The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-02-06
THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 1890.
LOCALS IN LITTLE.
Goodbye to the sleighing.

Goodbye to the sleighing.
Robt. Glashen, of Lyon county,
was visiting at Donald Stewards last
week.
Look over the delinquent tax list
and see if your land is all right as to
taxes.
Our correspondents will greatly
oblige by sending in items as early as
Tu, sday.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets
with Mrs. J. H. Bowers tomorrow
afternoon.
VIM. johnson has sold his Second
street building, opposite the post-ofhce,
to S. Dolson.
The nomination of w. S. Mckay to
be postmaster at Redwood Falls, was
confirmed by the Senate last Thurs
day.
The W. G. T. L. will meet with
Mrs. Gibson February 18th, at 3 p. m.
A cordial invitation is given to all Ia
dies.
The name of H. J. Loud appeared
in Saturdays evening News, as an
attorney now established at Superior,
Wis.
Mrs. Mary Sorlien, mother of the
Sorlien brothers, died at Granite Falls
on Sunday evening of last week, aged
u years.
The High school literary society
will discuss the relative influence of
the pulpit and press, at their debate
tomorrow night.
A meeting of the Minnesota Editor
ial Association will BE- held in St.
Paul On the 18th and 13 of February,
commencing at II g. m.
The Sleepy Eye Herald states that
Morton printer has been looking
over the town of Morgan with view
to starting a paper there.
G. w. Vaughn's trotting stallion
Claywood arrived here last Saturday
H. YVES purchased of W. S. Krebs, OF
Albert Lea, and spots fine pedigree
DR.. Riheldaffer went to St. Paul
last Monday to attend the funeral OF
Washington N. Stees, pioneer resi-
dent at the capital, and a former par
ishioner of DR.. Riheldaffer's.
Billy Marble wrote to friend here
last Friday, that the previous evening
he played to an audience of over 500
people at St. Peter. The company
also had good houses at New Tim.
n. w. Odd Fellow: w. R. Johnson
spent several days in Redwood Falls
last weak, instructing the degree staff
of Redwood Lodge No. 68. If there
is anything new and all improvement
over the old way, No. IS proposes tc
try it.
Lamberton Commercial: Miss Hat,
tie Hitchcock closed her school in the
Fred Basel district last Friday, and
returned to her home in Redwood
Falls Tuesday. Miss Hattie has Civ.
en- general satisfaction, and made 6
good record as teacher.
"Ground-hog day"-last Sunday
was an unusually bright one in this
part of the country, and according t.
tradition, the promise of fair weather
this month is not tlattering. But oul
opinion is that the ground hog has
very little influence with this admin
iStration.
Midway News: Since the death O.
W. A. Chapman, editor of the St
James Journal, his wife, Mrs. Lills
NJ. Chapman, has assumed editoria
management of the paper, SO that W,
now have three newspapers in Mime
sofa under the exclusive control O
women. We hope the business mel
of their respective communities vii
be chivalrous enough to extend t.
them liberal patronage.
There ought not to be one bushel O
Iowa corn shipped into Redwood
county. Speaking of this few day
ago, one of our best posted cattle feed
ers expressed his conviction that O,
scores of farms in this vicinity, especi
ally along the rivers, Redwood count,
land would average we'll, acre for acre
with the Iowa corn fields. He though
our farmers were making a costly mis-
take in exhausting their lands wit
successive wheat crops, and discardin,
corn and stock, Notwithstanding tn
present markets. The value of stoc
to the land is not half appreciated.
The appointment of Will S. Mckay
as postmaster at Redwood Falls, wa
announced in the papers Monday
The Leader will be pardoned for tai
ing any interest in this appointment
but our acquaintance with Mr.. McKa
has been, owing to circumstance
somewhat intimate. We have eve
found Will Mckay a friend and
genial gentleman. Those who kaal
him best tell us of his strict integrit
and fine business qualifications. TIL
Leader wishes you popular and SUI,
cessful administration of the post,
affairs at Redwood Falls, Will, and a
we ask is, that we get our Stang
three for five cents. Certainly til
,, Republicans should have some favor
from the present administration
= Lamberton Commercial.
Postmaster Thompson can accomt
date Editor Smith on that chea
!. stamp deal, as he was selling fiy
= stamps for five cents last week. Com
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