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Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1940-07-05
Dr.. Boors ond tho pastor, tho Rev
W. a. Wornor will DO pleased to moot ;
on1y Of tho pcriahionors horo, who I
mi gllt be intoro tod in tho church !;
or ocro-l and would liko to know moro
cbout it.
KRAFT TO OPEN SOON

Ii order TO haVc SUIT 1onC c11U
adequate display-room for tho no" +:
@ coming in, tho now !
Kraft stor O is boing rushod to an =;
CARLY complo tion. Wailo tho orpc1- =.
tors, electricians and plumbers arc
put ing final touches to tholr WORK
tho painters orc decorating tho Low
llo in floor in rlodornistic style. =:
This storo which will display
lclion end gents furni shinGs, as
VOL IS Hardware, will also sorvo
as q warehouse for additional stock
Zee ording to ReV .Loughoad tho con-.
trcctor in charge Of tho building,
it Will bo roody for occupancy in
about ton days. -"
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1940-07-05
FISHING SEASON .Op[WS

TIC BV17oaU st FfSh6Tios boat
''Eido1' will locvo today for olga
Boy, wi tn ',Iordon Ralph Fcrrondini
aboard.
She will remain thorc for sho1f
poriGl wifi lie Fishermen got their !
ncts to hold thcir ocatiOns in tho
vic Unity. Tho fishing season offic-
tally opens today and por1ai ion
has boon rccoivcd from tho Union to
do this ! hour 8 set, for thcir
protection, according to Warden
FCrr anGini.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-05-02
Many County Men
Among $4,000 At
Wallace Speech

Among an estimated $4,000
farm leaders who crowded the
St. Paul auditorium to hear Sec
rotary of Agriculture Henry Wal
lace speak on the administration
farm program, plans for liberal
izing farm credit and reorganiz-
ing the Federal Land bank Sat-
urday morning were scores of
Redwood county residents.
They included Fay Starr, Rob-
ert Price and Mike Klein, men,
bers of the county soil conserva-
ton committee; Eric Thompson,
AAA clerk; w. H. Lamberton,
head of the Redwood Falls Pro-
duction Credit association; L. w.
Postage, chief of the Farm Sec
urity office here; William Poulsen,
president of the Redwood County
Farm Bureau; Herman Bagdons,
William Werner and Levi Wag-
ner of Wabasso; Henry Christen-
sen, Mike Christensen, Otto and
Herman Esser, Harold Redding,
Henry Christopherson and John
Morgan of Milroy; Joseph Zwach
of Walnut Grove; Carl Holt, Oscar
c. Anderson, Ed Engberg, Ray
Roxberg, Will Smith and Arthur
Hultquist of Belview; L. M. Fuhr
of Seaforth; Fred Scharfe, Aug
ust Mas, Robert Danielowski,
Carl Brau and Jack Pavek of
Waterbury and Johnsonville,
Aubrey Dirlam, Victor Johnson,
Fred Moritz and E. E. Bliss.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-05-02
ROCKVILLE CLUB
WOMEN CONVENE
By Mrs. 0. Bloemke

By Mrs. o. Bloemke
Brookville - The Community
club met Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. George Rose
with IA members present. They
decided to join the Country
Gentlewomen league. Mrs. F. J.
Sheffield and Mrs. Leonard
Scholtz had charge of the enter
tainment. Individual prizes were
won by Mrs. Ernest Wendt, Mrs.
Elmer Schultz. and Mrs. Otto
Bloemke. Mrs. Archie Potter will
be hostess to the group the third
week in May.
Carl Ringle and Allen Knollen-
berg of Iona visited at the. Albert
Jeske home Friday while on their
way to st. Paul.
Guests Sunday at the Ernest
Wendt home were Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Sherve and son Charles
Of Sleepy Eye, Mr.. and Mrs. La
forest Heir of Springfield and Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Kettner.
Charles Hawkes. and son S. S.
Hawkes. and his son Robert Haw-
kes of Waseca were guests at the
F. J. Sheffield home Sunday.
The infant son of MIR. and Mrs.
Arthur Clock was baptized, Den
mis- Arthur, at St. Paurs Lutheran
church in Springfield Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bast were sponsors.
Alma Wendt, Marian Jorgen-
sen and Mrs. F. J. Sheffield went
to Redwood Falls Monday eve
ming to see "Gone With The
Wind"
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mrs. Otto Bloemke and Crotch
en- accompanied by Mrs. H. E.
Timm and Mrs. G. H. Wenzel of
Springfield attended the funeral
of Mrs. Tom Carson at New Ulm
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Carson,
formerly Louise Schmidt of
Springfield, was a saleslady at the
H. L. Dirks store in Springfield
for many years.
Norma Peterson of Lakefield
spent Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhardt Peterson.
Other guests there Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Potter and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Haight and
David and Elizabeth visited at the
F. j. Sheffield home Saturday
| and SUNDAY. Mr.. Haipht iS en-
ployed in the offices of Swift and
company and has been transfer
red from Omaha to st. Paul.
F. j. Sheffield drove to North
field Thursday to visit with Le-
more who attends Carleton college.
Friday he drove to South st. Paul
on business and to Minneapolis to
meet Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Struth-
ers of San Leandro, Calf. They
spent Friday night and Saturday
| at the Sheffield home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-05-02
decrease of S16,98O.41 from
the 1888 figure,

Value of town and city lots, in
Guiding the buildings on them,
increased while the value of rural
land and structures dropped by
about the same amount. In 1889
the value of real property in
towns was $1,707 ,259, compared to
81 1854, 430 in 1888. In 1889 land
and structures outside towns was
$9,982,388, while the 1888 figure
was $1O,OO3,828 This represents
a rise of S22,829 in village and
city valuation and a fall of $21, 440
in rural estimates.
Redwood county's 553,305.22
acres of land Exclusive of town
lots) are worth an average of
$18.04 an acre, according to the
abstract. This is a decrease of
four cents an acre from the 1888
valuation and of 81 cents since
1887 when the average was S18.35.
In 1886 value was set at S18.34;
in 1885, $18.06 and in 1884, $18.
In Renville county, the average
value of land per acre in 1889
was $1576 and in Brown county,
the estimate was $19.18 per acre.
Renville county's average rate of
taxation was 61.46 mills and its
total tax levy $905, 585.42 on pro-
perty valued at $13,371, 100.
Brown county's property, valued
at $12,898.238, had taxes of
S841, 5000 levied against it at
an average rate of 62.89 mills.
Taxable personal property
in Redwood county had a val
uation of S1,579,297 last year,
an increase of $129,290 from
that of 1888.
From the total tax collection,
$104,282.01 was apportioned for
soldiers relief, state road and
bridge and other funds. This
marked a decline of $2,394.83
from 1888 when the apportion-
ment was $106,676.84.
The state school and university
fund received $13,969.82 from
Redwood county and $3,861.57
went into the teachers retirement
fund.
Under county taxes, the rev.
enue fund received $61,026.O7,
lowered $1,927.97 from 1888 and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-05-02
RITES HELD FOR
JOHN NELSON, 70,
OF CHARLESTOWN
BY Mrs. c. Rockwell

Charlestown-John Nelson, 70,
died at the home of his step-son
Ernest Cambronne Thursday NOR
ming. Rev. C. C. Davis conducted
services at the house and at the
Zion Lutheran church at st.
James. Those from a distance who
attended were Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Cambronne of st. Paul, Theodore
Nelson and son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nelson of
Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Laurnce
of st. James, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Hansen and daughter, Eileen
and Dorothy Cambronne of
Minot, N. D., Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Cunningham and daughter Clara,
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Sorenson and
son Mel of Minneapolis and Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Cambronne of
Wabasso.
Mrs. Willard Clifford and Mrs.
Bernard Scofield of Balaton as
sisted their mother several days
last week, returning home Thurs
day.
Rev. C. C. Davis left for Blue
Earth Monday where he is at
tending the conference of Evan
gelical churches. Mildred Stocker
is a delegate for the Germantown
Evangelical Sunday School.
Sons were born to Mrs. Allen
Dumke and Mrs. Donald Schwan-
Ike at the Springfield hospital last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wegner
and son Oliver, Louis Erkel and
family and the Griese family
spent Sunday evening at the
Claude Rockwell home.
Mrs. Lloyd Thorston of Sum
down finished taking the Charles
town census Friday.
Mrs. Louis Kissner and daugh-
ter Melba spent Wednesday af-
ternoon with relatives at Wa
basso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Juhnke
left for Peoria, Ill. last week and
will be guests at the Harold
Juhnke home.
Helen Russenberger spent sew
eral days last week at the home
of her sister Mrs. Lester Boyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gumto
of WatertoWn, Mimi. were week
end guests at the H. H. Werner
home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-05-02
Average Tax Rate Slightly Ranks Seventeenth States 81

ger and family will move to the
house vacated by Mrs. Clancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Symalla
and family moved to Cold Springs
Saturday.
Henry Bauman of New Ulm
spent the weekend with his fam
lily at the Robert Revier home.
Mrs. Sam Buscho, Mrs. Victor
Arnsdorf, Mrs. Harry Hale and
Mrs. j. c. Menu will entertain
the Methodist Ladies Aid May 8
at the church basement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carlson
and family moved to Annandale
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. julie Gooderum
and sons, Charles and Elwood and
Bert Revier spent Saturday at
Taunton with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. johnson of
Freedom are visiting their SON.
in-law and daughter MIR. and Mrs.
Ben Patzwald.
OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
Richard Daun celebrated his
birthday at party Sunday eve
ming at his home.
Mrs. r. G.. Quehl and Mrs.
Mabel Hart spent Tuesday after
noon and evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Stoner who celebrated
their eighth wedding anniversary
at Redwood Falls. Mrs. Hart is
Mrs. Stoner's mother.
Classmates of Robert Carruth
helped him celebrate his birthday
Tuesday evening.
Evalyn Ewert, Genevieve Simon
and Mary Lois Piersol spent the
weekend at their homes. They are
students at Mankato Teachers
college.
Everett and Arthur Wilt at
tended the wedding of their sister
at Lambertoh Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Revier
spent Sunday at the Ralph Revier
home in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Odell and
baby spent Friday evening at the
Arthur Schablin home.
Mrs. H. F. Zibell returned to
Robbinsdale after spending last
week with her son-in-law and
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Daily.
Mrs. John Greenslit entertain
ed the Queen Esther circle Thurs
day afternoon.
Ed Hassinger is ill at his home.
DONATES LAND
The Bertrang and Marguth pro-
perry has been donated by R. B.
Henton for more playground land.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-05-02

the road and bridge fund got
$116,899.05, sum lowered $13,-
1879 since 1888.
To the poor fund went
89,963.O8, S9,951.06 more
than in 1888. Other taxes
amounted to S85,633.64.
Redwood county paid no inter-
est or principal on state loans but
spent $26,536.94 on "bonds and
interest other than state loans
That column was blank in the
1888 report.
From city and village assess
ments $42,15923 was allocated to
revenue funds; $7,223.01 to road
and bridge funds and $4,303.25
interest and principal on state
loans. Local assessments totaled
S6,660.58 and other taxes SIS
231.82. No city or village taxes
were set aside for poor relief and
none for bonds and interest other
than state loans.
Township taxes contributed
10000 for revenue, $81,742.O9
for road and bridges and $758.94
in interest and principal on state
loans. There were no poor levieS,
no "other taxes" and no money
spent for bonds and interest other
than state loans.
School districts collected $13,-
1882 with the local one-mill tax.
They paid $3,821.38 interest and
principal On state loans, a big cut
from the $6,855.19 of 1888. Other
special school district taxes
amounted to $177,7O3.59, an adj
dition of $40, 483.89 from the 1888
figure.
Money and credits, as reported
under tax assessment require
ments, had a total value of ST.
499, 627-$107,887 above that of
1888. Tax returns on such assess
ments aggregated S4,49892, divid-
ed one-siXth to the state; one
sixth to the county; third to
the township, city or village and
one-third to the school district.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-05-02
PROPERTY VALUE
and RATE HIGHER
BUT LEVY SHRINKS
ROCK COUNTY HOLDS
FIRST PLACE-COOK
STAYS IN LAST

Redwood county's average rate
of taxation rose by one-tenth of a
mill in 1889 from that of 1888 but
the county was seventeenth low
est of Minnesota'S 81 divisions.
In 1888 it ranked eighteenth.
Last years average rate was
1886 mills, according to State
Auditor Stafford Kings annual
abstract of tax lists for state
counties, issued this week. Last
year the average rate was 5946;
in 1887 the county was twelfth
lowest in Minnesota with 57.O9
mills; in 1886 it was sixth with
52.51 mills and in 1885 ninth, with
54.4.
The two counties ranking high
est and lowest in tax rates main
tanned the same standings this
year as last: Rock was low again
with an average rate of 4358
mills and Cook high with an aver
age of 225.46. Murray county was
second low with Sill and Koo-
chiching second high with 1867.
Other counties ranking lower
than Redwood were: Carver,
1896; Faribault, 59.I6; Goodhue,
58.01; Jackson, 54.57; Lac qui
Parle, 58.37; Mcleod, $50; Mar
tin, $3.50; Meeker, 59.48; Nicollet,
57.37; Mobiles, 53.42; ,Sibley, SOB;
Traverse, 52.0E Watonwan, 1924
and Yellow Medicine, 57.44.
While valuation of county pro-
perty increased last year from
that of 1888, the total taxes levied
were less. The value of all tax
able property in the county was
$13,268,864 last year, an increase
of $130,599 from the 1888 value.
Taxes levied on the pro-
perry tOtaled SS66,651-79, a
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-05-02
HENRY ]. WRIT
RITES AT MILROY

Milroy - Requiem high mass
was said for Henry J. Writ at
st. Michaels Catholic church here
last Wednesday morning by Rev.
Quincy of Tyler, with Rev. Pfei-
fer of Lucan and Rev. Noonan
assisting. Interment was in st.
MichaePs cemetery south of Mil
roy and pail bearers were nep-.
news and cousins, Alvin, Jack
and Raymond Kleine, Nick Writ,
Wiley Welu and Raymond Chris
topherson.
Mr.. Writ, SO, former resident
of this community, father of
August Writ and brother of Mrs.
John Kleine, died suddenly at his
home near Russell April 81.
Born at Clemency, Luxembourg,
Germany, May 7, 1880, he came
to America with his parents when
he was four years of age and they
settled on a farm in Underwood
township. When he was 16 years
of age he moved with his parents
to Lyon county farm where he
lived for 80 years and from there
went to Russell.
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Catherine Maugin whom he
married February %, 1908, five
children, August, John, Frances,
Marie and Margaret Writ. A son,
Christen; brother, Bernard
Writ and another sister, Mrs.
Peter Tillier, preceded him in
death.
Those from out-of-town at the
rites were: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Peschon and son of Woodstock,
Mrs. R. w. Carlson, Christine and
Phyllis Frauenburg of st. Paul,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Meisch, Mr..
and Mrs. August Frauenburg,
William Maugin and Andrew
Maugin of La Mcure, North Da-
kota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-05-02
Good Will Program
Costs Farmer S12

st. Peter-Attending the annual
Farmers Good Will Night pro-
gram at st. Peter High school re-
Gently proved costly for one Nj
collet county farmer.
After being nudged around a
bit in the big crowd, he suddenly
realized that his pocket had been
picked of $12. Sheriff John A.
Johnson was notified, but the
pickpocket was nowhere to be
found.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-05-02

House-cats were probably i'm
ported into Etruria by the Phoe-
nicianS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-27
is fireside talk laSt night.

his fireside talk last night.
 Knudsen, who began his career as a shipyard worker in New York, is regarded as one of the ableSt pro- curement managers in the country The automobile industry, in which he got his start as clerk, already has signed up to assist the govern ment in turning out defense tech- nicians and gearing factories for mass production of war supplies.
 "The functions of the business men whose assistance we are call- ing upon will be to coordinate this program-to see to 1t that all of the plants continue to operate at max mum speed an efficiency" the pres- ident said in outlining his plan to give industrial leaders a voice in the defense program.
 Others mentioned as having been selected for prominent parts in the coordination set-up include: Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., chairman of the board of the U. s. Steel Corpora ton, Walter 8. Clifford, president of the American Telephone and Tele- graph Company, General Robert Wood, president of Sears, Roebuck Company, and Rear Admiral Will liam D. Leahy, governor Of Puerto Rico and former chief of naval op- erations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-27
M. s. HANDLER
 STORY OF BATTLES
(Continueo from, Page D

fected, 1t wa said, because the high command considered the position of its troops too exposed, in view of continued attacks.
 Reports said that the Germans were throwing strongly armed forc- es into the fighting lavishly, and 1t was indicated in all reports that they were paying a punishing price. A military informant described the German losses as unpreceden- ted, in the River Lys fighting where the Germans were attacking the army of ths north, composed of British, French, Belgian and rem nants of Dutch divisions.
 Fighting began on big scale yesterday, continued throughout the night and was maintained with. out pause this morning, 1t was said.
 The Germans were concentrating their attack on the northern army, 1t was said, driving into the Allied lines at many points along awide front with enormous quantities of tanks and infantry while dive bomb- ing airplanes swept down from the sky.
 Hold Cologne Citadel
 Although the high command made no mention of 1t, French in- formants asserted that the Allies held the Citadel of Boulogne, while the Germans held the town proper, in addition to holding Calais, Dun- kirk, Ostend and Zeebruggee, un- der heavy German airplane attack. German attacks have been ge- pulsed in the northern area of the battle of Flanders, the French have had the advantage of local fighting on the Somme river, and a heavy German assault has been repulsed in the Montmedy sector to the east, late reports from the front said. Allied sources admitted that the Germans held the town of Boulogne but they insisted that the Allies held tn, Citadel. and indicated that the seafron. cliffs were under con- stant Allied fire to prevent the Ger mans from consolidating positions along the shore line.
 l A military expert said that the present general situation was that the French army. after having beer disconnected in the early stage oi the German blitzkrieg, had nov
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-27
ITALY HINTS AT
 FIRST ATTACKS
Continued from Page D

prus triangle.
 Action by 1taly's aviation from bases in Sicily, Lybia and the Dode- canese Islands would immediately smash the French and British air forces in Egypt, Palestine and Sy- ria, thus giving Italy domination Of the air." Trizzino wrote.
 "Italy would be at the great ad- vantage of fighting on her own ter- ritory whereas the allies would be forced to withdraw units from France, where they are desperately needed.
 Don't forget that the Suez Canal is an artificial waterway 100 miles long and only 36 feet deep.- A sim gle ship sunk by our bombers would block the canal permanently. Without the possibility of reen- forcements through Gibraltar the allied fleet would face the com- bined force of Italy's aviation and fleet, which include the worlds largest submarine flotilla once more the Mediterranean will play a decisive role in new history of the world"
 Conquiste D'Impero listed the na- tions which Italy would fight.
 The review envisaged Italy, Hun- gary, Germany and Bulgaria allied against Turkey, Rumania, Greece and Jugoslavia and said that France would be too busy with Germany to be an immediate threat. Russia, the article said, is potentially favorable in view of the Russo- German alli- ance."
 The article coincided with confer ences between Premier Benito Mus solini, his army chiefs and the heads of munitions industries.
 A ban was placed upon circula- tion of all gasoline buring vehicles without special permits.
 All supplies of woo! and cotton were ordered registered and hospi- tals were directed to report the ex- tent of their medical supplies.
 "Italy's aspirations today consist in acquiring freedom inside and out side the Mediterranean sea which, though Italy's sea, is closed by Gib- raltar and Suez," the Conquiste DTmpero article said
 Since these aspirations cannot be attained without war let's consider war. If war Is to give Italy liberty in the Mediterranean 1t will be mainly a struggle on the sea with the fleet and aviation and on land in Africa to reach Suez, and 1t will eventually spread to the Balkans"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-27

completely re-established itself. The situation as whole, however, had not been established, he said, and remained serious but the French were now holding every where, and even dominated the line Abetween the Mouse and Aisne rivers.
 First Maxi Rush Spent
 It seemed widely believed among experts that the first rush of the German blitzkrieg charge had been spent, and that the Allied army of the north, the British French Belgium-Dutch forces, could dissipate German hopes of trapping 1t if 1t continued its present resist ance.
 Some experts believed that the Allied Northern army would bend its right wing back toward the channel coast, seeking to effect junction with the main French army, the army of the south, and anchor its left wing up the coast as far as possible, 50 as to form a sort of semi-circular line protecting the channel ports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-27
MILITARY WAR | EXPERT TALKS
6COntlnued from Page D

Continued from Page D continued it would bring the stem back to the upper rim of the pipe, enclosing the Allies within the cir- cle..
 But. even then, the position of the Allied troops would not be des- perate as long as the German troops occupying the channel coast were no stronger than present reports in dicate.
 The desperate fighting that has been taking place in the district about Valenciennes, Cambrai and St. Quentin represents an attempt by the Allies to cut the stem toward the channel. Only partal success has rewarded this movement. To- days announcement that the French have retired from their Va lenciennes positions to. a less ex- posed zone in the face of violent German attacks shows the desper- ate efforts the Nazis are making to preserve the continuity of the pipe stem.
 What Nazis Can't Afford
 The Germans, however, cannot afford to send heavy reinforce- ments through the stem. To do 50 would seriously weaken their main positions along the outer side of the bowl. It is here that the final decision of the Flanders fighting will be given. The Allies have stopped the "blitzkrieg" along this line, for the time being. If they can continue to do so. the battle front will become stabilized to the disad- vantage of the Germans.
 The channel ports remaining in possession of the Allies include Zee- brugge, Ostend, Nieuport and Dun- kerque. Supplies and endorsements from England, transported by night to evade German aviators can still use these entrances into Flanders. Boulogne. itself. because of limited railway facilities has not been a major transportation center. The other ports. with Calas, are much more important.
 The Germans will have to put forth greater effort than they have yet shown to break out of the bowl of their ppe and consolidate and enlarge their channel positions. To hold them within the bowl is now the major strategic objective of the Allied forces.