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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
THE EAST.


THE Labor party of Connecticut met in
ticket with Henry c. Baldwin for Gov
ernor
THE death was reported of Dr. John
F. Boynton, of Syracuse, N. Y, who was
the friend and adviser of Agassiz, and
tho inventor of many successful de-
vices.
ORDERS have been issued by the
United States Express Company to it's
agents not to receive money, tickets or
lists of drawings from the Louisiana
Lottery Company or in any way to as
sist in the transaction of lottery busi-
ness.
AT Forest City, Pa, John Marched
sold his young and pretty wife to
Stephen Muskar for $ll5.
THE mayor of Philadelphia thinks the
census count of that city is Is, 200 too
small, and proposes to take a police
census in November.
For assaulting newspaper reporter
Mayor Gleason, Of Long Island Citv,
was sentenced to five days in Jail and to
paw fine of $3.50.
w. oAdE dU d uO0GluS Ot UuO
Cornell University trustees at Ithaca,
N. Y, added 5000, 600 to his previous
gift of $50, 900 for the establishment of
department Of philosophy. MIR. Sage's
gifts now aggregate more than 81, 600, :
600. The presidents report showed
1914 students in actual attendance, an
increase over any previous year.
In storm off Fall River, Mass, a
yacht was lost and six persons on board
were drowned.
AT Concord, N. H., the bronze statue
of Major-General John Stark, the hero
of the battle of Bennington, was un-
vailed in the State house yard.
ALONG the Atlantic coast terrific
storms ragged on the 23d, doing great
damage to shipping, and incoming
vessels were roughly handled.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

The career of Mrs. Smart, of Grayson
County, Tex, shows what you can do in
the matrimonial business if you give
your whole mind to it. She is fifty one
years old and is now living with her
ninth husband. She started the record
by having her four first husbands killed
in the Confederate army. While of
course not bent upon marrying every
available man in the Southwest she in
du. time had to replenish her stock of
husbands, since one was sent to prison
fol fifteen years, two passed from life
in the regular way, and another was
chewed up in saw-mill. By the way,
she has eleven children of her own. Z,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

DURING the last twelve months act
ual settlers have taken up some nine
teen million acres of land in the United
States, or nearly thirty thousand square
miles. This is big acquisition to the
producing area of the country, and
nearly every acre Of it is fertile. When,
says the Chicago Tribune, we can in
crease our actively agricultural area in
one year to an extent nearly equal to
the whole of Scotland, and have the
fact passed over with a mere paragraph
OF comment, it may no longer be doubt
ell that we arc a great Nation, inhabit-
ing great country.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
CHURCHES.

DRESBYTERIAN.-D j. G.. RiheldalIer,
L pastor. Services every Sabbath at 10: 30
O'Clock AN. and at o'clock P. N. Sab.
bath school at II o'clockN n.
NETHODIST.-Rev. F. A. Cone, Pastor.
4I1 Services every Sabbath, at 1880 O'Clock
A. II. and at 8 p. n. Sabbath school at IL
AN.-Preaching ON every Lords
~ Day at 1880 O'Clock A. N. and p. NJ, by
J. G. Harrison. Sunday School at u NJ
LPISCOPAL.-Churc Of The Holy Com
~ munion. Rev. s. 3. Purves. Service
every Sunday. except the last Sunday in the
month, at lU:3O A. n. and P NJ. sunday
school at I'm.
NATHOLIC.-Timeso of service to be an
~ nounced hereafter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
Epit0me of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FROM WASHINGTON,


THE exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated
81, ,S27, 967,317 against 81, 373, 635, 1884 the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week of 1889 the increase
amounted to 6.5.
The number of new post-offces estab-
lished during the last year was 4. 427, of
which the vast ma jority were established
in the Southern States.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain in store on the Goth was:
Wheat, 1s,607, 246 bushels; corn, 8, $780,
400 bushels
PRESIDENT HARRISON has been petit
toned by the local Wage-Workers'
Political Alliance in Washington to
present the name of Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton to the Senate of the
United States as an Associate Justice,
in the place Of Justice Miller, deceased.
AT his home in Washington A. h.
Mullett, aged So years, long the Super
vising Architect of the United States
Treasury, committed suicide on account
of poor health.
INsPECToR-GENERAL DUMONT, of the
Steamboat Inspection service, shows in
his annual report that during the past
year there were "a accidents, resulting
in the loss of 234 lives. decrease of 56
as compared with the preceding year.
General Dumont says that no mode of
travel at the present day shows so low
percentage of accidents as the travel
by steam vessels.
In session at Washington the Su-
preme Council of the Scottish Rite
Masons initiated thirty-four members in
the thirty third, the highest Masonic
degree.
THE Sixth Auditor of the Treasury in
his report shows that the total postal
revenues Of the Government for the last
fiscal year were $50, 1872, ,O97, an increase
over the preceding year of 81, 7O5, 4s6.
The excess of expenditures over rev.
enne was S., 04s,619, against S., ,2o1, 236
for the year before. The total value of
stamps sold was $57, ,724, an in
crease over the previous fiscal year of
81, 69s, 622.
CLAIMS to the number of Al, O3S, aggre.
eating $l6s, 135, 40, were settled by the
Treasury Department during the fiscal
year ended June 80, $780,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

Mrs. LENA SMITH, of Columbus, O.,
whose aixteen-year-old son was lately
hanged, has gone crazy. On the night
OF the execution she wrote to the Gov
ernor: Curse you, his murderers, and
their descendants; may his shadow
haunt you to the hour of your death!
May all the tortures plague you which
l havo suffered all this time! This is
nv wish"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

A sHoET conrtship is reported from
Maine. Deacon Marvin, one of the
eatly settlers of Buckfield, mounted his
horse with only sheepskin for sad
die, rode in front of the house where
Betty Lee lived, and, without dismount-
ing. requested Betty to come to him.
On her coming he told her that the Lord
had sen' him there to marry her Betty,
without mach hesitation, replied: The
Lords will be DONE
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

The Chinese have begun to build an
other railroad, and it will not take long
for the new method of transportation to
revolutionizs the ways and customs
of tho ancient Empire. The children
of this day and generation may live to
see a Transformation in the East-both
in Asia and Africa-such as the world
has never before witnessed. The
agencies to work a mighty change in a
short time are at hand as never before.
when great continent or populous
empire was opened to the influences of
Western civilization.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
RATTLING A BARBER.

An Assistant Whose Name Nearly Caused
Him to Lose a Situation.
Down town on side street there is
small barber shop. In it is young
barber. He is an assistant and his
name is Guess. He has been employed
there only few days, but he came very
near losing the job and on account Of
his name, too.
The proprietor of the shop was in
when the young man applied for work.
He liked his appearance, was satisfied
with the amount of pay he expected to
receive and engaged him.
What is your name?' inquired the
boss.
Guess" was the reply.
"I'm poor hand at guessing Names"
responded the boss, but still he began
trying. "Well," no said. perhaps Il
may be Schmidt"
NO" said the young man quietly, but
none the less deliberately, Guess"
"Lutz," ventured the boss.
NO" responded the young nan with
. smile, Guess"
Huber" returned the boss desper.
ately. 49,.
The young man shook his head and
again replied with an emphasis Guess"
Then the boss showed signs Of fatigue
and anger.
''See here, young fellow, il you can't
answer a civil question I think you'd
better look elsewhere for a job. Now,
sir, I am in no humor for trifling; what
is your name?
George Guess"
Now it happened that the boss first
name was George, and naturally he
thought the young man was still anus
ing himself in most unusual fashion.
Say" he roared in deep, bass tones,
''this has gone far enough. If you will
not tell me your name you'll have to get
out, that's all there is to it." ,n.G
Il have told you several times that
my name is Guess and also declared
that my first name is George. II ths,
doesn't satisfy you I'm afraid nothing
ever will" 1....-.. ...,.s,,
Then the boss penetrated the mys.
terry, made ample apologies, and Mr..
Guess was duly assigned to achsir. -
N Y. Herald. -... -'-., .~s e. "a
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

IT is reported that three nails of the
true cross have been found in the ruins
OF tho theater at Zurich, which was
burned down. They were in a little
ivory casket, of admirable workman
ship, together with manuscript of
parCnment, and were bricked up within
iitt cavity of the sub-structure. 1t
is presumed that these relics were hid
den by monks during the reformation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
Broke the Team Record.

INDEPENDENCE, Ia, Oct 25-Almost
the first ching on the programme for
the racss Friday was the driving Of
Belle H.mlin and Justina to the pole
10 beat the record OF the world.
They few down the stretch, round the
turn and to the third quarter without
: skip On the home stretch Justina
made . slight break, but Belle
Hamlin carried her along and lost no
ground, coming under the wire in
2:1sH, a. recorded by hundreds of
watches. Mr.. Hamlin was taken of
the wagon and escorted to the stand by
~ sdmtrina crowd
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

A GERMAN of Boston, well-kn n own at
the South end, recently took trip to
the fatherland. There he died. While
living he turned the scale at three hun
dred and fifty pounds. His body was
cre,nated and the remains, weig hing six
ounces, were inclosed in an envelope and
sent to his family in Boston by mail
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

THE fourteenth annual report on the
administration of the New York Tri-
bune's fresh a1r fund shows how much
general interest may be aroused in such
a charity, and how comprehensive its
scope. This last year the number of
contributors was 1925; the number of
boys and girls benefited, 11,193; and
the total Of contributions, S24,514.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

TIE University of Pennsylvania is to
send out scientific exploring and
dredging expedition to the Bahamas
and about Caribbean waters. The craft
is the yacht Whitecap. of ffty-one tons.
Columbia College, Park Davis & Co., of
Detroit, and the Missouri Botanical
Gardens, St Louis, will also have repre-
senta:ivcs on board, making scientific
corps of seven or eight men.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

THE Treasury Department can take
no action providing for new designs in
our gold and silver currency until next
spring. The necessary bill has become
a law, but the officials having this mat
ter in charge can not now find time to
consider new models and DESIGNS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

ONE OF the most remark able old ladies
in Maine, if not in the world, is living
OH the island of Monhegan. Although
scvcnty-five years old, she not only
knows nothing of the cars, telephone,
electric lights, etc, but has never seen
horse Shc has always lived on the
island. several miles from the main
land, and her world has been Monhegan.
Sheep and COWS are kept on the island,
but the1e is no call for horses.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

Rev. A. II. DURANr, negro preacher
of South Carolina, claimed the power to
kill and restore to life. To demonstrate
his power he killed Primus Jones at
camp meeting, but the revivifying pro-
cess was failure and Durant was in
jail. 50.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
CENSUS STATISTICS.

che Census Bureau Makes the Population
Of tho State 1,3OO,O17.
The population of the State of Min
nesots has been ascertained by the Gen.
sus Bureau. The complete count gives
the State l, 800, OF, as against 7s0, IT'S ten
years ago. This is an increase of 519.-
244. The following arethe figures for the
Second Minnesota district by counties:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

Decrease.
: Ths~total population for the district
is 45l,92o. In 1880 the population was
2sS, s43. Increase. 163,O ,O7S. The Iopu-
lation Of Minneapolis is 164,r3s, against
46,ss7 in 1880, an increase of 25l per
cent. The population of St. Paul is
1873, 1856, against 41,473 in 1880, an in
crease of 222 per cent,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
Too Many Entertainmsnts.

Little Daughter-Say. mamma, wonr
you take me to Cousin James funeral?
Mamma-No, petite; you went ta
the matinee yesterday and party last
night You mustn't have too many en-
tertainments at time. Texas Sift
ingA
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

WITHIN the last nine months 1867
miles of railway have been consolidated
with other companies and have ceased
to represent the companies which had
previously controlled them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


THE death of Captain Richard Francis
Burton, the well-known African ex-
plorer, occurred in London.
The steamer Annie Young was
burned off Lexington, near Port Huron,
Mich, and nine of the crew who tried to
escape in the vawl wero drowned.
AT Louisville the third game of base
ball for the worlds championship re-
suited in a tie on the Goth, the score
standing: Brooklyn, Z; Louisville, 7.
WILLIAM NYE and his two sons, Grant
and Babe, were arrested at Ada, o.,
charged with passing counterfeit money.
MARY METzDoRFF, aged II years, who
poisoned her brother James and Louisa
Broadwaters, pleaded guilty when ar
raigned for trial at Baltimore.
TIE population of Wisconsin is given
by the Census Buroan at 1858, 697, an
increase of 36S, 200 in the past ten years.
Tho population of Oregon is given at
312 499; increase, 1877, 722.
LOCOMOTIVES have arrived at Jaffa,
Palestine, from Philadelphia, to be used
on the new railway to Jerusalem.
THE ocean race from Now York to
Liverpool between the City of New
York and the Teutonic was won by the
latter.
SEVEN dervishes we're killed by Egyp-
tian cavalry and others wounded at
Suakim for stealing cattle.
In Russia an alarming state of affairs
was reported. The prisons were crowded
with suspects, chiefly young men of the
educated classes, and disaffection was
spreading everywhere and incendiarism
was rife.
Mr. GLADSTONE, in political speech
at West Calder, confidently predicted a
Liberal victory at the coming general
election.
A MAN named Cast fatally poisoned
himself and his five children in Berlin.
No reason was known for the crime.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
A Farewell Meeting.

At the Missionary Training Institute
in Minnesota there was farewell meet
ing in honor of five young missionaries,
James Duff and William Taylor of Tor
onto, and A. w. Lagu rquist and Geo.
Marshall of Chicago, who were just
leaving America for the interior of
China. Rev. F. A. Steven, Of Toronto,
who has been in the missionary field for
seven and one-half years, and who &C
companies the young men as far as the
coast, was also present, in Chinese Co.'S
tune, and gave an account of his work
among the heathen
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
n In an UNCONSCIOUS condition.


WASHINGTON. Oct 25.-It is practi-
cally settled that the vacancy on the
Supreme Court bench will not be filed
until after the meeting of Congress- in
December.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
THE LAND OFFICES.
Report Showing the Business Done Dur
ing the Past Year.

Report Showing the Business Done Dur
ing the Past Year.
The annual statement Of the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, show
ing the business done in the local land
offices of the country, has been made
public. In Mime ,ota 49, 253 acres OF
swamp land have been selected, 1873 In
dian patents have been issued and 26l,-
773 acres of railroad lands have been
patented. The Surveyor-Generaps force
has surveyed IA, 855 acres. There is,
the Commissioner says, an increasing
demand for survey of the balance of
the unsurveyed lands in the State. The
business of the Offices has been as fol-
lows:
Crookston, 1,949 entries 1871 acres sold for
A3, 701; Duluth LET'S entries. S2274 acres sold
for $50, 447; Marshall, 92S entries, 38,27O acres
sold for l7,078; ST. Cloud, l., ,l43 entries 57045
acres sold for $16 1855; Taylors Falls ia entries
900 acres sold for $3.50
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

AN association of Philadelphia house.
wives will abolish kitchens in their
homes and start a cooperative central
cook house.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
Royal Arch MasOns.

The Grand Chapter of Minnesota
Royal Arch Masons in session at Mime
apolis elected officers as follows: M.
E. G. II. P, A. Brandenburg, Fergus
Falls; Deputy, J. NJ. Martin, Minne-
apolis; King, Isaac P. Durfee, Worth
ington; Grand Treasurer, S. Armstrong,
Minneapolis; Grand Secretary, Il.
Montgomery, St Peter; Grand Chaplain,
R. Wells, Preston. By The report of
Secretary Montgomery the receipts of
the year were shown to be So, 1000 and
the disbursements 81. 500, leaving a
balance of cash on hand of $1,000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
Tho News Briefly cnronioIed.

The Scandinavian Lutherans will
erect new church edifice at Winona.
The internal revenue collections for
the district of Minnesota in Septembe
were $177, 995.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of St. Paul has resolved not to
patronize stores violating the early clos
ing agreement
William H. Halbert cashier of the
Security Bank of Luverne, is dead. He
was one of the earliest settlers of Rock
County. He seryed as county auditor
and as register of deeds
A jury at Minneapolis in the damage
suit of F. H. Ayres, the brakeman,
against the 500 Railway Company for
sa5, 900 for injury received to his arm,
brought in a verdict of Sis, 600.
After twenty-nine years, Israel H.
Rushford, of Minneapolis, has discov-
cred the whereabouts of a brother sup
posed to have been killed in the war.
He was found living in Salem, Mass
j. Il. Sutpin, of Duluth, owner Of the
old Powder River Cattle Company's
yards located on the Omaha road, is re-
building the sheds and barns, which
were destroyed by fire over year ago.
Active preparations are beginning for
the fourth annual State convention of
the Christian Endeavor Societies, which
will be held in Rochester November IA,
Is and 16.
At the annual meeting Of directors of
the Great Northern railway at ST. Paul
dividend of per cent. was declared.
The gross earnings Of the road for the
first five months of its existence were
Ss,9Sa, 5s7.O6.
John Selden, q well-to-farmer Of
Traux Prairie, Wis, was run over and
killed by q train ON the Northwestern
line. Selden formerly lived at Osseo,
this State, and his family were there
when the accident occurred.
Ambrose M. Miller, Jr., succeeds DR..
George h Haycock as manager of the
Duluth Opera-House.
Estimates place the lumber cut at not
less than 1925, Doc, 900 feet and not more
than $50, 600, 900 feet The season a. .
whole was prosperous
scandinavian lodges of Good Tenn
plars are organizing . temperance
crusade in the part of Minneapolis for
merly known as the Hub Of He'll"
John Buckley, who was injured in a
runaway, died at his residence in Min
neapolis. He leaves q wife and chill.
dren. He served in Company c Of the
Twsntv-fifth Ohio Volunteers
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
His Liberty Of Short Duration.

Thomas OConnor, with life sentence
for murder, who was pardoned on condi-
tion that he leave the State forever,
has been sent back to prison. He did
not leave the State, but went to his
former home to see his wife, who was
suffering from a paralytic stroke, and
while there was arrested on account of
not complying with the terms of the
pardon. A friend of O'Connor stated
that OConnor had intended leaving this
country forever and going to Canada,
but was detained by his wife's sickness.
Damages for Losing Her Pension.
Mrs. Sadie K. Warner, wife of Lucien
Warner, real-estate dealer and one of
the most prominent men of St. Paul,
has filed complaint for divorce, al
leging cruel and inbuman treatment,
many instances of which are detailed.
She also demands $50, 900 of Mr. War
ner, alleging as reason that she lost
her soldiers widow pension by marry
ing him.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
GIVING OUT SEEDS.

The Department OF Agriculture Expects
to Send out OOO, 900 Packages.
WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-The season
for the distribution of seeds to the con-
stltuents of Senators and Representa-
tives is about to begin, and it
is estimated by the Department
Of Agriculture, which performs
this work, that something like
5000, 600 packages of seeds will be sent
out Last season AS, s21 packages Of
seeds were sent out an increase of Z, 13O
over the preceding year. The depart
saent has special agent travelling about
the country buying fine seeds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30

The distinguished German Ge neral,
Count Won Moltke celebrated his nineti.
eth birthday at Berlin on the 26th. The
day was one of national rejoicing. The
general presented $4,000 marks to the
poor of the city.
AT Chicago on the 26th, ex-alderman
Whelan, a prominent politician, was
shot and mortally wounded by George
H. Hathaway. a gambler. The tragedy
occurred in Matt Hogan's saloon.
THE late floods in New York, de-
stroyed millions of green brick along
the Hudson river.
The train of ex-Gov. Hill of New
York was caught in . collision at Cam
eron, w. Va, on the 25th. Two engines
and several cars were smashed but the
Governor escaped injury.
CHARLES w. ROBINSON, a well-known
stockbroker of Brooklyn, Mass, on the
26th confessed that he had forged notes
70 the extent Of ee6,o0o
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-30
The Town Flooded,

TEMPLE, Tex, Oct. 26.-Two hundred
and eighty thousand gallons of water,
confined in the steel standpipe, broke
loose from their confines at about 8
o'clock Friday morning and flooded the
town. Immense sheets of boiler steel
hundreds of pieces of scaffoldings,
houses, barns, fences, and all the debris
Of the surrounding neighborhood went
floating and crashing in all directions.
The people were awakened and stood in
frightened groups about the town,
watching the destruction of their
homes and property.