The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

Judge Weber is holding court at
Beaver Falls this week.
Y. P. S. c. E. oyster supper to-mor-
row night, in Syndicate block.
The village school board has had
new walks put down around the school
house.
Surveyor Everett purchased VIM.
Carrolrs house and lots the past week,
for 1926.
F. l.. Olmstcd, of Walnut Grove, is
now duly qualified deputy sheriff
under Sheriff Mead.
J. p. O'Hara and Geo. Brown are
hauling stone from North Redwood
for the new court house.
Ed. Jones has leased E. Schmahls
half of the Syndicate block, and will
shortly remove his restaurant.
A batch of correspondence was re-
ceivcd this week too late for publica
ton. but it will appear in our next
issue.
The Odd Follows were entertained
with weight social last evening
under the auspices of Crystal Lodge
D. Of r.
Bvram & Co. have taken the con-
tract to build new school house at
Franklin. Rob Byram went oyer
Tuesday to start the work.
The last school apportionment de-
clarcd is on basis of $40 per capita
of school enrolment, under which
Redwood county gets S7,O22.6O.
The painting on the Francois build
ing was let by contract to NJ. o. Pow
ell, of St. Peter. who has a force of
men doing the job at rapid pace.
Auditor Tibbetts sent out all cleo
ton blanks furnished him by the State
Auditor the past week. These did not
include election notices, which town
clerks must provide themselves.
We were notified yesterday of an
appointment for an alliance meeting at
the Vim school house. Our memoir
anda of the date was mislaid, but we
think it is next Saturday evening.
The contract for putting in the
foundation and basement story of the
new court house was let the past week.
Mr.. Hsncher, of New Tim, being the
successful bidder. The contract price
Appropriated 5000, and was fully a
thousand dollars lower than some 9th,
er bids for the same work.
10. Barrett's oratory hardly came
up to expectations here last Thursday
evening, and some of those present
say that A. D. Stewards short speech
at the conclusion was more interesting
than Mr.. Barrett's. The latter is gen
tlemanly in his address, but is not tc
be rated as an ideal stump speaker.
Through the courtesy of Senate,
Davis the Gazette has received com.
pendulum of the 1880 census which is
very handy just now for purposes OF
comparison. 1t shows that Redwood
county has very nearly doubled in
population in that time-from 5,37e
to 1896. Redwood Falls village had
9Sl population in 1880, Lambertor
village 149, Walnut Grove 1853, and
Morgan township only Sc.
Lectures and other purely literary
entertainments have no spell about
them to win money from the Redwood
public. The Marion Willis entertain
ment tends to prove the rule, but
thanks to the enterprise of the ladie.
in charge, they managed to save thei
venture from financial loss and to Sc
cure fair sized audience. Miss Willis
is finished elecutionist, but to oul
taste her selections were not of thu
highest order.
The iniquitous Bill Mckinley is get
ting in his work on the local markets
One year ago yesterday No. Northern
wheat was selling at IS cents, and fla,
at $1.O5. Under the influence of Nc
Kinley's atrocious William wheat yes
terday was selling at IS cents and fla,
for lbs, for the same grades as above
in this market. Cashier Baldwin in
forms us that almost all the ticket.
that come to him now are for No.
Northern. Farmers who are worrying
over Bill McKinley's influence on tn
price of tin dippers and dry goods hat
better size up the value of their crol
in the market to-day, and compare it
purchasing power with what it was I
year ago.