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The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18
- Mirow Air Service
 Activities

Pilot Martin returned from Ungalik with A J Best and Ray Haering and express. Pilot Mar tin made two trips to Beaver Creek with two passengers J E Jensen and H H Tyler and one with freight.
 Pilot Martin then left for Am erican Creek where he brought in six passengers: Henry Milot- F Schloss- w Schliss- Rod Pohl Horad Beasley and w Stanton. Pilot Martin to Solomon with Freed Meebes and w Kirklin who will be brought in from there by Fred Chambers this evening. Pilot Jefford left for Anchor age with seven passengers for that place
 Sam Godfrey
 Tony Lindstrom
 A Davis Jack Stein
 Art Wicklund
 Jack Lorscher
 Jack Kelly
 Pilot Jefford will return from Anchorage tomorrow via Unal- akleet where he will pick up or passengers for the Mt. Me Kinley. Pilot Chambers left for Coun cil to pick up three passengers
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18
Chamber Holds
 Noon Luncheon

The Northwestern A Ia s k a Chamber of Commerce met at the North Pole Bakery Tuesday noon for it's luncheon-m meeting, with full tables, and several guests including MT. H w Star ling, Indian Affairs teacher; Mrs. Garnet Martin and Herbert Hil- shire, writer.
 Mir. Startling who was former ly stationed at Kotzeue has been transferred to Nome and offered his services in any public spirited work.
 Mrs. Martin who is in charge of census enumeration here ex- plained some of the forms on which most information is desir ed concerning the people who work and live in this neck of the woods.
 MT. Hilshire, who wrote an ar ticle last winter concerning Nome and Seward Peninsua, ex- plained he was at present engag ed in gathering information for another series of articles on the mining development of this sec- tion. He declared that he fully recognized the growth of the present development and felt sure that Nome and Seward Pen insula were destined for much mining in the future.
 The meeting then adjourned.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18
Wien Airlines Activities

Yesterday Sig Wien made 3 round trips Teller to Igloo with Glenn Briggs-Teller to Igloo & return to Teller; Ethel Vogan & Mrs Marx-Teller to Igloo. The return to Nome was made by way of Taylor and Dick Creek with George Bodis.
 Frank Whaley made one trip north stopping at Bunker Hill, Coffee Creek and Taylor. Pas sengers were Bill Bessnes to Bunker Hill; MT and Mrs Fred Allyn Tayor to Nome.
 This morning Sig Wien left for Coffee Creek and returned with three passengers.
 Frank Whaley made a trip to Rainbow and returned with liar ry Nelson, Eric Kveven and Kay Handland. He left immediately for Taylor to bring passengers to Nome.
 A trip is scheduled for Solo, mon this afternoon to bring Miss Sheppard to Nome,
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

there who will return to Nome.
 Pilot Martin left for American Creek with one passenger and will return with three more for Nome this evening.
 A trip is scheduled for Teller and Wales tomorrow morning as well as three trips to Council Taylor and Ungalik.
 Pilot Hans Mirow will leave for Fairbanks Sunday or Monday morning with a load of passen- gers for that place. and there is a possibility of a double header for Fairbanks with so many ap- plying for passage.
 The Model A Stinson Airliners are very well likel by all of the passengers who have ridden in them. and Mirow Air Service have received favorable com ments from a number of passen-
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

On reportedly good authority, the output of the Castleton and Keenan dredging operations at Taylor this year, increased tre- mendously. Keenan's dragline operations and the dredge taken over from the Kougarok Consol- dated were said to have taken out nearly quarter of million dollars in gold this season.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

Tolbert Scott, who moved and constructed new dredge on Iron Creek this summer, complet ed digging operations this past week.
 The dredge got in about thirty days digging with reportedly good cleanups. The freeze-up came with such violence and so rapidly that operations had to be shut down rather early for this section. However, every thing is in good shape for a big year in 1940.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

Lloyd Root, head of the Ameri can Creek dredging company re- ported that work on the con- struction of his new dredge, in which the Rolandos are associat ed, has been about completed, and that they will be ready to dig with the opening of the sea- son in 1940.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

Prize money and prize rib bon awards are being prepared and will be mailed soon to the winners of exhibit-contests in the Sixth Annual Fair.
 Next Mondays Nugget will in clude a complete list of all award winners of premium cintests in the recent Fair.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18
N o T IC E

Anpone having bills or ..ac- counts against the N w Alaska Fair Association, please present them immediately to Dave Gray Manager.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

Reports to the local office of the Alaska Line, Joe oHarnish agent, indicate the s s Mt. Me Kinley is due to arrive at Nome from Seattle, Friday afternoon.
 It was also stated the vessel might leave for Seattle next Tuesday.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18
NEWS ITEMS

Leaving by Northern Cross to day was Treasurer of the Terri tory Oscar c. Olson, who has been on a business trip to Se- ward Peninsula for the past week. The plane left for Fair banks.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

gers who have made the trip to Fairbanks. The lunch served on the trip to Anchorage and the trip to Fairbanks has met with the approval of every body.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18
N o T c E

Before leaving for the States, have The Nugget mailed to your Outside address for the winter twice a week delivery by fast airplane mail during the winter.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

Barney Belleview who return ed to Nome a week ago from the Inmachuk River section, stat ing that the new Belleview dredge has been completed and is ready to commence digging with the breakup next season.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

Other Kougarok operators are also said to have increased their outputs this season, although no estimates could be obtained at this time.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

Federal offices today remained closed, observing the holiday commonly called Alaska Day, Oct 18.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18

You can save 200 by paying six months in advance for your sub scription to The Nome Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-18
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 JOE HARNISH, Agent
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
Church Of Christ
Organized in 1876

The spiritual cornerstone of
the Church of Christ in Redwood
Falls was laid by Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Crump. They were assist
ed by Elder Preston Lawson in
organizing the primary congre-
cation March IL, 1876. The first
church building was erected by
Nj. and Mrs. Crump soon after
the organization was effected.
Within one year from the begin
ming of the church, it had grown
to a membership of 80. The next
ten years were not visited with
much progress.
December 20, 1888, 33 people
signed a new covenant drawn
up by j. G. Harrison, pastor,
and became the charter mem
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
Catholic Church
Dates Back to 10

The history of the Church of
st. Catherine in Redwood Falls
dates back to 1870 when the
parish consisted of but six fam
lilies. Rev. Alexander Berghold
II New Ulm administered to the
spiritual needs of this little par
ish in the home of John O'Hara.
Fourteen years later, the first
church, a frame structure, was
built at a cost Of 5000 which &C
ccmmcdated the Is families then
in attendance, with Rev. Ogulin
OF ST. Peter officiating. Other
pastors assisting at that time
came from Mankato, Sleepy Eye,
Madison, Fairfax and Morgan.
The first resident pastor. Rev.
j. j. Woods came to Redwood
Falls in 1897, when the parish
house was built. After spend
ing ten years here Rev. Woods
was succeeded by Rev. Schif-
ferer who was followed by Rev.
Tomek in 1910. He remained
until 1921 when Rev. w. j. Jir-
acek cana to Redwood Falls.
In 1914 the present church, a
brick structure 44x120 feet was
built at cost of $4,000 and
was at that time the finest
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
Whipple Conducted
Episcopal Services

The first service of the Episco-
pal church held in Redwood
Falls was conducted by Right
Reverend H. B. Whipple D. D.,
Bishop of Minnesota, July Is,
1869. He stopped in the city on
his way to visit the Sisseton
and Wahpeton Indians in the
western part of the state and
held a subsequent service two
weeks later on his return.
The Inauguration of regular
services, which resulted in the
founding of the church, did not
take place until 1876. March 2,
of that year a meeting was call
ed at the residence of Judge
Baldwin to organize a Sunday
school. At this meeting it was
decided to ask Dean Livermore
of st. Peter to hold service at
Redwood Falls Sunday, March
IL. A Woman's Guild was also
organized at this meeting. Mrs.
A. M. Northrup was elected
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

church edifice in the county. The
dedication took place in Novem-
Der 1915, Bishop j. j. Lawler
officiating and preaching the
sermon at the solemn High Mass.
At that time the parish had
grown to rs families.
The parish now consists of
nearly ITS families. It's societies
include the Catholic Order of
Foresters, the Women's Catholic
Order of Foresters, the Holy
Name society and the Altar Soc
iety. During the past year two
small study groups, ST. Anne's
and st. Mary's, have been form
ed which meet once month.
The church is equipped with
a large basement, which is used
for social purposes. The dining
hall has seating capacity of
over $50 and is quite frequently
used for community affairs.
After ten years of service to
the church here, Rev. Jiracek
was called to LIE Sueur to fill
the vacancy caused by the death
of Rev. Woods, first pastor here.
He was succeeded by Rev.
Godfrey O'Sullivan of Lake
Benton. Imbued with a real
community spirit, he has done
much to establish friendly re-
lations among all the churches
and at present is the head of the
Redwood Falls Ministerial Soc
iety.
Because of the steadily in
creasing amount of work con-
nected with the large congrega-
ton, the pastor no longer con-
ducts services at st. Mary's
church, at Bechyn. Rev. F. J.
Tomek, whose brother was for
merly pastor of st. GATHERINGS,
is assigned to that charge.
The church owns a half-block
of property including the lot on
which the church stands and a
cemetery where special masses
for the dead are offered before
an open air altar each Memorial
0av
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
Nathaniel Swift
Started Methodist

In the south window of the
Methodist church there is an in
scription Gin Memory of Nath-
aniel Swift, Founder of this
Church, October 1867"
Few of us stop TO think of the
hardshipS of these early pioneers
in our church history. The
church today is an institution of
mary years growth, being start
ed as a class of eight members
who met in an old building
which had previously been used
as saloon. Those eight pioneer
members were Ed. and Gather
inc March, Charles and E. Fol-
son, D. L. Hitchcock, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. B. Hitchcock, Catherine
McMillen ard William z. Ruter.
They met in various halls and
in the school house until 1876.
The first church edifice was err
ected at cost of $4,000, the
material being hauled by team
from New Ulm.
The church records have this
item concerning the famous
winter of 1881. During the first
part of the winter which has
been ore of unusual severity, the
church building caught fire and
only by the most miraculous
fighting by the help of our citi-
zens Gid we succeed in rescuing
ON. ho1Oxyp6 Zi0o -
This building did duty until
the congregation felt the reeu of
larger structure. The founda-
ton and basement only were
completed when the great finan-
cial panic of 1893 swept over the
country. Services were held in
the basement until clearing fin
ancial skies gave courage and
means to finish the work. The
body of the old church was used
and is now the west wing of the
present building. The church,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

stayed for ten years, resignirg in
1887.
A baptismal font, memorial to
Dr.. and Mrs. A. w. Ross was
presented at services Sunday
morning, September Is, 1886 by
a son j. Murray Ross, Winni-
peg attorney. DR.. Linn conduct
ed the dedicatory services.
Mrs. Ross died in 1886 and
both are buried here.
The church has at present
Town and Country Mite socie-
ties, a Missionary society and
three Christian F.-deavor Soc
ieties. The present church mem
bership in $40. The Sabbath
School enrolment is 210.
Gerald r. Engeman is clerk; c..
E. Goodyear is chairman of the
trustees; Marie Thune is secre-
ry-treasurer. Smith T. Ed
wards is superintendent of the
Sunday School.
Rev. William Albert Dalton of
Oneida, New York, accepted a
call as pastor May l, 1888.
A native of Birmingham,
England, he lived in New Zea-
land for three years, working
for the government. While there
he did mission work among the
Maoris and Chinese through the
YMCA.
He came to America from
New Zealand to train for mission
work in China. After graduating
from the Moody Bible Institute
in Chicago, he entered Macales-
ter college, ST. Paul. While there
he was state president of the
Student Volunteers.
Later he entered Yale Divinity
school, receiving the degree of
bachelor of divinity in June
1921.
His first parish was at High
land, New York, where he re-
manned for more than seven
years. In 1880 he became pastor
OF the Cochran Memorial Pres
byterian church at Oneida.
Rev. and Mrs. Dalton have
three sons and a daughter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
MINISTERIAL COUNCIL
INDICATIVE OF CO.
OPERATIVE SPIRIT

In Redwood Falls the churches
have been an important factor in
its development to the enviable
position it maintains in the Soc
ial and commercial world.
There are eight church organ
izations and these number
among their membership a large
percentage of the city's popula-
ton.
The pastors of Redwood Falls
formed a council in December
1923 for the purpose of organ
izing religious classes for the
school children. The first step
was the formation of Vacation
Bible classes.
The children from the first six
grades now have the advantage
of weekday religious education,
through the activities of the pas
tors with the cooperation of the
board of education and superin-
tendent of schools. The classes
started in 1927, with one hour
each week devoted to religious
training although there had
been some work done along this
line in 1924.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

bers of the reorganized congre-
cation. Since that time the
church has grown steadily in
size and influence. Records show
that in 1897 the church had
membership of about ITO. Today,
the resident membership is 400.
The congregation has wor-
shipped in three buildings
through the years. The second
building was dedicated January
q, 1907. This fine structure was
loaned freely for many worth
while civic affairs. It's destruc-
ton by fire January IL, 1929,
just one week after the build
ing had been cleared of debts,
saddsned the congregation. The
loss was estimated at over $780,
600. Only so per cent of this
amount was covered by insur-
ance.
The present structure now
nearing completion, was begun
during 1929 and its construction
has progressed on a pay-as-you-
go basis. When completed, the
building will have cost approx
imately $4,000.
The ministers of the church
have been, in the order of their
service upon the field: Elder
Preston Lawson, A. P. Frost, H.
H. Abrams, T. T. Van Dolah, J.
G. Harrison, F. H. Marshall, M.
H. Upton, w. L. Slime, Ernest
Thornquist, S. P. Fullen, K. w.
White, Henry Gocdacre, H. T.
Sutton, E. A. Orr, F. L. Davis,
E. c. Nicholson, S. M. Smith, c.
F. Martin, G. G.. Schurman, j. A.
w. Brown, Aainsworth, G. L.
Thornton, P. Ellsworth, E. P.
Gabriel, Oscar Joneson, Mrs.
Oscar Joneson and Clyde D.
Lindsey, present minister.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17

much as it is today was complet-
ed in 1895.
The pipe organ, partly paid for
through Carnegie gift, YVES in
stalled during the pastorate of
N. de M. Darrell. II was during
his time also that the New Avon
congregation was organized and
became a part of this charge.
The present balcony was built
while Rev. Grove was pastor.
The basement was torn out
and a new and more convenient
one was a gift to the church
from A. C. Burmeister, while
Rev. Gilman had the charge.
Among pastors of later years
are F. A. Coan, G. w. Lutz, F.
Cowgirl, Givler, E. v. Du Bots,
Shuman, N. de M. Darrell, Horn,
Main, Grove, Alderman, Gilman,
G.. E. Martin and Edward Lee.
Rev. Lee was here one year
when he was chosen as superin-
tendent of the Winona district.
The church is fully organized,
having a membership of over
600. The Sunday School is flour
ishing with classes for all ages
ard an average attendance of
above 200. There are two Ladies
Aid societies and a Missionary
society.
The church treasurer is DON
aid Gold and L. E. Backer is
superintendent of the Sunday
School.
The new minister is Rev. John
w. Bostrom, who came here
from Red Wing. He has three
children.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
IS Families When
Presbyterian Began

The First Presbyterian church
of Redwood Falls was organized
by the Rev. A. G.. Rulifson, dis
trict secretary of the committee
of missions, March 9, 1867, to be
connected with the Presbytery
of Dakota.
It was the first church organ
lied in Redwood Falls. At that
time, March 1867, there were
only 35 families here, one hotel,
and only two stores. On what is
now the court house square
there was nothing but a liberty
pole. At the falls there was
saw mill. There was no school
house, only one physician, DR..
Hitchcock, and one lawyer, Col
onel McPhail.
The first pastor was Rev. c.
Hall, and there were nine mem
bers. It is believed services were
held in Behnke's hall on Second
street. Beginning in 1870 the
school house was used until 1871
at which time a new church
building on Bridge street was
erected at a cost of $4,000. The
lumber for it was hauled by OK
team from Mankato. The first
service was held in it March 81.
1871, with Rev. S. D. Westphal
as pastor. Following him were
Reverends w. B. Chamberlain,
H. A. Dodge, William Marsh and
M. Loba.
When the church building
burned in 1882, Rev. r. E.
Anderson was pastor. The $4,000
insurance made it possible TO
begin to plan Immediately for
a new building, the one in use
today. In the meantime services
were held in the old court house,
a wooden structure on the south
west corner of the present court
house block. The cost of the new
church was about $1,000. II was
ready for occupancy in the fall
of 1888.
In 1886 DR.. J. c.. Riheldaffer
accepted a call and soon the
church became self supporting.
In 1892 DR.. John Sinclair be-
came pastor, ard under him
there was marked improvement
in all departments of church
work.
Following DR.. Sinclair, who
left in 1898, the church has had
as pastors Rev. j. F. Barrack-
man, 1898-1902; Rev. L. F. Bad
ger, 1902 1906; Rev. F. F. Cham
bers, 1906-1909; Rev. J. J. Ehr-
stein, 1910-1913; Rev. William
Jobusch, 1913-1916; Rev. B. P.
Holt, 1916-1919; Rev. Albert
Torbsrt, 1919-1920 and Rev. A.
w. Ross, 1920-1927.
The membership has steadily
increased. A manse has been
built, an addition to the main
auditorium and the church base
ment has been remodeled.
Dr.. Ross died June 10, 1927 at
the age of " years after an ill
ness of but a few days with
pneumonia. Perhaps no other
citizen of Redwood Falls was
more widely mourned. He and
Mrs. Ross were making arrange
ments to celebrate their golden
wedding June 20.
Rev. James p. Linn came to be
the pastor in October, 1927 and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
8 Churches Include
Most Of Population
THANK you

Upon the shoulders of Mrs.
Ray Tenney, Mrs. E. w. Currier
and Mrs. Julia Glassc0 of the
S0r0sis club fell the work of
compiling the last 20 years of
Redwood Falls history. Because
the city has grown considerably
and the number of groups and
activities to cover has expanded,
theirs was an extremely difficult
task. For this story and many
others used in whole or in part,
The Gazette expresses its graf
ifude.-The Editor.
Glacier County chief., 1939-07-28
5000 ENROLLEES ARE
IN STATE CCC CAMPS

The 80 CCC camps operating in
Montana have more than 5000 en-
rollees at the present, according to
Robert Fechner of Washington, D.
c., CCC director. Youths in the
CCC camps are selected from re-
lief or relief borderline families,
and must send S25 monthly of their
$50 salary to dependents.
Since the camps were organized
in 1893, enrollees in Montana have
constructed 1880 miles of forest
telephone lines; 1,l95 miles of for
est highways and truck trails; lis
miles of horse trails; rs fire look
out towers. spent 90,428 man-days
fighting forest fires; 1921 man.
days in fire hazard reduction work
and 1852 man-days planting trees
in addition to many other achieve
ments.
Glacier County chief., 1939-07-28
Federal Agents Are investigating
Girls Death at Browning

An investigation that may have
repercussions was started by fed
eral agents to determine who per-
formed an abortion on Levonne
Steel. Browning girl, who died
at the Browning hospital.
Coroner q. l.. Banks was called
to Browning and summoned q
jury consisting of Stuart Hazlet,
Joseph Brown. George Kipp, Jim
Leadbetter, Harold SERVER, and
Robert Starr.
DR.. H. F. Schrader testified az
to the condition in which he found
the girl, when he was called to
her home He ordered her taken
to the hospital and made q
thorough examination, which re-
vealed that an abortion had been
performed. He said he informed
her that she probably could not
live and sought information as to
who performed the operation.
She died soon afterward.
Several other witnesses testi-
fed. among them two sisters of
the deceased, Their information
was not enlighteninR.
A sister, Mrs. Cassidy. was
questioned as to possible trips to
Cut Bank or Shelby during the
week and. while denying specific
knowledge. said she thought
Levonne made trip to Waller.
Other witnesses called. mostly
girls. said they knew nothing Of
the case.