The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-09-11
GEORGE. The Shoe Man
OF LOC.:.L INTEREST.

Charlie Chollar drove the family
horse and carriage to OwatOnna this
week, starting Monlay.
Miss Luella Turrell started for
Northfeld last Saturday, to be in
readiness for the opening of the schoo!
year at Carleton.
]. B. Robinson's family moved into
the Chollar house last Friday. Ed.
r. Houck's family will occupy the
Robinson house.
The w. G.. T. L. will meet in the
parlor of the Presbyterian church next
Saturday, Sept. 18th, at 1 p. m. All
ladies are cordially invited.
Banker Dickinson was called to Echo
Tuesday, to adjust an insurance loss
over in Yellow Medicine county, where
one of his customers had stack of
wheat destroyed by lightning.
The funeral of VIM. Hart, the father
of Mrs. Henry Winter, was held at this
place last Tuesday. Mr.. Hart died at
St. Peter hospital the day before, from
apoplexy, and his remains were
brought here for burial. He was %
years of age.
Oscar Mason was notified on Mon
day that the schoolhouse near G. Whal-
ems, in Willow Lake, had been struck
by lightning, and was requested to
come and appraise damages, the OK
tent of which was not indicated. This
makes Oscars fifth insurance loss by
lightning this season.
A large number Of Redwood people
took advantage of the state fair ex-
cursions this week. Among them we
heard of MesSrs. Ackmann, Chas. Dun
nington, Fred Thompson, Frank Cur
It's, Guy Warner, Dallas Laird, Geo.
Vim. Anne Schmahl, Misses BERTHE
and Ada VIM, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Houghmaster, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Woods, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Drake,
Mr.. and Mrs H. D. Everett, 'Mesdames
Hays, Geraldson and Francois.
Delhi bachelors are rapidly becom-
ing an extinct species. The latest to
drop out of the ranks is Duncan r.
McCorquodale, who stood out bravely
while the boys were falling all around
him, but at last has joined the MAORI
ty. On Tuesday he was united to Miss
Sadie Tibbetts, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Bates at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Tibbetts, of Swedes
Forest.
The Redwood Falls base ball contin-
gent did themselves proud at Tracy.
Eleven innings were played resulting
in tie, of 9 to 9, and the award of the
victory to Redwoods. The two games
following between Tracy and Marshall
We're won by the former to q for the
first, and 9 to 13 for the second. Chas
Dickson, of the Redwoods, pitched fol
the Tracys, and made a big reputation
for himself in that capacity. Charles
Buxton also assisted Tracy in both
games, with credit.
VIM. johnson has sold his property
occupied by S. Dolson for restaurant
purposes, to John Tulnbull, formerly
of New Avon, but more recently land
lord of the hotel at Wood Lake. Mr.
johnson says he has been selling Thu
property pretty often the past year O.
so, but thinks he has struck sale TO
"keeps" this time, as Mr. Turnbull il
we'll qualified to make success of thu
restaurant business and become fix
ture here. Mr.. johnson meditates ;
trip to the Pacific coast for recreation
and possibly speculat ion, but has IL,
intention of leaving Redwood count,
permanently.
While threshing at old Mr.. Palmer
place in New Avon last Saturday tn,
Jennings crew, by lively work, pre-
vented a disastrous fire. The stack
were SO placed that thelengine had t.
be stationed near hay stack, wh;cl
abutted on the barn and thus commun
icated with the whole crop in stacl
near by. Mr.. Jennings objected to tn
dangerous proximity of the stacks t
his engine, but was induced to g
ahead. AS was feared, a spark caugh
in the hay and consumed it, but b
extraordinary efforts the barn and sur
rounding stacks were saved by tn
threshing crew.