The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-02-27
LOCALS IN LITTLE.

Signs of spring.
One day left to pay your P. P. taxes.
Coal piles are showing a big shrink
age.
Dealers are exhibiting seeders and
drills.
Merchants are receiving spring
goods.
Garden seeds are beginning to show
up at the groceries.
Wild geese have begun to "harrow
the blue fields of the sky"
Railroad, the celebrated trotting
stallion, is back on the Gilillan farm.
NJ. G. Foley has added to his home
stead a small tract from the Watson
estate.
NJ. H. Jones is assisting Treasurer
Kuenzi this week, while the latter
is busy tax gathering.
Editor Hays has secured promise
from Adjt. General Mullen to address
the Post on Memorial Day.
S. w. Hubbard, of New Avon has
rented his farm, and sdvertises a sale
of his personal property in another
column.
The Delhi Dramatic company gave
a very successful performance last
week, and will repeat it at several
neighboring towns.
Case & Petersen, the new butchers,
leased Joseph Tyson's ice house last
week, and have been slowing away
ice for the coming season.
George Washington's birthday was
scarcely remembered here last Satur-
day. Truly the world moves fast, and
the greatest are soon forgotten.
State Secretary Welles, of the Pro-
hibition committee, gives Mr.. Skemp,
who is to lecture here next week a
strong endorsement as speaker.
G. D. Gilfllan added another quar-
ter section to his possessions last week,
located in the town of Sherman, and
sold by W. H. Vanderburg for $14OO.
Teachers should not forget the reg
ular meeting of the teachers at the
high school room next Saturday. A
good program has been prepared.
Grand Master Workman Eckstein,
of New Ulm, has promised to pay an
official visit to the United Workmen
of this place on Monday, the 10th ult.
A big party of Odd Fellows went
over to Fairfax Monday evening to
take part in the ceremony of insti-
tuting a new lodge of that order at
Fairfax.
The recent contest for the county
seat in Murray county cost the tax
payers OF that county nearly $1,000,
besides the bitterness and bad blood
it developed.
In order to test the new fire bell, an
alarm will be sounded Friday to
morrow afternoon. Don't get nervous
when you hear it, as it is done by re-
quest of the fremen.
John S. Marsh Post netted $3.50
as their share of the proceeds of the
entertainments at Huntington Hall
last Friday and Saturday evenings
The hall was we'll filed both evenings
Members of Elder Harrison's con.
gregation drove over to Morton on
Saturday and Monday evenings, tc
assist in revival services there, under
the leadership of a Duluth evangelist
The subject of discourse next Sab.
bath morning, at the Presbyterian
church will be 1.-THE freedmen of the
South" In the evening, song ser
vice, and short lecture on the life Of
Christ. All are cordially invited.
The Gazette was just week previ
GUS about town elections last week
Two or three town clerks have advised
ms to overhaul our manual and note
that town meeting day is the SECOND
instead of the first Tuesday in March
I Jacob Schmshl, of this place, found i
necessary to have one of his hand
amputed few weeks ago, owing to a,
obstinate gathering which has troubled
him for months past. He was taken t.
st. Mary's hospital, Minneapolis, TO
treatment.
| The Rochester Post intimates tina
an effort is to be made to have Hol
den's sentence committed to imprison
ment for life. This was to be expect
ed, but unless the movement is en-
dorsed by the court and jury whic
tried Holden, we doubt whether Go,
Merriam will interfere.
G. D. Gilfllan has engaged D. "
. Banker to manage his crops and farr
: the coming season, Geo. Ruter COZ
:. tinuing in charge of the cattle herd
! ON the place. Mr.. Banker has made
reputation for energy and good mar
. agement on the Turrell farm whic
: fully justifes his promotion to sti
larger sphere of responsibility.
, As the u. s. census bureau recon
mends that preference be given to oil
I soldiers in the appointment Of censu
: eaumerators, we presume that Supe
!. visor Miller win find places for tw
g veterans of this vicinity who have bee
recommended by our citizens Messr
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