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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Bridge To Be
Hauled Here
From Ridgely
PARK BANDSTAND is
TORN DOWN; MAY
BE REPLACED

Instead of burning his bridges
behind him, Chris Delaney, sup
erintendent of the Ramsey state
park development project, will be
towing his bridge behind him this
week.
A 80 foot rustic log bridge will
be transferred by truck to the
Girl Scout cabin approach in the
park from Fort Ridgely. Delaney
built it there two years ago.
Besides installing the new
bridge to the Scout island, to re-
place one which is beyond repair,
Delaney's crew of about 80 WPA
workers will put new roofing
material on the cabin, chink it
and complete other minor repairs.
The park bandstand was torn
down Friday and Saturday, its
lumber to be used in construction
of the new rock shelter building.
The white frame building ''just
didn't fit into the picture" of
plans for construction of buildings
of native rock and timbers to fit
unobtrusively into the rustic set
ting, Delaney said. He indicated
that if there is enough demand
for park bandstand one with a
heavy rock base and timber top
may be built.
Footings for the combination
shelter, kitchen and concession
stand are in and all the rock for
it faced. Work on the building
proper will begin soon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
RESCUE CREWS
FEAR MINERS
MAY BE DEAD

BARLEY, Va.-(P-Rescue crews
found a fourth body today in the
blast-torn BARLEY number one
mine of the Pond Creek Poca-
hontas Coal corporation and
struggled through debris to within
a few hundred feet of "65 or rs"
of the remaining SO trapped men.
Company officials chung to the
hope that some survived yester-
days explosion but experienced
miners shook their heads and ex-
pressed the fear all had persisted.
During the morning, however,
it was reported one of the rescue
party had found the air "bet-
ter" as it progressed toward the
explosion scene and a company
spokesman said. "We still have
hope for the men,"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Recreation Committee Plans
Tevo Day Ice Carnival Here

heard a brief talk by Robert B.
Bradford, on the community re-
lations staff of the WPA recrea-
ton office in Washington, D. C.
Board members hope to obtain
exhibition skaters from the Twin
Cities for the event which will be
held Late this month or early in
February.
Because the Memorial Field
skating rink is often packed with
enthusiasts, little children using it
are in danger of injury from adult
skaters, board members decided.
They will obtain one or more
Kinks in other parts of the city for
children under IL in an effort to
reduce the hazard.
A board committee, Mrs. c. A.
Lauterbach, Clark Sponaugle and
Mary Finn, appeared before the
council, meeting the same evening
and obtained their permission to
use city water in the children's
rink project.
High school classes will use the
lighted Memorial rink for class
skating parties this year, accord
ing to Superintendent Reede Gray,
a member of the committee
Sound truck broadcasts will fur
nish musical accompaniment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Ice Harvest
10 Days Late,
Begins Today
TINY LAKE REDWOOD
SUPPLIES NEEDS
OF IA TOWNS

There's harvest underway in
Redwood Falls.
| 1t started this morning when j.
A. Storts began taking ice from
Lake Redwood. With a crew of
about 18 men, he expects to fin
ish reaping 1000 tons in eight
days.
The ice, IL to IA inches thick, is
of excellent quality this year as
there have been no thaws since
winter really set in. The ice har-
vest is only 10 days behind that
of normal year, despite the mild
weather which prevailed until late
last month.
Besides the years supply for
Redwood Falls. Mr.. Storts will
cut enough ice for Morgan, Frank
lin, Morton, Delhi, Belview, North
Redwood, Olivia and Seaforth
customers. He maintains "cash
and carry" stations in most of
those towns-delivers ice to estab-
ishments where customers can
get it. There's a delivery service
at Olivia.
He must also prepare for emer-
gency ice consumption in towns
where other dealers supplies run
out.
Last fan he was furnishing ice
to IA towns. Minneota. Marshall,
Seaforth, Wabasso, Lamberton,
Springfield, Fairfax, Franklin,
Morton, North Redwood, Olivia,
Morgan, Tracy, Milroy and Bel
view.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
IFS ToAttend
SchoolMeetine
January II
COMMERCIAL, LIBRARY
PEOPLE, SUPERIN-
TENDENTS TO MEET

Little Ten superintendent,
commercial teachers and school
librarians will come to Redwood
Falls Wednesday, January II, for
a meeting at which w. E. Peik,
dean of the college of education
at the University of Minnesota
and Floyd E. Adams of the state
department of education, will
speak.
Beginning with a superintend-
ents meeting at p. m, the pro-
gram will include a dinner in the
Lincoln auditorium. One hundred
twenty-five people are expected
to attend.
Irene Holland is chairman for
the librarians gathering and Hen
rietta Huyssen will make arrange
ments for commercial teachers.
Mrs. L. A. Cheney will serve the
dinner and high school music
groups will furnish entertainment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Revere Girl
To Get Baby
Derby Prizes

Charlotte Ann Esturn, seven
pound and nine ounce daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Estum
who reside north of Revere, won
the 1910 first Redwood county
baby derby with two full days to
spare.
Miss Estum, whose parents have
spent their lives in the commun-
ity, arrived at $50 a. m. January
8, almost 81 hours after the new
year was born. Her birthplace was
the Springfield hospital.
DIR. E. M. Anderson of Lamber-
ton, the attending physician, re-
ported the birth Saturday. She is
the Estun's first baby, and
''looks like her father" according
to the doctor.
Two other daughters were born
to Redwood county parents dur
ing the first week of the new year.
First reported was the young lady
who arrived at Mankato hospi-
tai at $3.50 a. m. January 5, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rohlik of Wabasso. Until the Es-
tum infant was reported it ap-
peared that the county had been
babyless for 1041a hours.
First Redwood Falls baby of the
year is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Tenney, 71s pounds, born
at the Home Maternity hospital at
10: 80 p. m. Saturday.
Redwood Falls business places
will shower Miss Estum with the
following prizes. bassinette from
Forsters, a pound of candy from
Lauterbachs, cleaning and
pressing job from Pantorium, IL
cans of baby food from Berglund's
Fairway store, a photograph from
the N. B. Andersen studio, So in
merchandise from the Redwood
Falls Motor company, a baby
spoon and fork set from Hillig
Brothers, a book of milk tickets
from Petit and Otto, an infants
robe and bottles from Backers
store, a hot water bottle from
Sward-Kemp Drug Co., theatre
tickets from the Redwood and
Falls theatres, blooming plant
from the Redwood Falls green
house, a pair of shoes from john
sons Shoe store, a birthday cake
from Gallea Bakery, a two-piece
table set from Paffrath Hardware
and a years subscription to The
Gazette.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
THREE WOMEN
TO THE EDITOR:


On the right hand side you enter Carnegie Library
will observe bronze plaque which you will observe
Others three of those who constituted the
board of directors of that institution names are
of womenElla ]. Bell Florence E. Bowers Mary Finn.
Those three appointed by Mayor John Cooper along
with the male members shortly after the writer of these lines
had received and presented to the city council commitment
from Mr. Andrew Carnegie to the effect that he would give
$4,000 for the erection public library in Redwood
With the passing away last week of Ella Bell all
those have But the Carnegie Library will always
remain memorial to their work that board well
in other city, county and state activities They gave perfect
judgment in the criticism of the plans and construction of the
building the selection Of librarians in the of
ing and reference matter and in the management of the ns
tuition.
From who owed much to each of them for his early
education who almost wholly responsible for Mr. Car
negie's gift who associated with those that
Board while recall their kindly faces and words and Deeds
give these parting words:
Patrons of the library and in the gears the
and girls and of the future, think of those
three charming and remarkable members of your ser,
silently thank them for Dhat enjoying and aDhat
children aUiu enjoy Let their iues be pointed to
achievement of aohat you DESIRE Ohat you pro-
pose ercel Let the Supreme Ruler has called
them to their Heavenly Home nstiH you ,oth
thoughts of them and help you achieve that Dsh.
JULIUS A. SCHMAHI.
st. Paul, Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
c and { To
Get Report
On Hospital
PAID SECRETARY TO
BE CONSIDERED AT
ANNUAL MEETING

A report strongly favoring es-
tabliShment of a Community hos
pital here will be given when
members of the Civic and Com
merce association attend the an
nual meeting of the organization
later this month.
This was indicated Monday
when the Lions club group which
worked with the c and c COM
mittee in investigating the pro-
ject reviewed their findings brief
ly at the club luncheon.
E. j. Stephany, chairman of the
clubs major activities committee,
said the committee has compiled
many figures which indicate a
hospital with from 40 to 60 beds
can be supported in the commune
ty to be served.
Where hospitals are well man.
aged, he said, they operate with
out losses.
The committee will suggest
three possible courses, with esti-
mates of the cost in each case.
Also to be considered at the an
nual meeting is the report of a
committee appointed to study the
feasibility of hiring full time or
part time secretary for the asso-
citation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
SEPTEMBER FAIR
DATES SELECTED
2 DAYS HORSE RACING
PROBABLE; BOARD
ATTENDS MEETING

The 1910 Redwood county fair
will be held September % through
September 26, w. A. Hauck, sec
rotary and Ed Henderson, direct
or of the Redwood County Agri-
cultural society, said on their re-
turn from a meeting of the Min
nesota Federation of County Fairs
at Hotel Lowry in st. Paul today.
Board members would have lik-
ed to hold the fair a week or two
earlier but had to take dates
which would fit in with the at
fractions circuit and horse-racing
schedules.
It's probable that West Broth
ers shows will be on the Redwood
county midway again this year
and that there will be two days of
good horse racing, Mr.. Hauck
said.
Still at the convention are
Parker D. Sanders, fair president;
Andrew Rams, Anton Madsen and
Forrest Croker of Morgan, di-
rectorS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Plans Made for
Barley School
CHICAGO AND DULUTH
MEN WILL SPEAK
JANUARY p

Outstanding speakers and cash
prizes for grain samples should
attract hundreds of farmers to a
barley-fax school at the Wabasso
hall January %, members of the
Redwood County Crop Improve
ment committee which is arrang-
ing the event, believe. Elevators
of the county are financing the ed
ucational meeting.
w. B. Combs, Chicago market
ing specialist who was at the
county school last year and C. A.
Wallin of Duluth, federal grain
supervisor, will be principal
speakers.
Flax dockage and diseases, flax
growing methods and its CONNER
cial uses, mailing barley require
ments and elevator problems will
be discussed. There will probably
be free lunch at noon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11

correspondence with four genera
tons of descendants.
And she knows every one of the
younger children, even her little
great-great grandchildren.
She's been living alone for 20
years and until this year used
hard coal stoves in heating her
house. She took care of these
herself before installation Of her
oil burner.
Mr.. Limburg attended church
with her during the holidays. She
knows all the hymns and her
singing voice is as true as possible,
he says.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
POSSIBILITY OF
ALLIED DEFEAT
RAISED BY STARK

Washington - (P) - Admiral
Harold Stark told congress today
that in considering the proposed
81 300, 900, 900 expansion of the
fleet, 1--WE must face the POSSIBLE
ity of an allied defeat in the cur
rent European War.
Testifying before the house
naval affairs committee, the chief
of naval operations declared that
in determining this country's de-
Tense needs, the possibility that
the navies of the European de-
mocracies might be wiped out
must be taken into account.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
43 Men, So Women
Arrested i'm Mill
City Vice Raids

Minneapolis.-(P1-1n a spect-
acular series of early morning
raids by deputy sheriffs on
Minneapolis vice resorts a total
of SO persons, So women and 43
men were arrested today and TAX
en- to the county Jail.
None of those arrested was
was charged Immediately but it
was indicated all would appear
in municipal court today or to-
morrow.
Almost all the SO women gave
their home address as the place
in which they were arrested.
Some of the men gave Minneapo-
lis and st. Paul addresses and
there were several from towns in
other sections of Minnesota, the
Dakotas and Wisconsin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Farm Bureau Men
Plan 40 Program

Representatives of five Redwood
county Farm Bureau units met in
County Agent j. I. Swedberg's Of
fee Monday night to plan the
years educational program.
Raymond Jensen of Brookville,
Joe Beran and j. L. Slaymaker of
the Clements Community club, j.
w. Morgan of Underwood, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert VIM, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Poulsen and Mrs.
John Daub of the Sheridan unit
and Leonard Coulter and William
Behrends Of the Lamberton bur-
eau, attended.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Roosevelt Said To
Favor s3Super Tax

Washington - (P) = President
Roosevelt looks with favor on a
10 per cent "super tax" on the in
come tax to pay emergency ma
tional defense costs, administra-
ton officials said today, but he
wants congressional leaders to
take the initiative in framing pro-
posals.
The super tax" although still
an informal idea might be applied
retroactively to 1899 incomes as
well as to 1910 incomes. A tax
payer would compute his levy in
the usual way and then add 10 per
cent to the total.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
ConntyH0meD Decision Should
Be Based on Facts>~Gilfillan

by the advocates of economy in
the county.
In my opinion there are four
courses to be considered:
/. To maintain the county
home as it is now being main
tanned.
2. To lease the home to a
private party who would
board and care for the in
mates. (This plan is being
carried out in Brown county, ,
8. To turn the home into
tuberculosis sanitarium to be
operated in conjunction with
counties adjacent to Red
wood County.
4. To sell or lease the
home for other purposes.
I feel that one of the above
courses should be decided upon,
after this survey has been made,
and the commissioners have had
time and opportunity to decide
which course is the best to pursue
in the interest of the county poor,
as well as from the standpoint of
economy.
This contemplated survey will
bring to light all of the facts,
which the taxpayers of the county
have a right to know. If the main
tenance of the county home on the
present basis is too expensive for
the service rendered the taxpay-
ers are entitled to know this; if
there are better and more prac-
teal methods of handling the
county relief problem, those facts
should be known.
I have obtained information as
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Women, 90, LiVes Alone, Tends He,
Garden and Chickens, Enjoys Life

Stanley w. Limburg's grand
mother lives alone and likes it.
Lots of people debut the
amazing thing about the Redwood
Falls music directors grandma is
that she will celebrate her ninety
ninth birthday Friday.
Mrs. Carrie Bode is her name
and she lives alone in Austinville,
Iowa.
She takes care of her own house
and lawn, has garden raises
chickens, cooks two meals day,
goes to the postoffce daily and to
church every week.
She reads and writes English
and German-with or without her
glasses sand carries on a heavy
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
New Council
Selects 1910
Appointees
LICENSES GRANTED TO
POOL HALLS, ALLEYS;
BROWN RENAMED

Organization Of Redwood Falls
municipal government for 1910
was drawn up practically the
same as that of last year at the
initial meeting of the new council
in its GilWood Haven chamber
Tuesday night.
Harry Wilcox of the first ward
and Grover Mansfield of the sec
ond began their two-year terms
at the session, asking numerous
questions to acquaint themselves
with the work and taking an &C
tive part in the business.
Clifford James, elected munich
pal judge last week, filed his oath
Of office that day and attended
the meeting.
Except for assignments of the
new men to committees, the only
change from the 1889 lineup of
municipal employees and appoint
ees and their salaries was a SIS
raise to $50 a month given L.
Kleinart, assistant in the munich
pal liquor store.
Leon H. Brown was re-appoint-
ed city attorney on motion of AID
erman George A. Patton, seconded
by Oscar Hillger. Wilcox and
Mansfield voted against the ap-
pointment and the tie was broken
by Mayor j. c. Budik.
Pool hall licenses at a rate of S.
a table were granted Harry
Thomas and V. L. Holt and DR.. M.
P. Feigal and D. w. Buckley,
owners of the Community Bowl
ing alleys were given license at
SIS an alley. Dance and theatre
license fees were left at 81 a
year.
Reappointed were: DR.. w. A.
Brand, city health officer, DR.. S..
F. Ceplecha and Mrs. L. P. Winter,
members of the board of health;
F. H Anthony, city engineer; Dr.
c. L. Tompkins, dairy inspector;
Thomas Arnett Jr., street commits
sioner; Tom Seifert, water super
intendent; Harry Burdick, care
taker of the sewage disposal plant
and w. A. Hauck, manager of the
liquor dispensary.
Police officers hold over under
the civil service system. The term
of John Hoepner on the civil serv-
ice commission expires but action
on the appointment to fill the va
cancy was deferred. J. F. Knud-
son and Rayburn Burris are ether
members of the commission.
Appointment of fire marshal,
j. M. Corbett's present position,
was also delayed until after the
annual fire department election
meeting next Thursday.
The arrangement whereby the
city pays $500 a year of S. w.
Limburg's salary to the school for
the music teachers services in di-
recting the city band, was contin-
ued.
The Citizens State bank was
designated depository for city
funds and the council voted to
continue the municipal judges
pay on a fee basis in lieu of SAL
airy.
Bids on the city printing will be
received at the next meeting.
Mr.. Patton was reelected vice
mayor. Patton and Hillger were
appointed to the ways and means
committee; Hillger and Wilcox to
the committee on streets, alleys
and sidewalks; Patton and Hillger
to the sewer and water commit
tee; Wilcox and Mansfeldt to the
fire, permits, buildings and
grounds committee; Mansfield
and Wilcox to the band and re-
creation committee; Patton and
Wilcox to the liquor committee
and Wilcox to represent the
council as a member of the Red
wood Falls Recreation Planning
committee.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
ADDITIONAL Kinks FOR
SMALL CHILDREN TO
BE CONSTRUCTED

A two-day ice carnival to fea-
ture fancy skating, clown skating,
boys and mems hockey tourna-
ments, other skating games and
informal social skating will be
planned by the Redwood Falls
Recreation Planning board at a
special meeting Friday.
The board decided to sponsor
the event at its regular session
Tuesday night when members
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Firemen Will
Dine Thursday
ELECTION AND PAYDAY
FEATURE PROGRAM
OF ANNUAL MEET

Roast turkey and fried chicken
(both) will be on the menu when
Redwood Falls firemen gather
for their annual feed, election and
payday in the fire hall next
Thursday night.
Checks totaling $3.50 will be
distributed to Is regular firemen
and to Floyd Schmid of Willmar
who has not given up his mem
bership in the organization. Sch
mid will be paid for attendance
at a Vesta farm fire last January
the alarm coming while he was at
the annual session here.
Mayor j. c. Budik and +. B.
Forbes, city recorder, win be
guests of the department.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Bar Meeting

Redwood county attorneys will
attend the annual meeting of the
Ninth District Bar association in
New Ulm Saturday afternoon and
evening. Dinner will be served in
J the Dakota hotel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11
Taxpayer Committee.
To Interview Board
On Eliminating Home.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
AT MEETING ASKS
RECONSIDERATION

Ten representatives of the
Redwood County Taxpayers
association, two from each
commissioner district, will at
tend a special meeting of the
Redwood county board Tues
day at 10 a. m. to present a
resolution urging the board to
close the county home.
Adopted at an armory
meeting Friday afternoon at
tended by approximately 250
taxpayers from widely scat
tered sections of the county,
the resolution as put by
Frank Clague, former con-
gresham, declares the coun-
ty can save between $4,000
and $4,000 annually by dis
continuing the home and main
tanning the inmates elsewhere on
old age assistance where they are
over Is years of age and on direct
relief where they are not yet eli
gible for pensions. 1t authorizes
the appointment of the committee
of ten by the chairman Of the
meeting, D. L. Crimmins, and
commissions them to consult with
the county board on the matter.
Men named to the delegation
are all well known and heavy
taxpayers. Thomas Hicks of Tracy
and E. T. Ebbesen of Revere will
speak for first district, represent
ed on the county board by Philip
Raveling; Gus Koenig, Lamberton
and Carl Leistikow, Wabasso, will
appear for the second district,
served by Herman Beckman; F.
j. Sheffield, Springfield and Will
liam Green, Morgan, will serve
for the third district, represented
by j. p. Kragh; Mr.. Clague and
George Huhnerkoch will speak for
the fourth, represented by Edwin
Wells while Charles Huhnerkoch
iof Redwood Falls and Mike Kra-
mer, North Redwood, were chosen
from the fifth, where the COM
missioner is Herman Muetzel,
board chairman.
Mr.. Crimmins urges taxpayers
of the various commissioners dis
tricts to express their opinions of
the matter to one of their repre-
sentatives on the committee SO
that the group may present as far
as possible a cr0ss-sectiOn OF
opinion.
Little was said at the meeting in
favor of continuing the home, SO
little that Mr.. Sheffield said near
the end of the session, 81 am dis
appointed, came expecting to
hear debate but there appears
to be no one here willing to de-
fend the attitude of the board in
not saving the taxpayers $4,000
or $4,000"
In his thorough discussion of
the subject Mr.. Crimmins CRITICS.
ed the county board severely,
particularly three members who
did not accept his invitation to
attend the meeting, Mr.. Muetzel,
Mr.. Kragh and Mr.. Raveling, and
William Johns, home superintend-
ent and w. r. Werring, Morgan
attorney, for their attitude on the
matter. Johns and Werring also
were not present.
The county board, he said,
"acted like business men" in their
first decision to close the home
and lease the building to the fed
eral government for an NYA
school. "They acted as you or
would if we had proposition that
wasn't paying. This county poor
farm has been losing money ever
since the OAA (Old Age assist
ance) came into effect.
"They summoned all those out
at the poor farm who are eligible
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