The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-09-04
GEORGE. The Shoe Man.
Clo1cs and Nihrns in b,-otNSi0H.
OF LOCAL. INTEREST.

The |. +. Fletcher farm III Three
Lakes has been sold to Frank jacob,
of Shutdown.
Frost is noted by many of our OK
changes, but we have no signs of a
killing frost in this vicinity.
Judge Bowers succeeded in enlist
ing a Chautauqua circle of twelve
members at Fairfax last week.
j. P. Jones, who planned the shelly
ing and counters for Buechner's store,
is in charge of the same for F. w.
Philbrick's clothing store.
The farm which Geo. Swartz recent
ly purchased from W. S. Closscn,
turned off good crop of wheat, av-
eraging Is bushels per acre.
Renville democrats hold their coun-
ty convention next Saturday, and the
alliance convention in that county is
called for the following Tuesday.
The next meeting of the Ladies'
Guild of the Episcopal church has
been postponed from Sept. 10th to
Sept. 18th, at Mrs. NJ. E. Powell's.
Morgan Messenger: M. Barkuloo
came up from Red Wing with Mr..
Benham this week. He is we'll pleased
with this country and has bargained
for quarter section of land,
There will be quarterly meeting ser
vices at the Methodist church next
Sunday. Elder Hair will be present
morning and evening. Quarterly con-
ference at 8 O'Clock Saturday evening.
Hon. J. n. Castle, of Saltwater, who
spoke at a democratic meeting here
last campaign, has been nominated
for Congress in the Fourth district
against Congressman Snider.
R. S. Pickett purchased the George
Holden farm last week, from j. B.
Robinson, who recently acquired pos
session by trade with Mr.. Holden.
The price paid by Mr.. Pickett was
$500.
The Democratic caucus held in this
village Monday evening, elected j. L.
Thompson, A. w. Bager, w. E. Baker
and j. A. Beard as delegates to the
county convention which is to meet
chic afternoon
The Redwood Falls base ball nine
decided to 60 to Tracy last night, and
cross bats with the Tracy and Marshall
clubs for the championship. The
"kids" may not prove winners against
the heavier clubs, but they can be
counted on to do credit to their town
Marion johnson sold his farm in
Sheridan to Mr.. Davis last Monday
for $3.50, reserving most of the crop
We are informed that Mr.. johnson in
tends to buy another farm in the coun,
ty, nearer town. Another new settler
bought quarter section from VIM
johnson, in the same township.
A case between two New Avon
farmers, wherein one of them wa.
charged with calling the other I'm
pretty names, was before Justice
March Monday. A change of venue
being asked, jury trial was had be
fore Justice Fleischer, of North Red
wood on Tuesday, and verdict returned
for the plaintiff, fixing the fine at TIN
minimum-one cent.
Belview is getting an impetus from
the good crops in that vicinity thi
year. G. H. Jones was in town Tues
day, and referred to the fact that MI
Ramsland, a merchant from Sacret
Heart, had bought ID lots in Belviev
and intended to open branch stor
there. Several car loads of wheat ar
loaded there daily, and the railroad
officials promise to put in a new depo
this year.
Frank Barnum, of New Avon, lost
setting of four stacks of barley las
Sunday night, or Monday morning, b,
lightning. The loss is not far from
500, but fortunately for Mr.. Barnum
the grain was fully insured in tn
Continental. Oscar Mason must b
writing lots of insurance, or else h
makes speciality of getting struck b
lightning. This is the fourth los
from this cause during the summer
covered by insurance which he ha
written.