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THE REDWOOD GAZETTE"
SIXTY-SECOND YEAR
Villages of County Select Officers Tuesday
T. H. Crocker Dies
Suddenly at Morgan
Funeral Services in Charge of
I. O. O. F. lodge, Many
From Here Attend
When the word was passed around
Morgan Thanksgiving morning that
T. H. Crocker had passed away dur
ing the night the news seemed scarce
ly creditable. In company with his
wife and daughter, Mrs. Clifford
Breed and husband of Crookston they
had returned from an extended au
tomobile trip into Illinois only the
evening before.
His death came as a great shock to
the family, especially his son Forest,
who was unable to reach his bedside
before the end came. The deceased
was a man of rugged constitution
and although he retired from active
farm life, he was often found help
ing his son, Forest, during the sea
son's rush at the harvest season and
other times. He was a man of genial
disposition and left a word of cheer
ful greeting- to all whom he met. He
will be sadly missed among the
townspeople.
Trueman Crocker was born in New
ton township near Fenton, 111. 69
years ago next February. He was
united in marriage to Miss Pluma
Mickel over 40 years ago. To this
union four children wer born, three
girls and one son. About 16 years
ago they moved to Morgan, purchas
ing what was known at the Fixsen
farm near this city. For a time the
two families resided at the farm.
Seven years ago Mr. Crocker pur
chased a residence in town and moved
his family into it and have continued
to live there since. He was an ad
herent of the Presbyterian church,
a member of the I. O. O. F. and
Woodman and Royal Neighbor lodges.
The funeral services were in charge
of the I. O. O. F. lodge, many mem
bers from the Redwood Falls lodge
attending the services at the home
and at the Presbyterian church Fri
day morning. Dr. John Keith, pastor
of the church, gave a splendid serm
on and the church choir had charge
of the music. The remains were tak
en to Sanborn where it was shipped
back to the home town at Fenton, 111.,
where last rites took place Sunday.
The members of the immediate fami
ly and a brother, C. C. Crocker, of
Redwood Falls drove to Fenton for
the interment.
Special Red Cross
Meeting December 15
Members of All Branches Are
Asked to be Present to
Elect Officers
Special meeting of the Red Cross
for the purpose of electing officers
and directors for the year of 1931 has
been called by county chairman, C.
L. Maurstad, for Monday afternoon,
December 15, at 1:30 o’clock at the
Court House county commissioners’
room.
Herbert A. Beltz, field representa
tive of the American National Red
Cross for Minnesota will be present
at this meeting.
Every person who has a Red Cross
membership is eligible to attend. A
good attendance is urged as matters
of business importance will come be
fore discussion. Members and direct
ors of all branches are asked to be
present
Mr. Maurstad has appointed the
following to serve as the nominating
committee, C. C. Crocker, R. V. Ochs,
and A. P. Falk.
People who have bought Christmas
Seals are advised to stick a seal on
the front door knob in order that the
young salespeople canvassing the
city will not duplicate their calls, ac
cording to authorities in charge of
the Christmas Seal campaign.
Accompanies Show
Cattle to Exposition
Merle Campbell of Redwood Falls,
animal husbandry senior at lowa
State College, Ames, lowa, has been
selected as one of the three men to
go to the International Livestock
show held in Chicago, November 29,
to December 6, with the beef cattle
which the college will exhibit.
Each year some prominent senior
is chosen from the animal husbandry
division to accompany the livestock
to Chicago. Merle Campbell is af
filiated with tTie Alpha Gamma Rho
social fraternity at the lowa State
College.
Merle Campbell is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. Campbell.
PUBLISHED TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST OF REDWOOD FALLS AND REDWOOD COUNTY
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Championship Menu
Served at a Chicago
Hotel November 27
That Mrs. Martin L. Freise of
Redwood Falls has become famed
through her culinary efforts needs no
more proof than the article which
the Chicago Tribune carried in its
columns of Thursday, November 27,
1930. The article follows:
Forty officials of the American
Farm Bureau federation and their
wives attended the prize model
Thanksgiving dinner of America,
served in the house on the roof of
Hotel Sherman.
The menu, suggested by Mrs. M. L.
Freise living near Redwood Falls,
Minn., won first prize in a contest
recently conducted by the federation’s
publications, Bureau Farmer. It was
composed with exception of olives, of
articles of food that can be grown by
all farmers.
The menu consisted of fruit cock
tail, celery, salted nuts, olives, roast
tui’key and parsley dressing and gib
let gravy, cranberry ice, glazed
sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, peas
and carrots, Waldorf salad with
dressing, mince and pumpkin pies
and coffee. One farmer declared the
only improvement he could suggest
after enjoying the bounteous repast,
was that from the farmer’s stand
point—milk should be served.
The national judges in the contest
were also present, including Mrs.
Clara Ingram Judson, Evanston, 111.;
Mrs. Grace Viall Gray, Glen Ellyn,
111.; Albert Stawle and Edward Ka
vawsy of the Hotel Sherman cuisine.
Guardsmen Start
Basketball Practice
Coach Stockton Issues Call for
Candidates Whether En
listed or Not
Candidates for The Guardsmen, an
independent basket ball team spon
sored by Company L, will meet to
night, (Wednesday) and Thursday
night at the Armory floor when
Coach K. W. Stockon will select the
team.
Coach Stockton, formerly athletic
director of the Redwood Falls public
schools, announces that any one wish
ing to try for this team is invited to
report for practice Wednesday night
whether they belong to the company
or not.
A game is in view for next week,
but as arrangements are not com
pleted it is not known definitely
whether it will be played at the local
floor or outside of town.
Three Arnett boys, Tom, Clifford
and Wilbur, Tom Hoskins and Bob
zin are prospective members of the
quintet. A Belview man is also a
likely candidate.
Albert Van De Linde of Echo was
a business visitor here, Monday.
Redwood Falls Post Office
Makes a Schedule Change
Assistant Postmaster H. F.
Warner Asks Cooperation.
Public to Mail Now
With change in train schedule on
the M. & St. L. railroad, and in con
sequence of the holiday rush season,
the post office department of Red
wood Falls has some new rules now
an effect, and the public is requested
to observe them.
M. & St. L. day train arrives at
North Redwood at 10:53 a. m. instead
of 11:10 a. m., arriving in Minneapolis
at 2:55 p. m. instead of 3:30 as pre
viously.
It is necessary for the dispatching
clerk to be at the post office one half
hour earlier than usual in the morn-
REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1930
Women Enter Local
Golf Tournament
Tee Off in Three Flights to
Compete for Prizes in
Various Classes
With vanity boxes and silk hosiery
offered as prizes, 62 women playing
in three flights will compete in a
miniature golf tournament sponsored
by the Wee Tee N Tea indoor golf
club, operated by the Stensvad Chev
rolet company.
There are ten women paired for
the first flight, 28 in the second and
24 in the third. Playing started
Tuesday evening, and will continue
throughout the week.
First flight consists of golfers
shooting a low score, the second
flight is composed of women of the
intermediate class, and the third
flight, those not qualifying for the
first two classifications.
Prizes for the first flight is three
pairs of silk hosiery, and the winners
of the second and third flights will
each receive a vanity box. Winners
of the three flights will not play
each other, as this classification is
made according to the ability of the
players based on the scores turned in
for the qualifying round.
R. V. Ochs won a tie match against
Brammer in the semi-finals on an
extra play to come through the finals
with a score of 47 to Douglas Rise’s
48, thus winning the turkey while
Rise, runner-up, received a duck.
There were 32 entries in the Thanks
giving tournament.
The women’s flights for play are
as follows:
First Flight
Mrs. C. N. Mikelson and Miss Lil
lian Stewart.
Miss Edna Redetzke and Mrs.
Frances Davis.
Mrs. L. J. Rise and Mrs. Gilhoaly.
Mrs. R. V. Ochs and Mrs. H. Jack
son.
Miss Lela James and Mrs. A. D.
Jackson.
Second Flight
Mrs. C. Burmeister and Miss Thela
Aske.
Mrs. McCrae and Mrs. Ole Stens
vad.
Mrs. Hendricks and Miss Gertrude
Daskam.
Miss Iris Robbins and Mrs. J. B.
McGowan.
Mrs. F. Maes and Mrs. Corbett.
Mrs. Philbrick and Miss Nora Foy.
Mrs. Fred Rome and Miss Marian
Tenney.
Mrs. Spang and Mrs. W. Reynolds.
Mrs. Jessie Posz and Mrs. Harry
Swartz.
Miss Goldie Harris and Mrs. Quan
dell.
Mrs. C. Orth and Mrs. Renneth
Daskam.
Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Slanson.
Mrs. C. V. Everett and Miss Verna
Rome.
Mrs. Madsen and Mrs. J. PaTsons.
Third Flight
Miss Huyssen and Mrs. Baikie.
Miss Erma Sampson and Miss Mil
dred Naf singer.
Miss Marie Thune and Mrs. G.
Charlebois.
Miss Rrause and Mrs. T. J. Collins.
Mrs. Boltz and Miss Pricilla Rnud
son.
Miss Adams and Mrs. Evanson.
Mrs. Willis Swartz and Miss Hazel
Aune.
Miss Fern Byram and Mrs. Japs.
Miss Myrtle Sward and Mrs. Abbie
Robbins.
Mrs. H. M. Aune and Mrs. G.
Mansfeldt.
Mrs. Coleman and Miss Helen
Smith.
Mrs. McCuskey and Miss Peterson.
William Byington, formerly of
Redwood Falls, now of Cornwallis,
Oregon, is visiting with his uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Gamder.
Mr. Byington played tackle on the
Oregon state football team at Chica
go, Thanksgiving Day.
ing in order to take care of this early
train and it is also necessary to cut
some time from the evening schedule.
At 6:30 p. m. the post office wind
ows will close, and the doors will
close at 7p. m. All necessary first
class mail may be deposited at the
hotels Redwood and Ramsey at the
senders risk.
The post office force will spend
Christmas at home'this year so the
public is urged to start the Christmas
mailing now. Every effort will be
made to give the public the best of
service says Assistant Postmaster H.
F. Warner. Many extra hours will
be put in by the postal force to make
this Christmas as merry as any one
that has gone before.
1,000 Boys and Gris
See Santa Gaus
Glides Into Town With Four
Reindeer Pulling Sleigh
Monday Morning
Seeing is believing, some 1,000 or
more youngsters became aware Mon
day when Santa Claus glided into
Redwood Falls with his red sleigh
drawn by four reindeer, and accom
panied by two Eskimo helpers.
Jolly old Santa, that red faced
white whiskered, lovable old gentle
man of whom children hear so much
about but rarely have had an opport
unity to see in person, had a busy
day giving away candy kisses by the
handful to bright eyed little boys and
girls.
Confidentially, Santa took each one
aside and asked each his Christmas
wish. The boys and girls were not
afraid of him for he won their whole
hearted confidence and admiration
from the start.
Santa let the boys and girls pet his
reindeer. When Santa Claus sent
that radiogram from Toyland and an
nouncing his intention of visiting
Redwood Falls he was not certain
just which reindeer he would use on
his trip, but when he showed up Mon
day morning Dasher was leading
with Dancer, Prancer and Blitzen
following.
Dasher had horns on only the left
side of the head and Prancer had
horns on the right side, the other
horns had been bumped off, Santa in
formed. He said that the reindeer
got a new growth of horns every
year in June. At this time of the
year they were brittle and would
break off.
Santa visited the school and took
a reindeer into the rooms to show
what such an animal looked like. The
boys and girls had never seen one
before and were interested to note
their shapely bodies with grayish
brown fur.
After driving around the city all
day, visiting the children in school,
and stopping at the various business
houses, Santa Claus called it a day at
7 p. m., and scurried over the snow
to Marshall, Minn., his next stop.
One hundred and fifty-five letters
were handed to Santa Claus during
his stop here.
Wichman Compiles
Attendance Report
Grade 3A Has 99.8 Percentage
to be Highest for Second
Time This Year
Best room attendance again went
to Miss Ellestad’s room, gTade 3A,
with 99.8 perecentage attendance for
the second period, ending November
21, according to a report compiled by
Superintendent of Redwood Falls
public schools, J. H. Wichman.
Grades 5A and 6A in charge of
Miss Jacobson were tied for second
place honors with a percentage of
97.9. The special grade in charge of
Miss Hoppe attained a percentage of
97.8. The average percentage of at
tendance for the first six grade was
96.3.
The freshmen led the Junior High
School with 97.1, and the eighth
grade had a close 97, while the sev
enth attained a percentage of 96.4.
The senior high school’s average per
centage of attendance was 97.4. The
total for all departments was 96.6.
Grade 3A has the smallest total
enrollment of the first six grades
with 15 pupils to date. Grades 2A
has 17. The special class has 10
members. Miss Breen’s 2BC room
has 37 pupils as had Miss Abraham
son’s SBC room.
In the Junior high school the class
with the biggest enrollment had the
best percentage of attendance. This
was the freshman class of 80 pupils.
The Senior high school had the
greatest number of pupils “times
tardy” in ratio to its enrollment,
there being 109 “No. times tardy,”
and only 64 were “neither absent nor
tardy,” while the total enrollment is
170.
The Junior high school, on the
other hand, of a total enrollment of
182 had 68 neither absent nor tardy,
and only 41 “times tardy.” In the
first six grades one third of the total
attendance is listed for “times tardy,”
and approximately a like number for
being neither absent nor tardy.
There is a total enrollment of 701
pupils.
Thanksgiving Day dinner guests at
the O. J. Bollum home included Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Werder, Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Bollum and son Herbert and
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert McDougall and
children.
DEFECTIVE PAGE
Redwood Variety
Changes Ownership
The Redwood Variety store chang
ed hands last week when E. I. Selle
seth and E. N. Johnson, Minneapolis,
assumed ownership and management
of the business for the past month
conducted by C. E. Mabee.
E. N. Johnson and company intend
to conduct a variety store along
modern lines, endeavoring to keep in
stock at all times such notions that
pleases the public’s fancy. Read their
introductory advertisement which ap
pears elsewhere in this sisue.
Mr. Mabee who came into posses
sion of the Redwood Variety store
through a business deal with Harry
Toussaint has not announced his fut
ure plans.
Santa Gans Letter
Contest Geses Dec. 6
Children in First Three Grades
Only Are Eligible to
Win Prizes
Saturday, December 6, is the last
day for submitting letters to the
Gazette Santa Claus.
Children in the first \
three grades are eli- |
gible to write a let- J
ter from 50 to 100 J
words, which should
be composed during'
school hours and
handed the teach- \W\W
er, who will forward ■
it to Santa Claus,
care of The Redwood Gazette, Red
wood Falls, Minnesota.
Following is one picked at random
from a bunch of letters received
the past week:
Dear Santa:
I want a “Bunny” doll, an ironing
board, a doll buggy and a ball. I
am seven years old and in the sec
ond grade. I will put a piece of cake
and a cookie by my stocking for you.
Mama will leave the front door open
so you won’t have to come down the
chimney.
Good Bye, Santa Claus.
(Name Withheld)
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Pillish of
Westbrook were Saturday guests at
the J. J. Christensen home.
Holiday Decorations,
Adorn Business Area
Evergreen Festooning, Electric
Lights Lend to Colorful
Yuletide Atmosphere
The Duncan Electric shop complet
ed the wiring and hanging of ever
green festooning Tuesday night.
Through the initiative of the Mer
chants’ association with the Commer
cial club cooperating, Redwood Falls
business area was decorated for the
holiday season.
To correct an error the total cost
of this year’s decorations comes to ap
proximately 25 per cent less than last
year’s and not “75 per cent less” as
was inadvertently stated in the story
of last week. In other words it is
seventy-five per cent of what it cost
last year.
Centerpieces were modeled by the
Duncan Electric shop to give the ris
ing sun effect, similar to the center
piece used on Seventh street, Min
neapolis, last year.
With Mill and Second streets add
ed there are 22 multi-colored electric
light strings and centerpieces. There
are 5,500 feet of evergreen festooning,
draped parallel to the streets and
across from each lamp post. Over
800 electric bulbs light the streets to
give Redwood Falls the yuletide at
mosphere.
SECRETARY GIVES PLACINGS
OF REDWOOD CO. EXHIBITOI
The following is a statement of
placing! of the 4-H club exhibitors
from Redwood county at the Junior
Livestock show at South St. Paul by
J. S. Jones, secretary-treasurer of
the Minnesota Livestock Breeden’
association.
I .illiaw Werner, 10th in open, first
in Shorthorn.
Irene Lavinder, below 15th.
Ernest Werner, 6th in open, 4th in
Angus.
Lorraine Lavinder, below 15th.
Leslie Jones, below 15th, Bth in
Shorthorn.
Horace Wetmore, 11th in open, 4th
in Hereford.
Geraldine Klop, below 15th.
Elaine Johanneck, Catherine Winn,
Jane Winn, sheep exhibitors, below
18th. —Howard Ballard in the hog
entries, 10th.
NUMBER 22
ANNUAL ELECTION
SHOWS BK VOTE
IN FEW PRECINCTS
State Legislature Changes Vot
ing Dates for Villages at
Last Session
MANY HOT CONTESTS
Complete List of Winning Of
ficers of Each Village Made
This Week
With a varied vote throughout the
county, the different villages held
elections yesterday in which mayors
or presidents, councilmen, assessors,
clerks, treasurers, justices and con
tables were elected. A decision of
the session of the state legislature
brought a change of date in the elec
tions of the villages throughout the
state. Previous to this year the elec
tions were held at different times of
the season.
In the villages of the county the
following were either elected or re
elected to office:
Sanborn—F. A. Manecke, presid
ent; H. L. Edgar, A. R. Streich and
E. J. Yeager, councilmen; C. F. Pec
holt, clerk; Chas. Ripley, treasurer;
Fred Dammann, assessor; George
Huenergarth, justice, and L. E. Weld
on, constable.
Lamberton —C. Carver, president;
W. C. Roth, J. W. Sahr and V. M.
Calkins, trustees; F. A. Beiersdorf,
clerk; S. C. Oetting, treasurer, and
George Nigg, assessor.
Wanda —G. A. Otto, president;
Nick Jenniges, Math Dederichs and
W. A. Behrens, trustees; Paul Doep
ke, clerk; Paul Borte, treasurer; N.
A. Leuther, assessor and Jos. Maldahl
and August Moehling, justices.
Delhi—A. Boritz, president; K. L.
Knudson, councilman; H. L. Butcher,
treasurer; H. C. Engeman, clerk and
Walter Hausman, assessor.
Revere—E. T. Ebbesen, mayor;
Louis Fick, J. Zaske end J. A. Brude
li, trustees; Jessie Sawyer, treasurer;
C. E. Sawyer, clerk; Julius Frank,
assessor; T. J. Lee and Chas. Wilbur,
justices and V. J. Zaske and N. P.
Jorgenson, constables.
Seaforth—P. J. Schmitz, president;
Chas. Pistulka, F. Smetak and J. Pis
tulka, trusteees; J. Sorenson, treasur
er; J. J. Schweinfurt, clerk; G. R. Fix
sen, justice, and C. A. Dahl, assessor.
Morgan—F. H. Schieffert, presid
ent; Fred Dietzmann, A. J. Tauer and
T. C. Mattke, trustees; Nels P. Rans,
clerk; Wm. F. Netzke, treasurer; Hu
go Mattke, assessor; Frank Whit
comb and D. C. Zimmerman, consabl-
es.
Lucan—Anton Kramer, mayor; L.
Grannes and A. P. Macht, council
men; W. H. Zimmerman, clerk; F. M.
Anderson, treasurer and F. C. Weg
ner, assessor.
Milroy—P. H. Kelly, mayor; G. G.
Mellgren, E. P. Hickey and H. Krem
in, trustees; H. J. Neuman, treasurer;
Edward Galle, recorder; E. F. Welter,
assessor; Levi Fraser, justice, and
C. E. Royer, constable.
Vesta—Chas. Boushek, mayor; D.
L. Thomas, recorder; Gus Kremin
and E. Truax, councilmen; F. H. Ben
dix, treasurer, and Frank Boushek,
assessor.
Wabasso—Elmer Franta, mayor;
George Snyder and Ed. Schiffman,
councilmen; Emil Howe, treasurer;
George A. Goblirsch, recorder; Jacob
Neuenberg, assessor; Edgar Winn,
justice and F. A. Starken, constable.
Clements—Joe Seikora, mayor; E.
H. Rassmussen, councilman; C. D.
Jensen, treasurer; W. F. Gannott,
clerk; R. S. Schmidt, justice; F. A.
Macho, assessor and J. P. Kagel and
C. F. Larson, constables.
Belview—J. S. Gunnelson, praai*.
dent; E. F. Kohls and A. M. Gimme
stad, trustees; Thomas Hagen, clerk;
C. C. Enestvedt, treasurer and A. F.
Abraham, assessor.
North Redwood— Wesley Sommers,
president; B. H. Kunezli, treasurer;
Wm. Hoskin, O. W. Simondet and An
ton Becker, trustees; Vera Shoemak
er, justice; Charles Brandt, assessor;
M. J. Hanson, clerk and George Ever
ett, constable.
Walnut Grove—S. Nelson, presi
dent; N. S. Peterson, C. M. Wiggins
and A. J. Kaas, trustees; A. W. Ol
son, clerk; Arthur Lund, treasurer;
Charles Hanson and Wm. Weicks,
justices; H. H. Gremmert and W. J.
Thompson, contsables and L. E. Gar
lock, assessor.
William Johns of near Seaforth
who has been in constant attendance
at the bedside of his mother, Mrs. C.
W. Johns, a patient at St. Mary’s
hospital, Rochester, for the past three
weeks, returned home Monday bring
ing his mother in an ambulance. Mrs.
Johns is in a very serious condition
at her home.