The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-12
Walnut Staten Items.
Qrom our Correspondent.)

Walnut Station Items.
Qrom our Cosrespondent.l
The weather continues fine for crops,
and we have our Sunday showers as usual,
there are NO grasshoppers in this section
of country as has been reported.
The work of fixing up our streets has
commenced. and as soon as Mr.. E. Be-
del's lumber arrives which he has ordered
for sidewalks, hands win be set to work
laying sidewalks.
D. M. Thorp Is putting on an addition
to his house.
Sunday night, after the inhabitants of
our town had retired. as q young gentle
man was returning with q livery team,
after conveying his girl to her place of
destina ton, his mind must have been alb
sorbed in thoughts of the future, for his
team started up pretty lively after they
got in town, and the young gentleman
was thrown out. The horses soon cleared
themselves Of the wagon, and making q
circuit Of the town, running over Mr..
Barnes hay scales, and over Mr.. Owens
front steps, they crossed the town west
ward and ran into Mr.. Masters fence.
where they were caught without receiving
any injuries. They young gentleman's
face was pretty badly scratched and the
whipple trees was broken, aside from that,
no more damage was done. 81
Mrs. William Fields is recovering from
a severe illness, and Miss. Mary ingalls, is
recovering. but very slowly. Her eye
sight which she had almost lost is improv-
ing as she gains strength.
Mr.. Morris of Lamberton has moved into
town, and is prepared to do all kinds of
work in the line of Shoemaking.
Last Thursday as John Virgins junior
was riding young horse to the pasture
the horse made sudden plunge foreward
throwing Mr.. Virgins to the ground and
injecting severe bruise on his bead he
arose and walked to the house but was
not in his right mind until the next day.
DR.. Hoyt was sent for, who informed his
friends that he would soon be able to at
tend to his work, but at present he is
unable to,move his head without causing
great pain,
]. H. Anderson, was Kindred from NOV
ing into his new house May twenty sixth,
by the arrival of little boy visitor. This
is baby No. One.
Mr.. Alden of Waseca made short visit
in town last week, and was kindly wei
coined by his many friends, his health has
improved very much.
Messrs Allen and griffin, of Spring Valley
who have been spending few weeks in
town with their friends made trip last
through Marshall and Lake Benton, and
report crops looking unusually well
through that section of country. They
intend locating in Lake Benton which,
they say. gives promise of being an enter
prising town.
Monday morning we had refreshing
shower which lasted about three hours.
Notwithstanding the cool weather Fri
day evening. The ice cream festival was
a success and much credit is due the la
dies for the tasteful manner in wich the
church was decorated, also for the excel
lent quality of the ice cream and cake.
The church was festooned with the most
beautiful flowers of the season, their
freshness and fragrance helped to enhance
the pleasures of the evening, the music
was good The first piece was quartet
by bevy of little girls; afterwards some
excellent pieces from Mrs. Richard and
Mrs. Evins. The closing piece was sung
by three yonng ladies and every one went
home feeling satisfied with the entertain
ment. The net proceeds amounted to
over twenty-one dollars. t
Last Friday evening committees, were
appointed to make necessary arrange
ments for Celebrating the fourth of July
in this town. ...
Mr.. Morris had his Soda fountain to the
festival Friday evening and dealt out the
foaming waters to his many customers.
He kindly gave the profits for the benefit
of the church.
There is great excitement over the
Self Binders, as there are three in this
town, the Mccormick, the Buckeye and
the Osborne. A good many of the far
mers seem to think that the Osborne will
be the Champion in this section of coun-
try in place where it has been used.
The name is a recommend.
Mr.. J. w. Masters has returned from
his trip to Dakota, where he has been
with George Masters his nephew and
George Wallace. These two young gen.
tlemen intend locating in Dakota.
A Beniflcent 6Overnment-Th vast
Sum Paid out In Pensions.
This government has paid more
money proportionally in the aggre-
gate, and in all ways, to its soldier
and sailors and their heirs, than any
other government on the face of the
earth. Since the formation of the
government it has paid directly as