The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-01-12

DR.. W. NJ. Evans has disposed of his
interest in the drug store at Granite Falls.
Horace Daniels has been dangerously
sick the past week ut the house of Till
Tibbetts. He is said to be recovering.
Sleepy Eye polled three hundred and
nineteen votes at the recent village cleo
ton:
Scarlet fever has again broken, out al
Marshall. The schools were closed last
week
Old school houses, taxes and disgrace;.
new school house. taxes and something to-
show for them, and to take pride in.
Without any building boom to boast Of
during 1881, about twenty five new resi-
denccs might be enumerated.
We are glad to see renewed interest
manifested in the creamery business,
even though it be in the way Of a little
stimulating opposition.
) w F.. Dickinson represents Antiquity
Lodge IN the annual session of the Grand
Lodge, A +. & A. NJ, at st. Paul this
week.
Pond & Co. offer diaries for 1882 at re-
duced rates. Another lot of silver ware
and stationery next week. Blank books
of all descriptions.
Borers of an -artesian well at Colfax,
Dakota, claim 10 have discovered six
foot vain of soft coal, superior in quality
49, . hn Tnu ortis la A hot 10 ~ h.,
put down to decide the matter.
While we of Minnesota are rejoicing
in splendid roads bare of snow and mild
January thaws, in some localities far 10
the south and east no little trouble has
been experienced on account of snow.
During the year 1881, forty-fou marri-
age license were issued by the Clerk Of
Court of Redwood county. Number Of
divorces granted by the District Court
during the same time, four.
Ener Birum has had an extra miller in
his employ for several weeks, and by
running night and day has nearly caught
up with the demands on his mill. Here
after farmers can have their grists attend
| ed to without delay.
One feature of the State bond settle
ment meets with almost universal appro-
ba,ion--that providing for the payment
of the long outstanding claims for labor,
etc, against certain iefunct railroad cor
porations. Claims amounting to over
| $23, 600 were settled on the day of Gov.
Hubbard's Inauguration.
The mild winter thus far has been a
boon to stock owners, especially to the
numerous class who were short of hay,
on account of the fall rains. Not more
than half the amount that was necessary
last year up to this time. has been con-
sumed.
j. G. Vining this week moved the house
formerly owned and occupied by o. E.
O'Hara, from Second street to the lots on
Mill street owned by Mr.. Vining, south
of T. Broughton's residence. The house
will be rented.
Our village has been notably free from
petty thieving as rule, but We heard Of
an aggravated case Of wood stealing this
week from L. r. Robinson's premises. the
owner being out Of town and having left
supply of wood for his family during
his absence.
| An Ingenious contrivaEc is that of Mr..
| ]. B. R0binson-a bookcase on new
plan. in which TO keep his bulky abstrsct
books. The novelty is il the shelves,
which consist Of horizontal rollers or
which the weight Of the books rest. 50
that they mag be Withdrawn and replaced
easily and without rubbing.
Dallas Burt, an old resident Of Lyon
county, gives in the News = snmsnary 81
the weather during the past thirteen vim
tiers. and declares that 9ine Of these havs
been pleasant ones. the Wfntess 0f 0l
and 10 and n as somevhat ssormy, whiIs
the winter Of ~ and ~ and Las wintel
iuerc the only TcNlly bad scssops