The Redwood gazette. [volume], May 13, 1937, Image 11

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Thursday, May 13, 1937
MRS. ELLEN JONES
OF MORTON DIES
BIRCH COULEE PIONEER
WAS BORN IN COUNTY
CORK, IRELAND
Morton —Mrs. Ellen Jones, pio
neer of Renville county, died at
her home in Morton Thursday
morning after a three day illness
caused by bronchial pneumonia.
She was 78 years old. At her
bedside when death came were
all her children.
Ellen Lorden was born March
4, 1859 in the village of Dunmany,
County Cork, Ireland. At the
age of 17 she came to America,
living with a brother in Boston
for four years.
In 1880 she came to the Birch
Coulee community where she was
married to Robert Jones. Their
life for 39 years was spent farm
ing in the Birch Coulee vicinity.
Retiring in 1919 they came to
Morton which has since been the
family home. Mrs. Jones was the
mother of ten children of whom
eight survive. They are John,
James, Mary and Michael in Mor
ton, Ray and Charles in Chicago,
Timothy in Allen, Minn, and
Frank in Flint Mich. Mr. Jones
died nine years ago.
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. J. C. O’Hara in St.
John’s church Saturday morning
with burial in Calvary cemetery.
Pallbearers were James Maho
ney, David Brown, John McGuire,
Dennis Keefe, Thomas Tisdell and
Dan Middleton.
Coming from a distance to at
tend the funeral were a nephew
and niece, C. J. Lorden and Cath
erine Lorden of Elkton, S. D. and
a family friend, John Verchue of
Chicago.
Talks with Children
at Opposite Coasts
Morris—The first “conference”
telephone call from this com
munity was put through by M. F.
Nugent when he talked simultan
eously with his daughter, Miss
Margaret Nugent who is super
visor of nurses at the Henry
Street foundation, a public health
organization in New York City,
and with his son, John D. Nugent
who lives at Yakima, Washing
ton. This three way, coast to
■coast conversation had been plan
ned by Mr. Nugent as an ex
change for Easter greetings for
the brother and sister who have
not seen each other for several
years.
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Personal Items
of Lucan Region
By Vivian Jensen
Lucan —Mr. and Mrs. Anton
Kramer and son Don visited at
the Arnold Kramer home at Sea
forth Sunday evening.
The Degree of Honor held its
regular meeting Thursday eve
ning when a new beneficial mem
ber, Mrs. Nick Kramer was ad
mitted. Following the business
and social hour, Mrs. Gust Wur
scher served refreshments.
The Ladies Aid of the Trinity
Free Church met Wednesday af
ternoon at the church. Mrs. Philip
Raveling and Mrs. Severt Lee en
tertained a large crowd at supper.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Jensen were
callers at Marshall Thursday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Kramer
and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Kramer
attended the show at Redwood
Falls Saturday evening.
Philip Raveling spent Wednes
day at Redwood Falls at a County
Commissioners’ meeting.
C. O. Gilfillan and D. L. Crim
mins of Redwood Falls were
business callers here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Kramer and
family spent Sunday at the John
Rohlik home at Seaforth where a
family reunion was held.
A. P. Macht and children Elaine
and Leo spent Sunday at Tracy.
Mrs. Mattie Christensen of
Tracy spent Wednesday and
Thursday doing some repair work
to her property.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Martin and
son Rolland were business callers
at Redwood Falls Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Wille and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Hanske and family visited at the
William George home at Wabasso
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zimmer
man and family spent the week
end at the John and Arnold Bert
ram homes at Spring Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. William Miller,
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Miller and
son and Miss Dorothy Wegner
spent Sunday in Mankato.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hartwick
visited at the Everett Hartwick
home Tuesday evening.
Miss Lorene Schmeising of
Redwood Falls spent Sunday at
the George Schmeising home.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Skoblik and
family, Marion Joseph, Norbert
and James Scoblik, Mr. and Mrs.
George Gales and son visited at
the Mike Scoblik home Wednes
day evening, the occasion being
Mrs. Mike Scoblik’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Haag and
Mrs. Mary Haag attended the
funeral for Mrs. John Hendrick
sen at Vesta Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Rue and
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family visited at the Halvor Rue
home Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Jacobsen of
Redwood Falls visited at the
Arthur George and Paul Martin
homes Wednesday.
Mrs. Julia Norcutt spent last
week visiting at the Frank Nor
cutt home.
Mrs. G. O. Schlick visited at
the J. J. Jeppesen home at Red
wood Falls Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Radtke and
family and Miss Agnes Herder of
Redwood Falls visited at the Fred
Scharfe home Monday evening.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wille visit
ed at the Lawrence Wille home
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Anderson
and daughter Betty Ann and
Christian Hansen of Worthington
spent the weekend here with re
latives.
G. O. Schlick was a business
caller at Tracy Tuesday.
Mrs. L. C. Patterson went to St.
Paul Monday to attend an East
ern Star convention. Her mother,
Mrs. Nordmeyer came from Tracy
to be here in her absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anderson
and daughter visited at the Carl
Case home at New Ulm and Soren
Anderson home at Evan Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Manguson
and daughter of Milroy visited at
the Ervin Bruns home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Larsen and
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Fridley were
entertained at dinner at the
Homer Danduran home Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wegner of
Ellsworth spent Saturday and
Sunday at the F. C. Wegner home.
A family dinner was enjoyed at
the home of Mrs. Herborg Benson
Sunday when those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Milbradt and
family of Ogilvie, Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Paskewitz and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Katzenber
ger and family of Seaforth, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Hansen, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Benson and family
and Mr. and JVTrs. Elmer Benson
and family.
Mrs. O. H. Gehrke and son,
Aurie spent Sunday and Monday
visiting relatives and friends in
New Ulm.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Radtke and
family visited relatives at New
Ulm Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Rue and
family of Tracy and Mr. and Mrs.
Simon Rue visited at the L. B.
Fridley home Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schweinfurt
and family of Seoforth visited at
the Nick Kramer home Thursday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Petersen and
Mr. Jelous of Sleepy Eye visited
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sieck Sun
day afternoon.
(Continued on page seven)
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THE REDWOOD GAZETTE, REDWOOD FALLS,
Wabasso Families
Entertain Friends
Mrs. Edw. Weldon
Wabasso—The following were
entertained at dinner at the Jo
sep Johanneck home Sunday: Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Johanneck and
son Lawrence, Norbert Johan
neck of Wabasso, Mr. and Mrs.
Sylvester Kahnke of Redwood
' Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Klossner
of Klossner, Mr. and Mrs. Clem
Schueller, Mr. and Mrs. George
Fixsen and son, Mrs. Elenora Fix
i sen and Pauline and Ernest Feige.
Sylvester Baltes and V. C. Hop
fenspirger were callers at Belview
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fox and
family drove to Currie Sunday to
visit at the parental John Shorts
home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Anton and
son Billie and daughter Delores
attended, the show at Redwood
Falls Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Schmitz and
son Patrick and Mr. and Mrs. H.
H. Turbes and daughter Rose
Marie of Springfield and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Kuk and son were
visitors of Mrs. Anna Schmitz
Mothers’ day.
Roman and Eleanor Bertrand of
Lamberton were supper guests at
the Sylvester Zeren home Sunday.
Marion Washburn who has been
taking treatments at Rochester
returned to his home Friday af
ternoon.
Mr .and Mrs. Arthur Christen
sen and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Christensen and family of
: Franklin were Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Christensen.
Wallace Simpson drove to Bel
view Sunday for a visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Simp
son.
Mrs. S. A. Wittwer will be host
ess to the Presbyterian Ladies
; Aid May 19.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Sanberg of
Odin, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Sanberg and son Richard and
; Mrs. Otto Arnoldt and daughter
Irene of Janesville and Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Ness and family of
Butterfield were dinner guests at
; the R. A. Leistikow home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Zitzman ac
companied by Mrs. Anton Thomas
and Hilda Hengel were visitors at
New Ulm Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Bruns and
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Kratzke
! drove to Marshall Friday evening
! to visit Lloyd Bruns at the hospi
tal.
Miss Marie Bangerter was a
visitor at the Dr. Budik home at
Redwood Falls Monday and Tues
day.
Miss Marie Stacken who at
tends Teachers college at Manka
to spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Stark
en.
Mrs. Howard Jensen, Mrs. F.
Brey, Mrs. Peter Cantine, Mrs. L.
A Tomey, Mrs. Michael Schuel
ler,, Mrs. John Zeren, Mrs. D. E.
Sinclair, Mrs. Joseph Schwarz Sr.,
Mrs. pan Sinclair and. Mrs. Hen
ry Goblirsch and Anna Cathryn
Brey of Wabasso and Mrs. Her
bert Winn, Mrs. John Daub Jr.,
Freda Egle, Mrs. Walter Banger
ter and Mrs. George Davis and
daughter Inez attended Achieve
ment day at Redwood Falls Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Pelzel and
son Hubert were visitors of Mrs.
Minnie Pelzel near Clements Sun
i day.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Kratzke
and family were visitors of Mrs.
Emil Kratzke Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Schueller
and family of Seaforth were din
ner guests at the Wenzel Johan
neck home Sunday.
Hilko Lamprecht who attends
teachers college at Mankato spent
the weekend with his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Lamprecht.
Mrs. Paul Fuenfinger and
daughter Marie accompanied by
Mrs. Harvey Simning and daugh
ter Bernice and Marie Hammer
schmidt were callers at Redwood
Falls Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ruch
taeschel and family were visitors
at the Howard Pickett home Sun
day. Others present were Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Baker and son and
Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Baker of
Mankato and Mrs. C. L. Pickett of
Redwood Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Zitzman and
i-'amily and Mr. and Mrs. Anton
Thomas spent Sunday with rela
tives at Tracy.
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Paulson
were visitors at the Fay Truesdell
home at Redwood Falls Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sinclair,
Mrs. Robert Moorhead, Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Sinclair and Mr. a*d
Mrs. Mike Fagen spent Sunday
evening with Mrs. John Sinclair.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Baltes
and son drove to Sleepy Eye Sun
day to spend the day at the C. P.
Cutting home and were supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Schottenbauer at Gilfillan Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Starken of
Hinckley, Mr. and Mrs. Arling
Starken of Little Falls and Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Weicks of Wal
nut Grove spent Mothers’ day at
the C. Starken home.
(Continued on P mge Six)
Mailman Gets Stuck
in Snowbank in May
Slayton—The man who said
that summer in Minnesota is just
three or four months of poor
sleighing is right in the opinion
of W. S. Lowe, rural mail carrier
at Slayton.
Mr. Lowe had the unique ex
perience of getting stuck in a
snowdrift in Murray county May
1. After the severe snow storm
of several weeks ago, he was forc
ed to detour around the drifts on
his route, but thought that by
May 1 the snow would be soft
enough to permit him to get
through. He was wrong however,
and when he attempted to go
through. He was wrong however,
put” that Jie had
each of the last eight
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have chosen their Hart Schaffner
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keep it that way. Come in during
these famous clothes for yourself.
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