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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
School Operetta
PleaSeS Audience

Members of the mixed chorus
scored a complete success in their
presentation of the musical COM
edy Tune In" Tuesday evening
in the high school auditorium.
Catchy airs, clever lines, beauti-
full costuming and effective light
ing added much to the production
which was effectively drilled by
Muriel Wickstrom, assisted IN
dramatics by Gertrude Bauman
The plot featured the musical
ambitions of Mrs. Kroggins ODE
lores Neale), wife of Kasper Krog-
gins (Robert Swedberg), a self
made man, but in complete sub
lection to the desires of his wife.
Involved in the mix-up necessary
to keep Mrs. Kroggins off the air
were the Kroggins daughter, play
ed by Jean Lauterbach; the radio
station manager, Glenn Muetzel;
the advertising manager of the
Krogglns company, Edmund Pc
track and Mitzi, (Marjorie Kol-
bet) the switchboard operator
whose vocal numbers were out
standing. Gertrude Wolverton,
Irene Kramer and Phyllis Zitz-
man., a sisters trio; Tom Wolv-
erton, production manager, and
Dean Muetzel, the announcer, all
added to the musical part of the
story, while Kimball Glasseo,
persistent attorney, Robert Schulz
tie, radio engineer and Donald
Dalton, theatrical producer play
ed their parts successfully.
A chorus of so voices ably as
sisted the solo voices, a group of
gypsy dancers added color and
the high school orchestra played
accCmpanimentS.
S. w. Limburg was business
manager and assisted with the
orchestra, the costuming was di-
rected by Alma Olsen and Flor
ence Gilchrist; Ann Gilronan as
sisted by Beryl Radtke, Florence
Kraemer and Betty Lou Otto had
charge Of stage properties; the
makeup was done by Norma
Holmgren, Florence Gilchrist, Hell
en- Peterson, Geneva Tronson,
Jean Ann Morrison and Inez
Wetmore; Gecrgine Amberg was
the prompter; Virginia Guernsey
directed the gypsy dance; Helena
Caven the advertising and Bethyl
Cherry was piano accompanist.
In the preliminary ticket sales
contest, Bethel Lindeman and
Edmund Petracek won free tick
cts to Gone With The Wind,
which will be given soon at the |
Falls theatre and three other |
students won two tickets each to |
other shows.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
MRS. SCHILDKNECHT
BURIED AT WASECA
RESIDENT OF CITY IS
YEARS DIED MONDAY
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Funeral services for Mrs. Eme-
liza Schildknecht, 83, a resident of
Redwood Falls for 35 years, were
conducted this morning at the
Odlaug and Hoepner chapel by
Rev. w. A. Dalton, pastor of the
Presbyterian church. Interment
was at Waseca, her former home,
this afternoon.
She died at 6 a. m. Monday at
her home here after a long period
of failing health.
Born September IL, 1856 in
Germany, she came to this coun-
try with her parents when she
was three years of age and they
lived on farm at Alma, Wiscon-
sin. She was married to Gustav
Schildknecht at Waseca. In his
last illness and for two years fol-
lowing his death there 81 years
ago, she operated his bakery and
confectionery business until their
only son, Gustav, graduated from
high school. She came to Red
wood Falls February l, 1905.
Her daughter, Mrs. Charles f.
Gales, died here in 1927.
Besides her son who lives in
Minneapolis, she is survived by a
grandson, Rex Gales, also of
Minneapolis and Mr.. Gales, her
SOn-in-laW who made his home
with her. He returned from
New York trip late Sunday after
noon and talked with her before
her death.
Her activities in Redwood Falls
included membership in the Py-
THAN Sisters and st. Veronica's
Guild of the Church of the Holy
Communion as well as in a birth
day club of friends of long-stand-
ing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
WILLOW LAKE
By Mrs. Helmut Timm


Willow Lake - Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Fenger, Raymond, Alfred
and Lowell visited MIR. and Mrs.
Herbert Fennern of Springfield
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Timm and
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmut Timm went
to Lewisville to visit Mrs. Otillie
Arndt who was hurt in a car &C
cident in January. She is getting
along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kuehn and
Emma Fennern of New Ulm
visited at the Helmut Timm and
Henry Kuehn homes Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wenzel of
Wanda, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Radel and Rev. Christ Mack visit
ed at the Karl Timm home Tues
day evening.
Friends and relatives helped
MIR. and Mrs. Paul Timm cele-
brate their twenty-second we'd
ding anniversary Sunday eve
ming.
Friends and relatives helped
Mrs. Carl Kruse celebrate her
birthday Sunday evening.
Lewis Fenger, Edward Werner
and Richard Hertling went fish
ing in northern Minnesota Sum-
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
Many Go To
Conventions
TWIN CITIES CONCLAVES
DRAW COUNTY BOARD,
FARMERS, SCHOOLMEN

Four of Redwood county's five
commissioners and three other
county officials left Wednesday
afternoon for the annual county
commissioners convention at the
West hotel, Minneapolis. They
planned to return Saturday NOR
ming.
Commissioners Ed Wells, Philip
Raveling, j. P. Kragh and Her
man Beckman, Richard Cook,
county engineer, County Attor-
ney Tom Reed and Ira R. Rogers,
county auditor, made the trip.
Herman Muetzel, chairman of the
county board, did not go.
S. L. Park will go to Mime
apolis Monday to attend con-
vention of the Minnesota Swine
Growers association at the Min
nesota Union. With Louis Bunge
and D. M. Tiffany, he also will
attend the meeting of the Central
Cooperative Livestock Commits
sion company in st. Paul Tuesday
ana wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Sanders
left this morning to attend the
annual meeting of the Minnesota
Farm Managers association at the
ST. Paul hotel today and Friday.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
D. w. Gold whose husband will
go to the conclave from Rochester
where he has been working.
Mira Sanders hopes to be at
some sessions of the state gather
ing of school boards which open
ed Wednesday to run through
Friday. Superintendent Reede
Gray, Mrs. c. A. Lauterbach and
Clarence Hillig are at the school
board convention,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
mrs. N. WALTER
FUNERALSATURDAY
RESIDENT OF REDWOOD
COUNTY SINCE 1895
DIED WEDNESDAY

Mrs. Minnie Walter, 70, died at
the home of her sister, Mrs.
George Wilkinson in Redwood
Falls at 10: so p. m. Wednesday
after years illness. She had
been confined to bed for Is weeks.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at LAS p. m. in the
Wilkinson home and at 2 p. m. at
the Methodist church with Rev.
John Bostrom officiating. Friends
may call at the Hubbard Funeral
home Friday.
Minnie Lepner was born No
vember II, 1869 in Paulding
county, Ohio where she lived un-
til she was IL years of age. Then
the family moved to st. Clair,
Minnesota, in a covered wagon.
She worked for Charles D. Gill
fillan before her marriage to
Charles Walter in 1893 at St.
Clair. They lived near st. Paul
from 1898 to 1895 when they came
to Redwood county where she had
lived ever since. In 1919, she
moved from a farm to Redwood
Falls. Here she was a member of
the Methodist church and Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary.
Surviving are daughter, Mrs.
Lillian Marks of Willmar and two
sons, Raymond A. Walter of Min
neapolis and Harry c. Walter who
has been here with her since De-
cember. Besides Mrs. Wilkinson,
she has another sister, Mrs. Mat
tie Ringel of Wallace, Idaho and
six grandchildren.
Burial will be at Redwood GEM
etery beside her husband who
died December 2, 1918.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
Doris Fagen and
L. Aarthun Wed

Wabasso-Mr. and Mrs. M. w.
Fagen announce the marriage of
their daughter, Doris Ann, to
Lauritz Lane Aarthun, son of Mr..
and Mrs. L. j. Aarthun of Tracy.
The ceremony was performed
Monday at Battle Creek, Iowa, by
Rev. Rhumbough, Presbyterian
pastor, in the presence of Mrs.
Hector Baxter and Jacqueline
Baxter, aunt and cousin of the
groom and Bernice Aarthun, his
sister.
The bride came to Wabasso
four years ago with her parents
from Seaforth and was graduated
from high school here in 1898.
Mr.. Aarthun is employed by the
Eastman Motor company at Bird
Island, where they will make
their home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
SEAFORTH
By Angelina w. frost

Seaforth - John Zwach and
County Agent j. I. Swedberg
were principal speakers when the
Sheridan Farm Bureau unit met
at the Seaforth Catholic church
hall Monday evening. Mr.. Zwach
talked on the benefits derived by
the farmer from the Bureau and
Mr.. Swedberg discussed the
AAA. William Poulsen, county
bureau president and Joseph
Zwach also made a few remarks.
Irene Neuschwander of Redwood
Falls had charge of entertainment
which included games and COM
munity singing. A basket social
closed the session.
James II. Gallery took Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Schnitz and Mrs. P. J.
Schmitz to Mankato Friday NOR
ming and Clifford Sorensen who is
attending teachers college there
returned home with them for the
weekend. Clifford went back to
Mankato with Arnold Pistulka
Sunday.
Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Woelfel entertained the
Study club.
MI. and Mrs. Joseph Burtzel,
Mrs. August Buchholz and Violet,
Mrs. Joseph Shemon, Mrs. George
frost and Mrs. Steve Shemon
were Redwood Falls callers
Thursday.
Elmer Reynolds came home
Saturday afternoon after four
weeks at Marshall hospital.
MI. and Mrs. William Herring
of Belview spent Sunday after
noon at the Elmer Reynolds
home.
A birthday party was held in
honor of two year old Adairre
Nordseth, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Nordseth, Friday
afternoon. Those present were
Mrs. Arnold Gadow and Marilyn,
Mrs. c. A. Dahl, Jacqueline Leuk,
Mrs. Lars Grong and Bonita, Mrs.
Roy Schmitz and Carol Jean, Mrs.
P. j. Schmitz, Mrs. Joseph Lisy
and Mrs. George johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Schweinfurt
and daughters, Betty Hendrick-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Pistulka
Jr., Mrs. John Sorensen and MIR.
and Mrs. James Shemon and
family of Lucan were Sunday
visitors at the Anton Pistulka
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Davis,
Betty, Tavern, Donald and Flor
inc Davis spent Saturday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Waterman
and son at Springfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Davis and
family entertained Sunday eve
ming: Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Fuhr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Fuhr and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis,
Ethel Dahl, Ross Davis, MIR. and
Mrs. Miller and Maynard and
Norman Miller of Lucan.
James Katzenberger, SON of Mr..
and Mrs. L. j. Katzenberger has
been confined to bed with pneu-
monia since Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Rohlik and
family entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Kramer of North Red
wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Kramer and family of Lucan, Mr..
and Mrs. Math Kramer and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. John Rob-
lik Sunday.
The Degree of Honor lodge
held farewell party in honor
of Mrs. Roy Schmitz, Mrs. P. j.
Schmitz and Mrs. B. A. Fuhr at
the Roy Schmitz home Monday
evening. Each of the women was
presented with table cloth.
Frank Macht saw a brown
stripped gopher near the district
ia school Monday morning.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
Clyde Sampson
Died Wednesday

Clyde A. Sampson, 80, eldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Sampson
of Morgan, died Unexpectedly at
Redwood Falls hospital about 1:3O
p. m. Wednesday of a heart at
tack.
In i'll health since last fall, Mr..
Sampson was brought to Morgan
a week ago from his home at Ter
ril, Iowa, and planned to spend
some time with his parents. Sun
day evening he had a heart at
tack and Monday was taken to the
hospital for treatment. His wife
and children came up from Ter
ril but Wednesday morning his
condition was so satisfactory that
they were taken home.
He was born at North Redwood
April Is, 1900 and graduated from
Redwood Falls High school at the
age of 18. He served the M and
st. L railroad as agent or tele-
grapher at North Redwood, Boyd.
Merton, Winthrop, Ormsby and
Terril.
Surviving are his wife, two
children, Roland and Donna Mae.
bis parents, a sister, Mrs. B. G..
Gallagher of Talladega, Alabama.
and one brother, Leonard of Min
neapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
WIN ATTENDANCE CONTEST

Mrs. E. F. HeSsman was. init
lated in the Women's Relief Corps
Tuesday. The organization had a
visitor, Mrs. Effie L. Young of the
Corps at Toulon, Illinois and re-
freshments were served by sec
ton of the group headed by Mrs.
Tom Seifert. They lost to side
captained by Mrs. William Re-
detzke in an attendance record
contest. The Relief Corps will
sponsor showing of "The Shop
Around The Corner" at the Red
wood theatre for three days start
ing Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
New Ulm Baseball
Team Makes Profit

New Ulm - Frank Tauscheck
was elected president of the New
Ulm Baseball association to sue
ceed John Reitter who was not a
candidate for reelection.
Sixty New Ulm baseball boost
ers attended a meeting and listen
ed to a report which showed the
association made a profit of $500
last year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
GIRLS SERVE MILK

Children in the school lunch
room can now have milk or pop
with their noon meal, because of
the activity of the Girls club
which has taken over the dispens-
ing of the drinks as one of its
projects. Under the sponsorship
of Florence Gilchrist, history in
structor, club members wearing
attractive red and white uniforms
act as ushers for all programs in
the auditorium.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
Morton Boy Dies At
Minneapolis Hospital

Morton-Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon for
Donald Leroy Bratsch, five
months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Bratsch, who died at Chill
dren's hospital, Minneapolis, Sun
day morning. Rev. A. S. Earl con-
Quoted rites at the Hubbard Fun
eral home in Redwood Falls and
at the Morton cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bratsch
OF Hawick, Mrs. Ray Erickson of
Minneapolis and Mr.. and Mrs.
Vern Pratt Sr. of Maple Plain
attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wellnitz and
Nola and Mrs. Paul Redder were
New Ulm callers Saturday.
Henry Jorges of Minneapolis
spent the weekend at the home of
his parents MIR. and Mrs. Al Jor-
geS.
Mrs. Henry Manecke of Mar
shalltoWn, Iowa is visiting rela-
tiVeS here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
WHEN is A DRUNK
NOT A DRUNK?

Covington, KY. -(P Newly
elected Police Judge Eugene Ben
Finger has declared persons adj
judged guilty of drunken driving
will be dealt with severely" but
at the same time, he warned pol
ice officials evidence against such
persons must be conclusive.
He directed police to take sus-
pected DRINKS to a physician for
examination. and present the ply
sician's certificate in court.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08
APPLY FOR LICENSE

Elmer Clarence Hartwick of
Lamberton and Silvia S. Mann
menga Of Waterbury applied for
marriage license this week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08

Balboa, Calf. Up - Eleven
years ago, three young men were
fellow workers and friends at a
big ballroom here. Recently they
met again-in court.
One was judge, one was the ar
resting officer, the third, the cul-
prit, charged with taking radio
antenna from a police car.
The judge gave his old friend
suspended sentence.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-08

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THE LAW RESTS

Houston, Tex up Assistant
District Attorney A. c. Winborn,
known to his colleagues as THE
Sage of Cypress Creek" dismiss
ed criminal complaint against a
woman.
Here is what he wrote: "This
defendant has been tried in an
other land-the court above the
sun-Where the poor are made
rich and the weak are made
strong; where the oppressor's rod
is broken and all earthly distrac-
tons fade away. She has departed
this life"
A little profanity sometimes
clears the air like a thunder
Evening star., 1940-03-26

AS write these words I have be-
side me q book which was printed
In 1918. The volume is called
"Radio Telephony" and was writ
ten by Prof. Alfred Goldsmith of
the College Of the City of New
York.
The book was published at time
when most persons knew little, if
anything, about radio tests. The
public hardly dreamed that in two
or three years there would be reg
ular daily broadcasts for persons
listening in their homes.
Prof. Goldsmith spoke of early
tests and stated that Fessenden, by
wireless, had sent the human voice
. distance of l mile at the begin
ming of the present century.
In the opening pages of his book
Goldsmith tried to defend the radio.
He said 1t would be useful for peo-
pie to talk from one ocean vessel
to another and from one railway
tain to another. He seems to have
feared that telephone companies
would try to keep the new art from
spreading.
Lee De Forest ranks high among
the pioneers Of radio. Soon after
obtaining his Phi. D. degree from
Yale he entered the wireless field
and his quick brain brought forth
several inventions. In 1901 we find
him placing wireless 'detectors" on
house tops in Chicago. They were
Evening star., 1940-03-26

Soon after that two warSh1ps OF
the United States Navy were fitted
with wireless telephones of the De
Forest type.
In the summer of 1908 De Forest
went to Europe to prove his system
of wireless telephone. Going to
the top Of Eiffel tower in Paris he
sent out a phonograph record pro-
gram. This broadcast was heard
in stations from 20 to Is miles from
the tower.
Back in New York, De Forest ar
ranged to have Caruso and others
sing on a program. We are told
that perhaps so persons" heard
the program.
Meanwhile Fessenden and others
were working ahead on their radio
plans. Before the outbreak of the
World War ways were found to
bring about better sending and re-
ceiving programs. The radio art,
however, did not blossom" until
after the close of the war.
Tor invention or eenerh interest sec.
tion OF your scrapbook.)
If you wish . copy Of the leaf
let, Flying Machine Pioneers,"
just send . self-addressed, g.
cent stamped envelope. Address
to me In care Of The Evening
Star.
1Au-p. lSa1
TOMORROW: Electric Radio Wdres.
Evening star., 1940-03-26
Don't Take Nv
Word For 1t
nv FRANK COT,RY-
BY FRANK COLBY.

Subtle
Adjective. Insidious; quietly ac-
tive; artful.
It Is not generally known that for
all practical purposes subtle and
subtitle are interchangeable. Subtle,
however, is regarded by most au-
thorities as the better and more
modern choice.
How to use the word: "The flower
has delicate, subtle fragrance"
The 'fb" in subtle should not be
pronounced. On the other hand, the
''b" in subtitle should be heard.
Correct punciations: Subtle, SUIT
til. Subtitle, SUB-till.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented0
Question: How did the expression
ION the anxious seat" originate?-
A. T.
Answer: It probably had its origin
In the custom at early protracted
meetings (revivals) of conducting
anxious mourners" to the anxious
bench or seat (also called "the
mourners' bench'D near the altar,
there to receive aid in seeking sal
vation.
For q personal answer to your
questions about words, send a
stamped (3c), self addressed en-
velope to Frank Colby, care The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-03-26

NELLIE MELBA IN 1920, READY
TO BROADCAST A SONG. NOTE
THE ODD-LOOKING MICRO
PHONE,
metal barrel hoops joined by an
tenna wires.
Six years later De Forest made
tests in New York City. A wireless
telephone broadcast was sent out
from one building and was heard
in another building three blocks
away.
Evening star., 1940-03-26
Not This

Mother: IT don't have time to read
any books about how to bring up
your children. I'm too busy doing
my housework and making their
clothes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29

- scheduled, but it could not be def- initely learned whether or not the drawing was held here then, several reports being that it was held in Hartford.
 Many residents have spoken in defense of Crusader post since news of the investigation became known. The post is known to be composed of many men with established rep utation here and friends of the post maintain that if there were any ir- regularities in connection with the awards or winners, many post mem- berS were unaware of them.
 The arrests and chrageS of ale legedly operating a lottery by Cru Sader oSt, Veterans of Foreign Wars, were the first preferred against the organization of this type, 1t was be- lieved here today.
 Received Checks of Waterbury
 County Detective Roland c. AL ling, said that the lottery conducted by the V. F. w. called for mer- chandise awards( but several of the winners listed in a drawing held last week were reported to have received and cashed cheeks.
 States Atty. Lorin w. Willis of Fairfield County took the offense of the lottery operation out of the misdemeanor class several weeks ago, when he successfully prosecuted Is Norwalk men on charges of con- spiriting to condudct a lottery. Ten of the men were sentenced to states prison, and five were given jail terms by Judge --oln H. King of Criminal Superior court in Nor walk.
 All ten men who were sentenced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-29

NNUltAlluSQ Al01AA 6tAEtG " 
 hours and other districts within 48 hours.
 Reliable reports here said that the border between Siam and Indo- China had been closed to all traffic. Land, Air Forces Fight
 Hanoi, November 29. - (UP) = French and Siamese land and air forces fought yesterday on the dis puted Carnbodia and Laos frontiers, authoritative quarters said today, but French officials continued to hope that hostilities could be local- ized.
 Authoritative quarters said that seven Siamese airplanes Thursday bombed the strategic rcadhead towns of Thakhek and Savannakhet, at Indo-C -China's narrowest point.
 (The Bangkok government an- nounced yesterday that Siamese planes would make widespread raids against military objectives in Indo- China in retaliation for French att tacks on Siam).
 The SiameSe aerial bomDafdmentS were said to have destroyed houses and caused casualties, in cluding dead and wounded.
 In retaliation for the Siamese air attacks, the French said, French mortar batteries at Thakhek shelled the opposite Siamese town of Lak- hon.
 French authorities here indicated that they were maintaining an ate titude of "watchful waiting" and that the Siamese e-French hostilities could be localized.
 Fighting began last Saturday near Prophet, Carnbodia, when the French claimed to have repulsed Siamese regulars attempting an invasion oi Popiet.,