July, there were 4l permits issued, for work valued at 74,500. In August of last year there were 47 permits for construction estimated to cost $i04,- S75.
 Last months residential permits were as follows: construction of new one family dwellings, l3 permits, es- timated cost, $53,700; construction of new two-family dwelling, one permit, 5000; additions, one, $1,000; alterations, l6 permits, estimated cost, $6,400.
 Last months non-residential per- mits were as follows: one bakery ad- dition, $22,000; three factory addi- tions, 92,800; eight garages, $2,550; four gasoline stations, $20,500; nine store alterations, $l3,20o; one barn Sl, ,0OO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
EAST END GYM
 GETS ATTENTION
Funds Being Asked By School Dept in New
 Budget

Representatives of the East End Community Club yesterday petit tioned the Board of Education to provide funds for a gymnasium in Anderson school when setting up the budget for next year. Paul J. Kun kel and William J. Cavanaugh spoke for the East End Club, which earlier in the year had presented the same petition.
 President John J. Walsh assured them the board had already voted to include an appropriation for the gymnasium in the proposed budget to be submitted to the Board of Finance. Thomas Freney, he said, had been authorized to make plans for the gymnasium through the WPA. President Walsh suggested also that the club present its peti- ton to the Board of Finance.
 The resignation of Catherine M. Cooney, teacher of Kingsbury school, was accepted. The board voted to allow Lena Ricciuti. of Wood street. to attend Walsh school, instead of Wilson; Joseph Carozza,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
OBITUARY

GRIMALA - Alexander Grizmala 6S, of BOA Orange street, was stricken with a heart attack yesterday after noon in a North Main street res taurant and died before medical aid was summoned, pr, Edward H Kirschbaum, medical examiner, in- vestigated.
 MT. Grizmala, a WPA employe lived in Waterbury S5 years. He came to this country five years ear- Her from his birthplace in Poland Until last July he was an employe oi the Waterbury Farrel Foundry Com pany. .er-. ...s-
 Surviving are son, Stanley Grizmala, of Cheshire, and sis ter living in New Britain.
 The funeral will be held tomor- row morning from the Deliniks Funeral Home, l7 Congress avenue at 8 o'clock to St. Stanislaus Kos- iko church for Q high mass at S:So o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.