The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-22
GEORGE. The Shoe Nan
LESSER LOCALS.

Evergreen hedges ABOUT 10 WI aP-
pear to be blighting badly.
The lumber for the new Second Ad-
vent church is expected here soon.
The Ladies Mite Society will meet
with Mrs. S. D. Westfall tomorrow
afternoon.
The St. Agues Guild will meet with
MISS Virginia Huntington next
Thursday, May 10Th.
Master Give Aiken is vastly tickled
over the gift of young Scotch Collie
dorg from Auditor Tibbetts.
Marshal Winter picked up bunch
of half dozen keys Tuesday, and left
them to be called for at this office.
The family of Mr.. Petersen, of the
meat market, has set up housekeeping
in the DR.. Morton house on Mill street.
Frequent showers since last Satur-
day have put an end to complaints
about dry weather. Presently we shall
hear another tune-too much wet.
Sleepy Eye Herald: It is general
ly understood that the railway COM
pany will take up the iron on the
Redwood branch and put down heavy
steel rails.
DR.. Riheldaffer will not return from
his trip to Red Wing and St. Paul un-
til some time next week, and there
will consequently be no preaching at
the Presbyterian church next Sunday.
State Auditor Braden conducted the
State Land Sale here last Friday, and
sold about 200 acres in all, most of it
being bid in at good prices by resi-
dents of the county, to enlarge their
farms or to give them control of addi-
tional pasturage.
Sheriff Mead has been travelling ov-
or the county good deal in connec-
ton with the recent term of court,
and says that no one can have an idea
of the amount of fax that will be
sown in Redwood county this season,
without actual investigation.
Carpenter J. p. Jones secured the
contract for the framing of the syndi-
cate block, opposite King Bros, and
will have it ready for the brick work
in short order. The intention is to
have the two stores ready about the
Fourth of JULY which will make some
hustling necessary.
While ascending from the bottom
of well over fifty feet deep, one day
last week, Marion johnson was dropped
from near the top by the giving way
of the bucket rope, but strange to say,
escaped without any broken bones.
He was nearly covered with bruises,
however, but able to be out at work
again few days after.
G. Mcclure the Beaver Falls hard
ware merchant, died last Sunday at
st. Paul, to which place he had been
taken for medical treatment. Mr..
Mcclure was generally known and re-
spected here as we'll as at his home,
and number of our citizens attended
the funeral Monday, which was very
large gathering.
The suit of Editor Collins VS.. Ssna-
tor Bowen, which resulted in verdict
for defendant at St. Peter last winter,
came up at the recent term of court in
this county on an application for a
new trial. Judge Weber took the
application under advisement. The
motion is made by Bowen's attorneys
on the ground of misconduct among
the jurors, who served on the trial.
G. Gordon Mattheson, recent stu
dent from the school for Christian
Workers, Springfield, Mass, has ar
rived in this city where he is going to
locate and work as missionary Of the
American Sunday School Union, Phil.
sdelphia, Pa. His work will be to or.
gsnize Sunday schools where they are
needed, and do a general Christian
work in those communities where they
have no church privileges. We bespeal
for him the hearty cooperation of al
the churches in this much needed
work. He would be pleased to hea1
from persons desiring his help in tn
above work. His address will be Red
wood Falls.