The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-09-01
Tome Matters.
Sulky plow for sale. At b. Flynns.

Sulky plow for sale At B. Flynn's.
Snipe shooting went out yesterday.
Elder Tr,ax, State evangelist, will
preach at the Christian church next
Lords day, at 1890 4. NJ, and 7:30 p. NJ.
The Pennington Press favors the nom
ination of State Auditor Whitcomb for
Governor.
Gus Cook has been helping Geo. w.
Braity in the bank lately He takes to
the business like duck to water.
\ recent Saltwater item in the Pioneer
Press says that from 4, 600 to 5000 ties are
loaded there daily. all for the Pacific cx-
tension of the Minneapolis 4 st. Louis
railroad
The Pcrham Journal, a neatly printed
and rewsy paper..puhlishcd at Pcrham.
nt:tr Tail county, comes to us for the
first time this week. 1t evidently adver-
tiscS a live town.
The Scottish colonization society
bought about half the quantity of land in
Lyon county that they pucl.ased in Red
iwood at about the same average prlke.
For /. .525 acres they paid S5,313.
The dwelling house on S. Wandroa's
farm, in Homer township, burned to the
ground last Thursday afternoon. The ori-
gin of the fire is unknawn. Mr.. Wandron
was IN town at the time of tLe fire, and had
left Tie house without an occupant.
Preparations are being made for g ood
| time at tiac Presbyterian festival to night,
! ia Burcl,'s furniture store. II will be a
convenient place for business men and
others to drop in, without losing much
! tinc from their business. Don't forget
lit.
The Northwestern r II. company carry
tail live stock for exhibition ut the fairs
1T Rochester and Minneapolis free, on
condition that the charges are paid to
either fair. and when returned, on salts
factory evidence that the same has not
changed hands. the previous charges will
be refunded.
Wahsworth & King started 200 head of
cattle for Maiclia last week. Between
Sleepy Eye and Shutdown Mr.. King was
thrown violently from his horse, sprain-
ing his wrist and injuring the horse.
! Mr.. King has bought cattle in this vicin-
ity for several years, and is we'll liked by
all. W. II. V.
! The gloomy statement of our Walnut
Grove correspondent. last week, regard
ing the outcome of wheat-raising in that
locality, makes it evident that the luck Of
wheat growers down there was worse
than in other parts of the county. We
hear of an average yield of six to eight
bushels and other crops are coming along
finely.
Last week Robt. A. Wilson sold one Ol
his t3ocks of sheep-the one kept on the
Perry farm-to JOS. Tyson. The flock
numbered about sixty, most Of them be-
ing of the fine-wooIed kind. The ewes
brought about So 50 each. Mr.. Tysor
was one of the first to engage in sheep
raising extensively in this county. and
the above purchase indicates that he finds
the ba sincss profitable.
The friends of the GAZETTE will confer
ia favor on all its readers by communicat
ing any items of news in their knowledge
lContributors and advertisers will pleas,
to hand in matter for the paper not late
THAN Wednesday noon, and all communi
cations of lcng,h the day before. in ordc
that we may get to press earlier in tn.
day on Thursday.
The honest (D plowhol;ler who hooked
on to NJ. E. Powell's plow last Sunda,
might, which was lying in his field ncal
the road. might have heard something
to his advantage had he been stan ling
around while that agricultural attorney
was sharpening a new plow. 1t was
}"Spced the Plow," with variations.
), Yc editor longcth to see the big baloor
go up, to interview Bill King and hi.
1show, to take notes of the big pumpkin.
|anfPoland Chinas. and to be in at tn.
finish when the plucky California gir
runs off with the prize from the cham
pion of England. The readers of the Ga
zETTE will have a chance to get some
: thing fresh next week, while the write
hereof hies him away with pass in hi
pocket and hope in his bosom. Ia, ta!
!, We had Il short visit last week from E
, NJ. Curtis, of Woncwoc. Wis, a cousin
and former schoolmate. He was return
! irg from trip to Clark county, ID. T..
I; where he has considerable tract of land
/ AS An evidence of the way that countr,
> is settling up, especially in the path o
the road which is being extended wes
from Watertown, Mr.. Curtis informed II
that 800 claims or settlements of yariou
k kinds had been made in Clark count,
.sAiilC MuY ist. CrULS were excellent.