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SIXTY-NINTH YEAR OFFICIAL REDWOOD COUNTY NEWSPAPER RED MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1937 NUMBER 16
Swede Co-Op
Leader Tells
of Movement
STEADY EXPANSION OF
CONSUMER GROUPS
DESCRIBED
The co-operative movement in
Sweden was described as a great
society embracing one-third of
the population and steadily ex
panding through pooled profits
into new fields of marketing,
manufacturing, wholesaling and
retailing in competition with pri
vate industry, in a talk given by
Anders Hedberg, Swedish co-op
erative leader, before a group of
co-operators from several adjoin
ing counties and others at the
Falls theatre Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting was one of several
arranged by the Midland Co-Op
erative Wholesale.
Swedish co-operatives operate
entirely outside the political set
up of the nation and it was Mr.
Herbert's advice that American
institutions of that nature avoid
political entanglements such as
loans and governmental favors.
He advised also that co-operatives
grow entirely on their own sav
ings, avoiding borrowing entirely.
Asked if the Swedish institu
tions advertise, he declared “of
course. We took the slogan of
your American corporations ‘lt
pays to advertise’ and have never
failed to brag about our products
and the prices at which they are
offered.”
A moving picture which opened
the meeting took the group into
stores of all kinds, through bak
eries, mills, factories and other
institutions owned by the co-op
erative societies while Mr. Hed
berg described their growth and
operation. After the movie, per
sons in the audience asked many
questions.
He declared the co-operative
movement grew up to discipline
monopolistic enterprises which
had kept prices high. Now, he
said, the co-operatives are their
stro:.g competitors but they still
operate side by side in most in
stances.
Patronage dividends, he said,
accumulate until customers
have shares on which they are
paid five per cent interest. The
money which the shares represent
is used to invade new fields. “As
a rule,” he said, “the aim in open
ing a new enterprise is to break a
monopoly.”
To a query on whether every
Swedish farm has electricity,. he
replied “i.o” and added they nev
er will have, due to the impractic
ability of reaching many of them
with lines. Asked where the
policy differs from that of “pro
duction for use” advocated by
politicians in Minnesota, he said
they are fundamentally the same.
He also stated he has never heard
of any dishonesty among Swedish
cooperatives.
He stressed the importance of
educational programs and advised
against co-operatives extending
credit, particularly installment
buying which he warned “is very
dangerous.” Asked to make sug
gestions for the development of
American co-operatives, he re
minded listeners that he has been
in America but two weeks and
that Sweden is a considerably
different country with only one
twentieth as much population as
America.
Book 8 Games
for New Floor
CARDINAL BASKETBALL
TEAM HAS 10 GAMES
IN CONFERENCE
A game with Morton will open
the Cardinal cage schedule this
year, as it did in 1936.
Wally Zimmerman, coach, said
the basketball squad will start
practice for the December 3 con
test about November 15. Grad
uation took the entire 1936 team,
leaving only Neil Serkland and
Ross Lussenhop, second string
men, for a squad nucleus.
There are two open dates on
the schedule as it stands this
week. Zimmerman hopes to book
out-of-town meets on the two oc
casions as the Reds already have
eight games slated for the court
stage of the new high school au
ditorium.
The schedule follows:
December 3, Morton, here.
December 10, open.
December 17, Marshall, here.
January 7, open.
January 14, New Ulm, there.
January 18, Hutchinson, here.
January 21, Springfield, there.
January 25, Sleepy Eye, here.
January 28, Lamberton, here.
February 4, Glencoe, here.
February 11, New Ulm, here.
February 18, Tracy, there.
February 25, Hutchinson, there.
March 1, Springfield, here.
Ten of the games are with
Little Ten conference opponents
this year, compared to eight fh
1936. Lamberton and Morton,
district rivals, are the only teams
not in conference competition. •
BUYS HOME
Jesse Olson of the State bank
has purchased the home in which
he is now living from William
Swigart.
Tells of Co-Ops
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Dog Injures
Aged Woman
MRS. OTTO SEIBER, 84,
ATTACKED TUESDAY
AFTERNOON
Morgan—A large dog which
suddenly leaped upon her and
sank his teeth in her throat after
she had stopped to pat him,
severely injured Mrs. Otto Seiber,
84 years old, Tuesday afternoon.
She was rushed to a Morgan
j physician and several stitches
; were taken to close a wound the
size of a dollar. Although suffer
ing from shock, she was reported
to be bearing up very well con
sidering her advanced age.
Mrs. Seiber had accompanied
Mrs. C. L. Ward and Mrs. William
Bluhrrr of Redwood" Falls to the
Hans Seiber home to assist at a
quilting when the Seiber dog,
which is said to have an antipathy
for women, approached them in a
friendly manner and suddenly
turned upon her.
Mrs. Seiber is the mother of
| Mrs. Fred Dietzmann and Otto
and Hans Seiber.
Tracy Woman
Killed Neai\_,
Walnut Grove
2 OTHERS HURT WHEN
CARS COLLIDE AT
INTERSECTION
Walnut Grove—Mrs. Roy John
son, 47, of Tracy was instantly
killed in an automobile crash
'■even miles south of Walnut
Grove about 4:30 p. m. Wednes
day. Her husbar.d was still un
conscious in the Tracy hospital
Wednesday night and William
Anderson, Walnut Grove farmer,
was slightly injured in the col
lision.
Johnson was driving east in a
Model A Ford and Anderson,
driving a new Chevrolet, was
traveling north when they crash
ed at an intersection between
Walnut Grove and Westbrook. -
Dr. J. H. Dudley, Cottonwood
county coroner who was called,
said that nearly every bone in
Mrs. Johnson’s body was broken
and that she must have died in
stantly. She was a cook in a Tracy
restaurant.
Her husband, a janitor, suffer
ed a skull fracture and possibly
o:her injuries.
Anderson was unconscious for
a time but recovered and is now
at home, apparently suffering no
serious injuries.
Dr. Dudley said that he has not
yet decided whether or not an
inquest will be held. Both cars
are total wrecks.
Mr. and Mrs. Bopes
Hurt in Car Mishap
Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Bopes of
Rock Island, Illinois, parents of
Mrs. John Kohler of Redwood
Falls, were in the Sauk Centre
hospital suffering from injuries
received in an antomobile acci
dent six miles south of the town
Monday morning. They returned
here Wednesday evening and are
recovering nicely.
They were on their way from
Redwood Falls to visit Mrs. Frank
Green (Clella Bopes) at Middle
River when the accident occurred.
Accompanying them were Mrs.
Kohler’s aunt, Mrs. Jessie Laflin
of Muscatine, lowa, who suffered
bruises and other injuries and her
cousin, Mrs. Mary Blaekledge of
Rock Island, who was unhurt,
j They returned to Redwood Falls
Monday evening but Mrs. Kohler,
who was called to Sauk Center,
remained with her parents until
Wednesday.
Among Mrs. Bopes’ injuries is a
broken left wrist and Mr. Bopes is
suffering a bad cut on the head.
Mrs. Blaekledge said it happen
ed so suddenly she could r.ot state
exactly how the accident occurr
ed.
BUYS VARIETY STORE
Miss Adalyn Pierce purchased
the Boston Variety store at Gay
lord Wednesday and took posses
sion Thursday morning. Miss
Pierce has been with the Backer
store in Redwood Falls for about
four years. ' ‘ ‘
Belview Man
Fatally Hurt
in Car Crash
WALDEMAR HARANG, 23,
WILL BE BURIED
TODAY IN IOWA
Waldemar Harang, 23, son of
Rev. and Mrs. O. C. Harang of
Belview, was injured in an auto
mobile accident near Farmington
Friday evening and died in the
Community hospital there Sunday
afternoon.
With several friends, he was on
his way to attend the homecoming
celebration of his former school,
Waldorf college in Forest City.
lowa, when the accident occurred.
Those with him, Otto Flom Jr.
of Delhi, Walter Gunelson and
Dorothy Johnson of Belview and
Paul Johnson of Petersburg,
North Dakota, all suffered cuts
and bruises when two cars collid
ed on a slippery road.
Elbert Scholten, 37, farmer of
Brook Park, was the driver of the
other car.
The youth also was a graduate
of St. Olaf college at Northfield
where he studied music and sang
in the famous college choir. He
had also studied one year at
Luther Theological seminary in
St. Paul and had taught at Wal
dorf college as assistant music
director one year. At the time of
his death he was studying music
at the University of Minnesota.
He leaves, besides his parents,
one brother, Luther and two
sisters, Ann Elizabeth and Ruth.
Memorial services were held at
the ‘ • First Evangelical Lutheran
church of Belview of which his
father t has been pastor for several
years,'Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
A. JE. Strom of Renville, president
of the Rock Valley circuit, was in
charge of the service and Rev. R.
O. Aga of Bethlehem Lutheran
church, Mankato, former pastor
of the" Redwood Falls English
Lutheran church, preached the
funeral sermon. ... .
Other speakers were Dr. A. J.
Bergsaker of Minneapolis, general
secretary of the Norwegian Luth
•’gran church of America, Rev. C.
L. Rachie of,Granite Falls and
Mr. Ylvisaker. a friend at Luther
Seminary, who is now a student
pastor. Rev. Harry Gregerso'. of
Marshall, secretary of the Rock
Valley circuit, read resolutions of
condolence from the circuit and
Rev. A. W. Jorgenson of Hanley
Falls read a long list of gifts to
church enterprises in memory of
the boy. Members and friends of
the church do .ated a memorial
window besides gifts to activities.
Rev. O. C. Harang spoke briefly
at the close.
Music included a soprano solo
by Mrs. A. E. Strom of Renville;
numbers by a pasters quartet:
Rev. Harry Gregerson, Rev. Jor
genson, Rev. T. H. Rossing of
Sacred Heart and Rev. W. Henry
Westby of Redwood Falls and
songs by a choir from the Echo
Lutheran church.
The body was taken to lowa
and services will be held in the
old home church of the Harangs
near Forest City where Waldemar
will be buried today.
Marjorie Pettis,
Miss Neuenburg
Hurt in Mishap
Physicians at the Redwood
Falls hospital said this week that
Marjorie Pettis would be confin
ed there for at least three weeks
with injuries received in an auto
mobile accident early Friday.
Miss Pettis and three Olivia
companions were returning to
Olivia from a dance at Renville
when the driver lost control of
the car and it struck a telephone
pole after going into the ditch.
The Redwood Falls girl was on
the side struck by the pole and
sustained four broken ribs.
Miss Bemdetta Neuenburg, an
other passenger, was taken to St.
Barnabas hospital, Minneapolis,
Sunday night, suffering with in
ternal injuries. Her doctor said he
does not consider her condition
critical.
Bernard Koll and another Oli
via youth with them were not
hurt.
Convention Speaker
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Mrs. Alice C. Nash of Hopkins,
a member of the board of sup
reme managers of Royal Neigh
bors of America, will be the prin
cipal speaker at the county con
vention of Royal Neighbor camps,
to be held in Wabasso Tuesday.
The Wabasso camp will act as
host. • ■'
INTENTIONAL DUPLICATE E
Pastor 40 Years
DR. J. P. LINN
DR. UNN RESIGNS
AS PASTOR HERE
HAS SPENT 40 YEARS
IN PRESBYTERIAN
MINISTRY
In his eleventh year as pastor
of the First .Presbyterian church
of Redwood Falls and his fortieth
year in the ministry, Dr. James
P. Linn resigned his pulpit Sun
day. His successor has not yet
been chosen.
His congregation accepted the
resignation Sunday and Monday
morning the Presbytery of Man
4kato dissolved the pastoral rela
tionship at a meeting here.
Dr. Linn will close his work
with the church October 31 and
immediately take up some supply
work in the Mankato Presbytery.
He and Mrs. Linn will continue
to live here.
Dr. Linn came here October 1,
1927 following the death of Dr.
A. W. Ross. Since that time the
church has had a steady growth
from 368 members then to 520 to
day. More than 441 members
have been received during that
time.
Nearly $60,000 was raised for
current expenses and $8,497 fof
benevolence and the church is
now clear of indebtedness..
Ministers who attended the
meeting here Monday
were Rev. Albert Hustad of Blue
Earth, Rev. R. T. Fulton of Jack
son, Rev. W. J. Ratz of Worthing
ton, Rev. John Mulholland of
Round Lake. Rev. Robert Alexan
der of Vesta, Rev. J. D. Keith Of
Delhi, Rev. and Mrs. John Rob
erts of Madelia, Rev. and Mrs.
Roy A. Janes of Edgerton, Elder
John Leas and Rev. Howard Or
cutt of Cottonwood and Rev. W.
S. Hammond of Marshall.
3 Loop Gaines
This Weekend
MARSHALL WILL MEET
LUVERNE WITH 20
STRAIGHT WINS
The. • Glencoe-Redwood Falls
game holds the limelight in Little
Ten conference play this week.
Glencoe is an undefeated leader
in the loop race while Redwood
is striving to hold its place among
the conte ders.
Fairmont enters league com
petition when Springfield plays
there this week while Hutchinson
journeys to Sleepy Eye for the
only ocher conference game.
Hutchi .son is expected to have
little trouble with the Indians.
Fairmont has not been a strong
entry in recent years but its re
cord this year indicates it may be
a factor in deciding the title hold
er.
A r. on-conference game invol
ving one league team is of un
usual interest, that in which Mar
shall entertains the Luveme
team with a record of 20 straight
victories. Marshall has demon
strated its power by humbling
New Ulm in what was expected
to be a close contest 33 to 0 a d
the Tigers are considered a very
tough obstacle.
Windom plays at St. James and
Tracy at'Slayton.
Little Ten games were surpris
ingly one-sided last week, includ
ing the unexpected dumping of
the Cardinals 24 to 0 at Hutchin
son, the 32 to 0 defeat handed
Springfield by Glencoe, Marshall’s
walloping of New Ulm and St.
James’ 20 to 0 triumph over
Sleepy Eye.
Marshall scored five of its
touchdowns on reverse sweeps
off tackle, the runs averaging 50
yards. On the second play of the
game, Van Darin ran 70 yards for
a touchdown and Marshall scored
again a few minutes later after a
New Ulm fumble. An intercepted
pass gave Marshall its third
touchdown in the second quarter
and the Tigers continued to run
through the Harmon team for
counters in every period.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fobes and
son Allen went to Milaca Sunday
to visit Miss Margaret Fobes. Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Peterson (Jean
ette Fobes) of St. Paul also were
Discher Out
For Glencoe
Game Friday
two AARTHUNS ALSO ON
4 SIDELINES; TEAM
REVAMPED
t' Coach Ben Tonn is reorganiz
ing his Cardinal grid machine thi=
following the loss of ,mree
regulars who were counted T on to
help stem the Glencoe tide which
will be here Friday night for a
.Little Ten conference game under
Rights.
t Clarence Discher is out with a
tracked collarbone suffered early
the Hutchinson encounter last
j week. He is not likely to play
4gamst Montevideo there next
j #eek but hopes to be in shape for
me Marshall game here the fol-
Fjpwi g week. Jergen Aarthun, al-
I a backfield man, is still ineli- i
| gible while Lauritz Aarthun, re- j
i gular- tackle, quit school this !
Week.
George Steele will be back and ,
twill be used at guard rather than j
pjEthe backfield. Boiium will play j
gt the other guard and Kruger at
•enter while Coubal will fill in at
tackle, with Wolverton. Dwyer
will start at one end again with
fcohier at the other,
j Lacking Discher’s weight and
the new- backfield
#fil be a pony combination with
te exception of Lauterbach at
tarter. Quesenberry, who got a
te start in school ar.d has not
flayed before this season and
Byram will share the blocking
Back position while Dickmeier
and Lussenhop divide time- at the
jluiback job. Johan: eek will get
the call as fullback.
Glencoe has not been defeated
this year, its most impressive win
being a 32 to 0 drubbing of
Springfield.
Although the Cardinals record
of 16 straight wins ended at Hut
chinson Friday they still have a
Home field record of 14 wins to
dbfend.
DEDICATION DAY
VISITORS TO SEE
SCHOOL AT WORK
MAIN SPEAKERS LIKELY
TO BE RADFORD AND
ROCKWELL
School in actual session will be
a part of the dedication of the
new Redwood Falls High school
to take place Wednesday evening.
November 3.
In order that the public may
see the building active and alive,
two half hour periods will be
held with the more interesting
subjects being shown. The or
chestra will hold practice and one
or two gymnasium classes will
meet.
The program in the new audi
torium will be brief. Governor
Elmer A. Benson, who was asked
to attend, stated in a letter to the
school board this week that it is
very doubtful whether he can be
here. Captain R. A. Radford, state
PWA head; J. G. Rockwell, state
commissioner of education and
other prominent persons will oc
cupy places on the platform.
Moving pictures taken when
the old high school burned in
July 1936 and shots of the new
building during construction will
be shown.
Schools Will Close
October 22 for MEA
Redwood Falls schools will be
represented on the program at
the meetings of the Minnesota
Education association Thursday
and Friday, October 21 and 22, at
Mankato. Miss Mary Baldelli will
preside at home economics ses
sions both afternoons and J. J.
Salzwedel will give a talk on
“Propaganda in Radio and Mov
ies” at the social studies meeting
Fiiday afternoon.
Mrs. Theo Jensen Üban, form
erly of Redwood Falls and now
grade supervisor at Mankato, will
be chairman of the elementary
graded session and Miss Adeline
Anderson of Hutclnnson High
school, whose home is here, will
address a senior high school ma
thematics group on “Approximate
Computation.”
The schools here will be closed
Friday to enable the faculty to
attend the meetings.
Two Hurt in Car
Crash Near Vesta
Two persons were injured when
two automobiles crashed at an
intersection near Vesta about
noon Sunday.
A new Chevrolet driven by
Martin Behrrnann of Wood Lake
came from a side road and struck
a car driven by Sylvester Lothert,
25, of Morton. The wheel of the
Lothert car was broken off and
Syrel Garman, 20, a passenger,
was thrown onto the highway.
The Behrrnann car was badly
Garman suffered bruises and a
cut cm his left arm which requir
ed stitches and Bethel Smith, 16,^
Frank McNamara, right, and # the state husking contest October
his son, Donald, are examining | 28. Below are Berry Akers, right,
the corn in the field selected for j editor of Farmer which sponsors
the event and J. I. Swedberg,
chairman' of the general commit
tee for the contest.
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Dr. J. C. Budik Ope\is New;
Modern Office Building
COW TESTING
ASSOCIATION
REORGANIZED
A cow testing association which
was active in Redwood county
several years ago was reorganized
at a meeting in Wabasso Tuesday
evening. J. I. Swedberg, county
agent, had charge.
The association will hire a test
er who will keep records of but
ter fat production, feed cost and
other dairy records.
The organization committee se
lected includes Mrs. S. A. Wittwer
and John Nolti..g of Wabasso,
Jack Sexton and S. L. Park of
Redwood Falls and J. L. Slay
maker of Morgan.
Burglar Gets
St Cloud Term
RAIDS ON 18 HOMES
SOLVED THROUGH
ARREST
Adolph Schweim, 53, former
Clements and Wanda farmer, was
sentenced to from ore to seven
years in the St. Cloud peniten
tiary when he plead guilty to a
charge of second degree grand lar
ceny before Judge A. B. Gislason
in New Ulm last week. He was
taken to the institution by Sheriff
L. J. Kise Saturday.
Although it was difficult to
elicit information from Schweim,
who robbed several homes near
Walnut Grove and Springfield in
celebration day raids, Kise is
finding his loot and discovering
other victims. In all, the sheriff
says robberies at 18 homes have
been cleared up through Sch
weim’s arrest.
Two places not previously re
ported are the Andrew Haak and
Albertson homes three miles
north of Sanborn. Schweim said
he stole a rifle near Wabasso but
the victim did not report, prob
ably because the gun was not
worth much.
Three guns which he stole have
been recovered from persons who
bought them. One was found at
Morton, another at an oil station
in' Belview and a third at Lake
CrystaL Much of the loot has
been recovered from ditches
where he threw it after his forays.
He also confessed that he rob
bed a place in Sisseton, South
Dakota and the sheriff is check
ing with authorities there on the
matter.
Young Attorney to
Open Office Here
The opening of a new law office
here by Clifford Janes, recentlj
of Fargo, North Dakota, was an
nounced this week. Mr. Jar.es will
occupy offices in the Duea build
ing after November 1.
Originally from Pipestone, Mr
Janes attended school in St. Paul
and was graduated from the Uni
versity of Minnesota law school
in 1935. He practiced law in the
office of J. P. O’Hara at Glencoe
before going to Fargo where he
was associated with H. C. Young.
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DR. BRAND, DUNCANS,
FEDERAL BUREAU IN
I STRUCTURE
Modern, convenient and sani
tary describe the new Budik
building which opened this week.
The place is occupied by Dr. J.
C. Budik, dentist, the farm sec
urity administration office, Dr. W.
A. Brand, physician and the Dun
can Electric shop.
It is located on Washington
street where its buff New Ulm
Artstone front strikes a progres
sive and attractive note on what
was a drab city lot.
Light is the keynote of the
place which has large windows
throughout, is decorated in light
tones and features the first glass
brick used in Redwood Falls in
place of windows along the front
and side foundations. Cream
Venetian blinds are used through
out.
Paneled art-ply is used for the
walls, ceilings are of Nu-wood
and the heavy battleship linoleum
floors are taupe with startling
black borders and orange feature
stripes.
Light fixtures are modernistic,
frosted white, with some trimmed
in smart chrome designs.
Dr. Budik, the owner, occupies
the north front of the building.
He has a reception room, two
operating rooms, a private office
and retiring room for patients and
a laboratory with built-in work
bench and a private lavatory. One
of his operating rooms will be
all newly equipped and both have
small specially built dental lava
tories.
The rehabilitation office has
ample quarters on the south side
of the first floor.
Dr. W. A. Brand has a recep
tion room, consultation room, spe
cial optical and electro-therapy
rooms, a drug room, patient’s re
tiring room and private lavatory.
Most outstanding is his new oper
ating room in Duco white with
powerful lighting fixtures.
Colored concrete is used for the
floor of Duncan’s display room in
the basement. Another room will
be used as a work shop.
Glass filters in the Chrysler air
carrier clean all air brought from
the outside into the building. The
system has city heat and humidity
in the place can be controlled at
all times.
Soft water, hot or cold, can be
had in the offices at any time
from the building’s own plant.
Workers in Sunday
Schools to Convene
Sunday schools from through
out the county will be represent
ed Sunday afternoon and evening
at the annual convention of the
county Sunday school association
to be held at the Evangelical
church at Wabasso.
Among those taking part in the
afternoon program are Rev. J. D,
Keith, Rev. Robert Alexander,
Rev. J. W. Siewert, Mrs. Donald
Smith, Mrs. F. E. Patten, Mrs.
Oscar Joneson and EL N. Mont
gomery. Rev. H. N. Orcutt of
Cottonwood will give the evening
address. A state Sunday school
worker will appear on both pro
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300 Compete
in 39 County
Husking Meets
REDWOOD CONTEST ON
TODAY; COMMITTEE
HEADS NAMED
About 500 men are competing
in 39 county contests throughout
southern and central Minnesota
this week and next as elimina
tions get underway to select the
field of 15 huskers who will com
pete with Art Johnson of Cotton
wood county, state champion, for
the state crown at the Frank Mc-
Namara farm five miles southeast
of Redwood Falls October 28.
A Redwood county champion is
earning his laurels at the Dave
Smith farm near Wabasso today
in a field of 12 contestants. Be
fore he can enter the state meet,
however, he must compete in a
district contest at Renville Tues
day. The best five in a field of
14 county champs there will take
part in the state meet.
The district contest for 13
counties in the southeast portion
of the state will be held October
26 near Stewartville while the
southwest sector of the state will
pick its candidates at a contest
near Brewster, Nobles county, the
same day. Twelve county win
ners will take part there.
The Redwood county contestant
will match ability with the cham
pions of Wright, Yellow Medicine,
Kandiyohi, Lyon, Meeker, Ren
ville, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Mc-
Leod, Chippewa, Grant, Stevens
and Sibley counties in the west
central meet. Many of these
counties have had slim corn crops
in recent years but the crop of
fast huskers is said not to have
been impaired.
Meanwhile local arrangements
went forward this week with the
appointment of several committee
heads. F. B. Forbes will have
charge of the traffic problem,
with the assistance of the Ameri
can Legion and Qompany L while
L. P. Winter heads the construc
tion committee and S. W. Lim
ourg, the entertainment commit
tee. W. H. Lamberton and O. A.
Knudson have charge of con
cessions.
It was decided this week to de
corate the downtown streets, us
ing cornstalks principally and
merchants will be asked to ar
range show windows suitable to
the occasion. Tom Arnett Jr.,
will have charge of street decora
tions, providing cornstalks which
will be turned over to the Ram
sey park officials for feed for the
animals after the contest. The
city also will have a fire truck on
the McNamara farm and J. M.
Corbett will be fire marshal
Further details will be worked
out at a meeting of the general
committee and chairmen of other
committees this evening.
One change was made in the
slate of meet officials this week
when Lyle Chin-chill, state lead
er of county agents was appoint
ed to act in place of F. W. Peck
as wagon weighing judge. Mr.
Peck will not be able to attend
the contest.
Remodel Building:
For Shoe Store
Remodeling of the former A
and P store building for occu
pancy by Herold’s Incorporated, a
shoe store, began this week. The
establishment will be open for
business on or about October 23.
H. O. Lindberg of St. Paul, E.
B. Anderson of Pipestone and
several associates are the owners
of the place. The manager has not
yet been chosen. They have stores
at Luverne and Pipestone.
The display room will be par
titioned from the 40 foot store
room in the rear. Decorations will
be in black, silver and green.
Council Pares
Levy by $220
LIQUOR STORE PROFITS
USED TO RETIRE
SEWER BONDS
The city tax levy was pared
$220 below those of the two pre
ceding years at a special session
of the city council Wednesday
night. The levy was set at $24,-
780, plus the one mill band tax.
Items included in the budget
are bonds and interest, $4,230;
library $2,500, firemen SBOO, sew
er maintenance $750, park SSOO,
common fund $12,000 and road
and bridge $4,000.
The road and bridge fund was
reduced $750 and the library fund
SSO but much of this saving was
offset by the increase in the bonds
and interest items.
The council also voted to trans
fer $3,500 liquor store profits to
the bond retirement fund. To
date the store has paid for over
SIO,OOO in sewage bonds. The
group also voted to prepay a SSOO
installment of the certificates of
indebtedness issued last year.
SHOOTS 2 GEESE
Dr. E. H. Johnson, Redwood
Falls crack shot, brought down
two Canadian geese on a hunting
trip to Lake Benton Saturday.
The dentist picked them out of a
flock of about 200. He was accom
‘ pan led by E. H. Bollum and
Claire Hauck.
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