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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-10-05
visiting Twin City relatives came

visiting Twin City relatives came
home Tuesday.
Lee Fox, who has been in Fair
mont for several months came
Friday to visit at the A. T. Fox
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Benson Of
Mora spent Tuesday with II. O.
and Harry Wigen enroute to
Russell to visit at the Elmer Wig
en- home.
Mrs. Jessie Sawyer of Madelia
spent the weekend at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. r. T. Satter
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Overlee of
McGregor, N. D. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Overlee of Wheel
ock, Mo-, came Saturday to spend
two weeks with relatives.
Emerald Gulickson and Arth-
ur Neuberg who are in training at
Fort Smelling spent the weekend
at the Henry Gullickson and Axel
Neuberg homes.
Wallace, oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Nelson, underwent a
tonsilectomy at the Tracy hospi-
tai Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Humph-
rey of Los Angeles came Friday
to visit her niece, Mrs. r. w.
Schultz and family. Mrs. L. r.
Sheldahl who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. r. w. Schultz
accompanied them to Menomonie,
Wis. Sunday to visit their sister,
Mrs. Raymond Oakley.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Esse enter
tanned Ruth johnson of West
brook, Mrs. George Johnson and
Mrs. Howard Coughlin of Glen
wood Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Olson spent
Sunday at the Arvid Magelssen
home at Verdi.
Mrs. Ida Fleming of Minneapo-
lis spent from Wednesday to Fri
day at the Gust Schultz home.
Richard Herbers of Detroit
Lakes came Saturday to spend q
week at the M. j. Herbers home
Mrs. May Doig and granddau-
ghter, Virginia Mae Doig accomp-
anied Gerald Doig to Fordyce
Ark. Wednesday. Virginia Mae
who was senior here will enter
the high school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lenly Nicholson
and family of Lake Crystal spent
Sunday at the Mrs. Bertha Mich.
olson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Alstat
and family of Breckenridge spen
Sunday and Monday at the F. o
Egge home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Fields O.
Pipestone who had been in MINI.
eapolis returned Thursday ane
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BOWER FARM IN
SHUTDOWN SOLD

Sunodwn.-Henry Hemmingson
purchased the Louis Bower farm
last week and will take posses
sion March first.
William Tonak visited Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. Anna Doug
las at Lamberton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Werner had
as their guests Sunday, Elsie
Howe of Redwood Falls, Emman-
uel Kruger of North Star and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Werner of
New Avon.
The Calvin Wheeler family who
occupied the building on William
Berg's farm, moved Sunday.
Charles Hansen of Sleepy Eye
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Sogaard Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Meyer
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Luz
Their Hack and daughter drove to
Gaylord Sunday when they Wis
tied the William Hack family.
Charles Jensen and Michael
Skow spent Sunday at Spicer.
They were callers at the Edge
water Farm.
Mrs. Louis Lawrence returned
home after a visit with relatives
in st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Meyer
and children spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs. Meyers uncle
and aunt who live in Austin.
Clifford Nelson, Gordon ard
Warren Jensen and Alfred Ochs
were at Fairfax and Fort Ridge
ly Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
Liegenhagen were also at Fort
taidgely Sunday afternoon.
After a months visit in the
west, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Bredvold
and Judith returned Saturday.
They were guests of the formers
brother, John Bredvold and fam
lily at st. Marys, Idaho and with
-Irs. Floyd Burdick elsie Bred
vold) at Bremerton, Wash. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Graft
d Greenbush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Jensen and
family of Phillips, Wis. visited re-
latives and friends here over the
weekend.
Clifford Thompson has returned
from Harlowton, Mont, where he
worked during the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Skow and
Ralph enjoyed a visit with Mrs.
Anna Lawrence and family, the
Morris Show and Robert Vernon
families near Pine River. Mrs.
Peter Show and Paul accompan-
led them and will spend several
months there and at Askov.
Hans Meyer and his mother,
Mrs. Betsy Meyer, Mrs. Senius
Jensen and Mrs. Emil Otto spent
the week at Canistota, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Thorston
visited their son-in-law and dau-
ghter, Mr.. and Mrs. William Biers-
dorf at Mitchell, S. D. the fore
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Meyer
and family visited at the Mrs.
Catherine Madison home at Wa
basso Sunday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Hartwich
attended the funeral of julius
Hesse at Morgan Friday.
Mrs. Andrew Stark of st. Cloud
spent a few Gays with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Radtke.
Hannah Arends, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Struebing, Mrs. George
LANCE, Mrs. Otto Jaeger, Luella
Dallmann, Agnes and Annie
Kratzke, Mrs. Joseph Timm, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Lange, Emil
Bitker, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Rude
nick, Mrs. Joseph Estum, Mrs.
Henry Mammenga and Ella
Hiedemann all Of Waterbury, Mr..
and Mrs. William Schaffran, MIR.
and Mrs. Charles Otto, Mrs. Will
liam Raveling and Mrs. Adolph
LAWRENCE all of Johnsonville were
among those who were on the
Winona tour Monday and Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alloy ALEX and
daughter of Clements, MIR. and
Mrs. Ed Bierl of Lucan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph ALEX and David of
McAllen, Texas and Marie johann
neck of Wabasso were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad M.
ALEX Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
ALEX left for home Immediately
after.
Rev. and Mrs. Otto Lindekugel
of Johnsonville left for the Twin
Cities Monday. Rev. Lindekugel
will receive medical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Montiel
purchased the Silver club at LAM
berton and took possession Octo-
Der l. They will occupy several
rooms above the club after No
Vember !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Meyers
and sons from Garvin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Meyers and Leroy OF
Springfield and Agnes Mikaelson
of Revere came Friday for sup
per to surprise Mr.. and Mrs. Pet
er Kragh on their thirtieth we'd
ding anniversary.
Mrs. Frank Hengel and Mrs
Wilbur Bittner were business
visitors at Redwood Falls Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Jenniges
and family attended the silver
wedding celebration of Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Sickman at Wanda
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Hartwich
and son Merlin and Elmer Hart
witch were Sunday visitors of Mrs.
Walter Zimmerman who is con-
fined to her bed at the Sophie
Gerth home.
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MORTON

Mr.. and Mrs. George Kleeman
spent Thursday and Friday in
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Weltsch and
Inez and Mr.. and Mrs. Neill. We'll
tsch went to New Ulm Sunday
and visited at the Joe Weltsch Sr.
home. Mr.. Weltsch took the train
to Grand Junction, Iowa where
he is employed.
Mrs. P. J. Murphy entertained
Friday evening in honor of Mrs.
William Zeigenfus of Winona.
James MCGOWAN returned Mon
day night from Dryden, Wash.
where he spent the summer
months. 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. johnson
were Sunday guests at the Mrs.
John Ziegler home at Belview.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Hanson and
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er, Freda Egle, Mrs. Dan Sinclair
and Mrs. Floyd Almjeld. I,
Mrs. Arthur Rosvold, Mrs. John
Kotval and Mrs. Joseph Pistulka
of Vesta, Mrs. Ed Anderson OF
Belview, Mrs. Marian Warn and
Mrs. William Glib of Milroy; Mrs.
Thomas Erickson of Tracy and
Mrs. Bert Tellefsen and Mrs. AL
fred Sabin of Walnut Grove are
Vesta training center leaders.
Lamb<rton center leaders in
clude Mrs. L. M. Stahler, Mrs.
Loyis Palmer, Mrs. Ernest Hubert,
Mrs. August Bloedow and Mrs.
Oscar Cutosky of Lomberton; Mrs,
Otto A. Bloedow of Wanda; Lor-
eta Waterman and Luella Wog of
Sanborn; Mrs. H. D. Hewitt and
Mrs. Roy Syverson of Walnut
Grove.
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visited at the Ernest Ray home
until Sunday.
Mrs. Fred LeClair of Currie
spent Sunday with her mother,
Mrs. w. G.. Harvey.
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Pinks, blues, roses! Fleecy
cotton flannelette with old
fashioned swiss embroidery!
With lace, ruffles, ribbons
and long, warm sleeves!
Careful cut. IS, 16, II.
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Bids Asked on
32.5 Miles of
Road Building
PLUM CREEK BRIDGE
ALSO WILL BE LET
FEBRUARY u

Bids on grading 1925 miles of
Redwood county roads and con-
struction of bridge to span Plum
creek about eight miles south of
Lucan will be opened by the
board of commissioners at 2 p. m.
Monday, February q.
The road-improvement pro-
gram was outlined by County
Engineer Richard Cook at the
county board meeting Monday.
Cost will be about $4,000 OF
which As per cent will be furnish
ed by the PWA, Cook said as he
planned this part of the county's
1889 and 1910 road building pro-
gram.
A Public Works grant of $751;
300 in September made it possible
to plan Improvement of 80 miles
of highway throughout the coun-
ty. Twenty-one miles have al
ready been completed.
The roads to be graded in the
project planned Monday include
10.5 miles between Seaforth and
Belview; SIS miles from Wabassc
east to highway IL; 3 miles south
of Clements; four miles from
Wanda east to II; rs miles from
Wayburne station in Brookville
township south and west; four
miles on two roads south and west
of Wanda and two miles in Wat
terbury township.
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FARM LOAN GROUP
ARRANCES MEETING
REDWOOD, RENVILLE
COUNTY STOCKHOLM
Frs HERE FEB. %

Farmers of Redwood and Rem
vile counties who have federal
land bank or commissioner loans
will be guests at meeting OF
stockholders of the National Farm
Loan association in Redwood
Falls Tuesday, February %.
S. B. Duea, secretary-treasurer
of the group, has invited wives
and children of borrowers to at
tend, also. The session will be
held at the armory and a free
lunch will be served.
Discussion of m-mortgage
loans, is planned and a large at
tendance is expected.
Gene O'Leary went to St. Paul
Wednesday to attend a three day
school of instruction for secre-
tary-treasurers of !, federal land
banks and their assistants. Mr.
O'Leary, assistant to S. B. Duea
in the institution here, is attend
ing the Michigan-Wisconsin con-
clave. He was unable to attend
the Minnesota meeting because
Mr.. Duea was at that one and
O'Leary was in charge of the Of
flee here. He accompanied Will
lard Duea to the Twin Cities.
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FRANCO PROMISES
NO REPRISALS IN 7
LATEST PROPOSAL

London = (PD = Great Britain
was reported reliably today to
have taken new peace terms from
the Spanish government to, the
Insurgents after the landing of In
surgerts on the Balearic Island of
Minorca. The insurgent landing
occurred after the departure of
the British cruiser Devonshirt
from the island where she had
been sent to help negotiate sur
render.
The new peace terms centered
mainly on government demands
for clemency for its followers.
From Burgus, Insurgent capitol,
word came at the same time Cen
eralissimo Franco, still demanding
unconditional surrender, promised
there would be no reprisals.
The insurgent landing on the
island was said to have followed
an uprising of Spanish govern
ment troops who gained mastery
over large part of its area.
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RITES TUESDAY FOR
GEORGE CLARK, 81
RESIDENT MANY YEARS
DIED SATURDAY AT
n HOME OF SISTER

George Clark, 80, died early
Saturday at the home of his sis
ter Mrs. Mile Moorhead near
Redwood Falls.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at the Odlaug
and Hoepner chapel with Rev. w.
A. Dalton of the Presbyterian
church officiating. Pail bearers
were Chris Poulsen, George
Ruchtaeschel, George Fagen,
Harry SHINING, Charles Hummer
koch and Ed Mum.
Burial was at Redwood Falls
cemetery beside his wife, who
died As years ago.
Born March 26, 1853 in St.
Louis, Michigan, he married Isa-
belle Fields there May Is, 1881.
When he was 81 years of age
he came to Redwood Falls. He
| operated his fathers farm for
three years and then moved to his
own farm 10 miles southwest of
Redwood Falls where he lived
until 1914. Then he moved into
the city and lived here until about
two and one-half years ago when
he moved to his sisters home.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Lloyd Sinclair and son, Isle
of Redwood Falls; two sisters,
Mrs. Moorhead ard Mrs. D. E.
Jones of Salt Lake City and two
brothers, Albert of Grand juno
ton, Colorado and Frank of Oak
land, California.
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WHEAT INSURANCE
DEADLINE MARCH |
OFFICE HERE ADVISED
OF SPRING WHEAT
DATE WEDNESDAY

Only 20 days remain in which
farmers may apply for spring
wheat insurance, Anton johann
neck, county crop supervisor an
nounced Wednesday after receiv-
ing official notice from the fed
eral department of agriculture
that no applications would be ac-
copied after March 1.
This MEANS" Johanneck said,
"that growers wanting to, guar
antee themselves "a spring wheat
crop this year through the Fed
eral Crop Insurance corporation
must apply for this all-risk pro-
lection on or before, that date"
can application for insurance is
the first step in becoming eligible
for this protection, which assures
the grower "a crop irrespective of
what happens to his fields from
unavoidable, hazards ) such as
Edrouth and grasshoppers.y
Mr.. Johanneck has sent letters
to previous applicants for policies
urging them, to make premium
payments as soon as possible as
the deadline for acceptance of fees
will be set shortly after March 1.
He or any member. of the coun-
ty committee will assist applicants
in making computations of their
premiums.
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bout
Install Sign, NoU Mail Can Go Through

Residents of the South Gould
street section of Redwood Falls
figure they have cleared the last
barrier in the path of city mail
deliveryman.
You can identify South Gould
street by a big green-lettered sign
stably nailed to a telephone post
at the east end of Fourth street
near Memorial Field.
1t was posted there in the dead
of night Saturday by two of the
territory's artistic and enterpris-
ing occupants.
1t is more than a sign of the
time-it has a history.
When that part of the east adj
dition opened with the building
OF several new homes, residents
asked for delivery service.
But il was pointed out that
the section was not built up so
per cent, as postal regulations
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require.
More homes were built last
summer to bring the percentage
past the halfway mark.
But i. was pointed out that
sidewalks there were not COM
pleted and passable, as postal
regulations require.
In the meantime CONSERVATION
had long and honorable reign on
South Gould street.
Rev. w. Henry Westby, living
ca the southwest corner of the
block at Fourth street received
mail by carrier, being fortunately
districted.
So Mrs. Marie Stronach who
lives farther east on the block
solved her problem by installing
mail box on his porch.
Hayes Morse on the same side
Of the street didn't care much
whether mail delivery came there
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Council Seeks
Guarantee OF
Fire Call Fees
TOWNSHIPS ASKED TO
PAY $40 PER HOUR
ON OUTSIDE RUNS

Contracts guaranteeing pay
ment by townships for out-of-
town calls of the Redwood Falls
fire department will be drawn up
by Leon H. Brown, city attorney
and Joseph M. Corbett, depart
ment chief, by order of the city
council.
Some difficulty in obtaining
standard and agreed payment has
been encountered by the depart
ment after country runs.
Town boards will be asked to
have the contracts, setting $40 an
hour as the departments fire.
fighting fee ratified at their an
nual elections.
The city will furnish fire pro-
lection to those townships enter
ing into the agreement. 1t was
pointed out that the payroll alone
whenever the department is call
ed is $l8.
Other business transacted al
the council meeting Monday night
included instructions to the per-
mitS committee to investigate Ii
censing transient places of amuse'
ment, including skating Kinks and
!. to report their findings at the next
meeting.
The council consented to suS-
pension of operations on the city's
PWA waterworks project because
of frost, subject to the approval
of district works administration
heads. Lee and Nodland of Star
buck are contractors on the pro-
ject.
B. F. Lane of Minneapolis, who
has painted the city water tower
several times, agreed to paint the
frame for $780,. Work will begin
in the spring.
Licenses were granted the Falls
and Redwood theatres and the
Regnier pool hall and the Pathway
Grocery received a milk license.
The application of the Backus
Sweet shop for reinstatement Of a
80 beer license was denied.
Planning substantial revamping
and modernization of the city
waterworks, the council voted tc
send Tom Seifert, city water sup
erintendent, to a water and sewer
plant short course at the Univer-
versity of Minnesota the second
week in March.
The Redwood County Suns bic
for the city printing at 80 per cent
of legal rates was accepted.
Z Leon H. Brown, city attorney
was instructed to investigate any
possible law violations within the
city limits and take the proper
steps to curb them.
Routine business included ap-
proval of the city's depository
agreement with the Citizens State
bank, ratification of the fire de-
partments choice of Mr.. Corbett
as chief and r. F. Byram as as
siStant chief; approval of bonds OF
the recorder, treasurer and police
men and continuance of the city's
present agreement to furnish the
school $50 a month toward the
salary of S. w. Limburg, band
director.
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C.W.Squiiret to
Direct PWA
Projects Here
TO SUPERVISE VARIETY
OF WORK POSSIBLE
THROUGH GRANTS

Appointment of C. w. Squire as
resident engineer inspector for the
Federal Public Works administra-
ton on the new PWA financed
projects in and around Redwood
Falls has been announced by Re-
gicnal PWA Director R. A. Rad
ford of Omaha.
Mr.. Squire will bring with him
a background of experience in the
engineering and constructing field
covering "a years of which the
last four years have been with
work financed by the PWA. He
will aid local authorities and the
contractors in meeting PWA Ad-
ministrator Ickes' demands for
speed, in order that the cornmun-
ity may have the new facilities as
quickly as possible and so that
men will be put to work.
Construction on the projects
is scheduled as follows:
City of Redwood Falls-water-
works improvements. Estimated
cost, $23,751. PWA grant Sic, 1888.
Started December %, 1888. Sche-
duled for completion July Is,
1889.
County of Redwood - county
bitches, Nos. 106 and 100. Esti-
mated cost, $231,347. PWA grant
$104,1 Started December q,
1898. To be completed by June
II, 1910.
School district 63-New rural
school building. Estimated cost,
$4,000. PWA grant $3,105. Start
ed December IL, 1888 To be
completed by March IL, 1899.
Summarizing the above projects
shows that construction work to
the value Of 1921, 1898 has, been
made possible by outright grants
by the PWA in the amount of
Silt .899 which sum represents As
per cent of the estimated cost of
sihe proposed projects.
".It will be the duty of Mfr.
SQUIRE" Mr.. Radford announced,
ito see that the new projects are
built in accordance with the high
standards embodied in the plans
and specifications. He will see to
it that the quantity and quality OF
materials being used meet with
requirements, that workmen are
paid in accordance with establish
ed wage scales and that they are
adequately protected against acci-
dents, as prescribed by PWA re-
gulations."
MIR. Squire will live in Redwood
Falls during the construction OF
these projects. The local PWA
office has been established temp
orarily at the city hail.,
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Viewers Appointed
For Ditch Project

o. A. Stensvad of Redwood
Falls, Henry L. Lau of Springdale
and Herbert Aufderheide of Wan
da were appointed viewers on the
project to deepen, widen and ex-
tend Redwood county ditch 109
near Morgan at continued hear
ing Friday. The county commits
sioners held the; hearing in the
court room, which was nearly fill
ed.
In the afternoon session the re-
port of F. H. Anthony, engineer,
was accepted.
The hearing was adjourned and
final action will not be taken by
commissioners until the viewers
report their findings,
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Morgan Gets States
"Finest Bandstand"

'The finest portable bandstand
in the state" will be presented the
village of Morgan by C. o. Gill
fillan.
A part of the gift, promised by
Mr.. Gilfillan before he left on a
trip to Australia and New Zea-
land, will be a permanent build
ing in which to store the stand in
bad weather. 1t will probably be
built on the vacant site behind the
city hall.
Brosch and Sons will build the
stand, which will measure 18 by
"a feet 1t will be mounted on a
hard rubber tire truck chassis
Copper screens will be used to en-
close iteand the roof and sides will
be treated with acoustical mater
ial.
1t is expected to be completed
by June / for the first open air
concert of the Community band.
The new gift is in addition to
the Gilfillan Memorial building
housing a band rehearsal room.
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FL Senator Objects,
Group Not Considered

st. Paul-(P)-Ignoring brief
Farmer-Labor protest that the
senate minority was not being
considered, the state senate today
approved its five man committee
to join a similar house group in
investigating state! departments.
Senator George Lommen, Eveleth
Farmer-L.aborite, charged that lit
seems safe to say all these COM
mittee men are from the majority
group. l think the minority
should be represented because we
all voted for the investigation and
the inquiry is to include Republic
an dominated departments as well
as Farmer-Labor ones"
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FEBRUARY Is LAST
AUTO LICENSE DAY
PENALTY STARTS AT
25 CENTS PER DAY,
CAN REACH $3.50

Redwood Falls residents have
less than a week in which to ap-
ply for their 1889 automobile
licenses.
Those who fail to make applica-
ton by Wednesday will be COM
PEELED to pay the added penalty
for delayed registration which is
Is cents a day the first two days
and so cents a month or fraction
of a month until the maximum
penalty of $3.50 is reached.
Agencies carrying license APP
plication blanks here said the
number is running about the same
as last year. Applications may be
made at the Duea. Smith and
Tiffany Agencies; the State bank
of Redwood Falls or the Citizens
State bank: with Percy Brandt at
the North Redwood Farmers Ele-
vator or with car sales companies.
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MRS. OELKE RITES
Held WEDNESDAY
CAME TO COMMUNITY
IN 1885; DIED AT
AGE 80, SUNDAY

Funeral services were held at
st. Johns Lutheran church We'd
nesday afternoon for Mrs. Angus
ia Oelke, 90, who died Sunday
morning at the home of her son
Gustave Oelke in Flora township,
SRenville county. Rev. E. A. Birk-
Z holz was in charge and burial was
in the cemetery here. Pallbear-
ers were Fred Kurtz, John Kiest-
err, Ernest Lindeman, Peter Shipp-
man, Joseph Fischer and Louis
SommerS.
Augusta Priebe was born Sept
ember 3, 1848 in Germany. She
spent her childhood there and was
married to John Oelke in 1869.
MIR. Oelke came to the United
States in 1872 and she followed
in 1875. They first made their
! home in Minneapolis, then in
Kansas and in 1885 came to Beav-
Ter Falls township where the fam
lily home has been since.
Mr.. Oelke died in January 1906
and she continued living at the
home place with her grandson,
Harold Charter, until before
Christmas when she suffered a
slight stroke and was taken to her
sons home.
Five daughters, Wilhelmina OF
Minneapolis, Mrs. Anton Niles of
California, Mrs. Paul Stein and
Mrs. Conrad Stein of Rochelle,
Illinois and Mrs Harry Crawford
of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and
!, three sons, Rudolph and Gustave
( of Renville county and Edward
- Nebraska survive. Two daugh-
G.ers Ida and Mrs. Ottila Charter
( preceded her in death.