The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-03-06
LESSER LOCALS.

DlllS dIS OuC lOI Cuo 11CO ACSCuhO VI
w. H. Skemp, the temperance orator,
at Huntington Hall tomorrow night.
As usual, the teachers made their
regular meeting last Saturday good
one, as will be seen by the report else
where.
By the semi-annual apportionment
of school funds declared on Monday
last, Redwood county is entitled to
81 ,O723S, with school population of
1853.
The hearing Of the argument of ex-
ceptions in the Rose case is set for
next Tuesday, and Attorney Madigan
will go to New Ulm Monday evening
to represent the state.
About 800 head of cattle were
punched" at the Northwestern yards
here Tuesday, and it took special
train of eleven cars to carry them to
their destination in Iowa.
A State Teachers Institute for Rem
vile county will be held this spring at
Morton, commencing on May 18th.
Mr.. G. E. Knepper and w. F. Roche
leau are to be the instructors.
Huntington & Warner now have
their office located in the basement of
the Huntington block, under Redwood
County Bank. 1t makes q comfortable
Office, especially when cold wave is
on.
The wild alar,lm" of the fire bell
Friday afternoon did not break any
window glass in the vicinity, SO far as
we have learned. The firemen should
administer liberal dose of spring bit
.ers to chat bell to give it more tone.
Treasurer Kuenzi is now fully
equipped as the law directs for sealing
weights and measures, with full set
of scales and brass measures, which
have been duly inspected and stamped
at the office of the state treasurer.
Tradesmen will do well to get the Of
fetal seal on their measures.
The high school pupils are making
arrangements for an entertainment
some time during the coming vacation
early in April-the proceeds to be
applied to the purchase of flag for
the school. Doubtless the public will
''rally round the flag" to such good
purpose that the school will be provid-
ed with frst-class banner.
Mankato Free Press: If the North
western extends to New Ulm, crossing
the Minnesota above the mouth of the
Blue Earth, and striking the present
line at CORTLAND, it will have to build
but eighteen miles of track, and will
save fourteen to sixteen miles over the
present plan, which necessitates going
back to St. Peter and from there to
Courtland.
The Mankato Review says: every
farmer who has tried growing clover
even at this years low prices, is salts
fed with the result. Mr. Ehphulet
Smith, one of Garden City's oldest
and best farmers, put sixteen acres in
to clover, and the seed crop netted him
return of 1888, or an average of near
" $21 to the acre. In addition the
hay crop in the spring more than paid
all the expenses of the crop besides
fertilizing his land"
There was lively time at the Citi-
zens Bank Tuesday afternoon, the Of
fee being crowded with farmers from
both sides of the Minnesota, who were
waiting their turn for their pay for 9
big shipment of cattle, collected here
by Watson, Weir & Co., of LIE Mars
Iowa. These cattle are to be shipped
to Iowa to consume some of the sur
plus corn in that state. About $7,ON(
was paid out for these cattle at The
bank during the afternoon. From
2.25 to $40 per cwt. was the genera
rate paid.