The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-12-11

here several weeks ago, with affairs SO
badly involved that it is thought he
will not return.
F. A. Gray, formerly of this place,
is one of the four recent purchasers OF
the Fairfax Crescent, who will conduct
the business as the Crescent Publish
ing CO. NJ. D. Brown, the Fairfax
partner of Judge Bowers in the firm
of Bowers & Brown, is tho business
manager of the company.
A. H. Anderson has leased Squire
MARGINS house, to take possession after
he assumes the duties of County Aud
itor in January. When asked if he in
tended to board around after giving
up possession of his house, our village
justice answered with diplomatic re-
serve that he guessed he would.
j. B. Robinson & Co. report sales of
12O acres of Wright & Austin lands in
Redwood Falls township to Chas. w.
Athey, at $ll per acre, and so acres in
the same township to Dwight Bissell,
on same terms. Also, 800 acres of
Kintire lands, from J. E. Morrill, to S.
H. and B. H. Holt and H. H. Darud,
for 1920.
Sleepy Eye Disp Itch: Engineer
Carroll and wife returned from visit
to Huron Tuesday morning and Mr..
Carroll says he does not see how the
Dakota people are going to get along
this winter. At Huron, every other
house is for rent and the business men
all feel that the outlook is most dis
NAL. Mr.. Carroll says that he travelled
miles without seeing straw stacks an
indication to him that no grain was
grown in many places this year.
The funeral of Miles Martin, who
died last Monday in the town of
Charlestown, was held "wednesday at
St. Ranhaeps church. Mr.. Martin was
one of the oldest settlers in that part
of Redwood county, and was always a
good neighbor and kind man in his
family. He leaves wife and several
children.-Springfield Advance.
The above recalls the appearance of
Martin here several years ago as COM
planning witness against an old Ger
man named Sporting for assault with
a gun upon Martin. Sporting was
convicted and fined, and subsequently
died.
Tracy Trumpet: On Wednesday of
this week the we'll being bored at the
round house had reached depth of
200 feet when a vein of water was
struck that soon filled the hole to with
in ten feet Of the top. Pumping was
Immediately arted to test the supply
and at last accounts the prospects were
extremely encouraging. Supt. Stewart
says the we'll is a grand success, the
flow being 1850 barrels every twenty
four hours, while the company during
the busy times requires but $500 bar
rolls. When water was found the drill
dropped several feet proving that an
unfailing reservoir had been found.
Hamlet" the lively Beaver Fall
correspondent of the Renville Times,
thus immortalizes a Redwood Falls
youth:
Redwood Falls has a rather cute
newsboy, who took novel way of dis
posing of his papers. Sales were
somewhat dull with "newsy," SO when
his fresh invoice came his first CRY
was, Evening Dispatch. Holden
must die!' In twinkling his papers
we're sold, and then the fun began, for
much complaint arose that the news
relative to Holden could not be found
"Newsy" only laughed, and replied
that the paper said mary word
about it; but, of course, Holden had
to die some time, same as anybody
The crowd enjoyed the "sell" rattle,
meekly, and "newsy" got himself out
of the way lively.
Washington street was wrapped in
gloom Tuesday morning. when it was
noised abroad that a faithful frienc
and family retainer of Mr.. Philbricl
had met with sudden death. Corone,
Pease was called in, but concluded thai
the only action called for on his par
was the making out of bill for hi.
fees, which he promptly attended to
Pedro was an exemplary canine, ane
the many friends of his owner though
that the least they could do to SHOW
their sympathy with him was to repai
to the store with all the dogs they
could muster in the village, from
among which the choice of a SUCCESSOR
to Pedro was suggested. But Phil
trick was inconsolable, and refused
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