The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-14
OF LOC.:L INTEREST.

Chickens will be ripe just one week
from to-day Thursday.
Miss Jennie Carter went to Dodge
Centre for visit yesterday.
Redwood county will be entitled to
three delegates in the Democratic
State Convention next month
J. B. Robinson has traded his house
and lot to Geo. A. Holden, for the lat
ter's eighty acres of land in Delhi
Deacon Pennington proposes to speak
about Mans relationship to God,' at
the Mason school house next Sunday.
W. P. Huntington attended the an
nual meeting of the Soldiers Home
commissioners at Minnehaha last
Tuesday.
The period immediately following
harvest time is usually a booming
time for the saloons, and this season
appears to be 10 exception.
Rev. E. A. Mckinney, of Beaver
Falls, will preach at the NJ. E. church
next Sunday morning and evening,
exchanging pulpits with Rev. Cone.
Prairie chickens are likely to prove
scarce this season. According to some
observers, much less than the usual
number were Matched, probably owing
to wet weather in May and June.
The Daughters of Veterans will
serve ice cream and cake at Dunning-
ton Hall Saturday evening of this
week, the proceeds of which are to
replenish the camp treasury. All are
cordially invited.
Help is decidedly scarce lately.
Most of the threshing outfits are run
ming with short crews, and one ma
chine that steamed up Tuesday had
to remain idle until a working crew
could be obtained.
1t is reported here on good authori-
ty, that Harry Stewart has accepted
an offer from the managers of the
Andrews Opera Co., and will become
member of the troupe. He has a
good voice and good stage presence
for that sort of thing.
A fire alarm was raised Monday ev-
ening, by party under the influence
of fire water who was being conveyed
to the village refrigerator by Police
man Crooks. This fire" was not put
out until the next morning, on pay
ment of the usual fine.
The wheat market appears to be
getting stronger, instead of tumbling
down under the returns from the
thresher. Our quotation of last week
of 70 cents on the 5th, has been fol-
lowed by rise to SO cents for No. l
Northern on the 18th. That grade
reached within quarter of cent of
the dollar point in the Minneapolis
market on Monday. In the same
market oats were quoted at 80 and
corn at SO cents.
The school board held their regular
meeting last Monday evening, and
fixed the date for the commencement
of the fall term of school at Sept. 9Th
The board has secured as assistant
principal Miss Mollie A. Cantwel, Of
Belmond, Iowa, who has had several
years experience in that capacity and
furnished excellent credentials as te
her efficiency. The school board at {
previous meeting recognized for the
year by re-electing the old officers
w. B. King, president; S. J. Race
secretary;' w. F. Dickinson, treasurer
Our sportsmen are inclined to make
game of the sporting editor of thu
Minneapolis Tribune, who starts {
long-winded article instructing hi.
readers about the sport of shooting
chickens in this wise:
Thursday night the limit of tn,
game law protecting prairie chickens
expires, and Friday morning will fine
hundreds of local sportsmen in pur
suit of the festive prairie fowl. Sports
men are already making ready will
dogs and guns, and Aug. Is bids fai
to find the usual number of local MIN
rods tramping through the stubble.
Should any confding greenhor,
take the Tribune for gospel and g
out tomorrow morning, he is liable t.
find himself in the clutches of tn,
law, since as matter of fact the limi
of the game law does not expire unit
Aug. 10th, in this state.