The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-09-04
Additional local on second page

Additional local on second page.
Laird Il Dornberg report an unusu-
ally large demand for plows.
Congressman Lind will advocate
protection for that little daughter,
born last month.
Gaylord has succeeded in securing
2,176 signatures to the petition for
county seat removal from Henderson.
Renville county now has a newspa-
per at every station on the H. & D.
five in all-besides two in the south
side of the county.
Don't forget the dates for teachers
examinations Redwood Falls, Sept.
4th and 5th, Walnut Grove Sept. 9th
and 10th, Lamberton 18th and 18th.
The farm of Mrs. Julia Blanchard,
in Redwood Falls township, was sold
to farmer whose name we were I'M
able to obtain, last Monday, for $1,000.
Charlie Chollar saw the Last Days
of Pompeii' at the exposition, and re-
ports it something immense as spec
tacle. Over four hundred actors take
part.
Bricklayers on the Hotel Francois
have about finished their job. Mr.. F.
is pushing the remaining work as fast
as possible, so as to have his new store
ready for use next month.
Principal Frank Hubbard's farm in
Shutdown, occupied by Nels johnson,
has been sold to brother of Cashier
Street, of Springfield, for - $500, as VIC
learn from the Springfield Advance.
The Lyon Co. Reporter says that
last week J. w. Williams of Marshall
struck the local market into a state of
paralysis by offering a dollar cash for
wheat subject to his order before May
next. About 5000 bushels were bought
at that figure.
ANY good shootin' on your farm"
asked the hunter of the farmer.
"Splendid," replied the granger.
'There is windmill agent down in
the meadow, book agent at the
house, a candidate out in the barn,
and two tramps down in the stock
yard. Climb right over the fence,
load both barrels and sail INK.
The posters for the coming county
fair are fine ones. Everybody should
talk and work for the success of our
annual fair on the same scale, and Sc
cure surplus for the society sufficient
to erect the needed buildings for the
next meeting. Farmers, pick out some
fine animal or product of your farm
now, and get them in good order for
exhibition.
If opposition is the life of politics
as well as of trade, the caucuses to be
held two weeks from next Saturday
evening will be lively enough. The
republican caucuses throughout the
county are to he held on that evening
at o'clock, while the farmers eau
cuses are called for one hour later. In
case one set of delegates is outvoted
at the first caucus there will still be a
chance to get in their work right
away at the other.
Redwood county people should not
fail to post their eastern friends about
the homeseekers' excursions this
month and next, advertised elsewhere.
Redwood county farms are going fast,
in the most desirable locations, and
where it is possible to secure desirable
settlers and former neighbors from the
east, it will be a gain all around to
help the good work. Quality, as we'll
as quantity, should be considered in
settling up new country.
Matt McGettrick loaded up with
too much tanglefoot Tuesday evening
and in driving along the street in front
of the Gazette Office drove into Joe
Tiffany's buggy and made wreck Of
it. Subsequently he attempted to in.
flict himself into S. Truesdell's bed
for the night, for which he was brought
before Justice March and fined Sic
and costs, amounting to $l2 SO in all
After securing loan, Matt handed the
marshal fifteen dollars, and on having
the change rendered him, dryly re-
marked that the marshal might as vel
keep the change and give credit for The
: next time.
} The communication of DR.. Rihel
daffer not only clearly exonerates hin
from any responsibility for placing
wire across the road ON his place, Incl
dentally referred to last week, but call.
attention to a species of vandalism fol
) which we know no remedy. Our crit
icism was not directed against barbee
} wire of itself, but the writer having
had one experience of running through
an unseen barbed wire fence in tn
, night time, owing to change of roads
felt bound to urge that such barricade
should be made with posts and board
or some other plainly visible materials
If these are put in and afterward
. pulled up and made away with, tn
case is certainly aggravating.
1t is probable that much interes
will be taken throughout the count,
in the Republican caucuses to be hell
two weeks from next Saturday, tn
Q 10th, and every effort should be take,