The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-02-13
LOCALS LITTLE.

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F. A. Gray has turned over the care
of his house and poultry business to
MIR. Gilbert.
Several petitions for the appoint
ment of census enumerator have been
circulated here of late.
The youngest child of H. D. Fixen
of Morgan-a little girl-died from
scarlet fever on Thursday of last week.
We are sorry to learn that Col.
Saml McPhairs little daughter June
died on the I'd inst, after an attack of
La Grippe.
c. w. George has purchased the
big Whitcomb elevator for next sea-
sons operations. Here's hoping for
a top market for wheat.
St. Valentine has fallen from his
high estate, and is easily outranked by
McGinty. Nobody cares whether to-
morrow is Valentines day or not.
Horace Palmer has been promoted
to head engineers place at the Spring
field Roller mills, his place as assist
ant being taken by Deck SALISBURY.
Weather prophet Kellogg promises
that spring will start in earnest by
March first. 1t has been starting by
fits all winter, but don't seem to get
there.
County advertising will let up after
this issue of the Gazette, and allow
suitable space for local matters and
some of the advertisers crowded out
temporarily.
King Bros. are not complaining of
lack of wind to run their sample feed
mill, of late. Minnesota spring winds
have sufficient power to grind feed or
run caucus.
Next Sunday evening series of
song services, in connection with short
lectures on the life of Christ by the
pastor, will be inaugurated at the
Presbyterian church. All invited.
Morgan's new band camd up in
force last Thursday, and rendered
some very fair music on the streets
before the dance in the evening.
Those who attended speak in praise
of the music and the general manage
ment.
A slight change of time on the
Northwestern went into effect last
Monday. The evening train for
Sleepy Eye will leave at 7:4O instead
of 1920 as heretofore, in order to give
little more time for the train to
change ends.
Robt. Montgomery, an old citizen of
Three Lakes, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Matt. Wilson, last
Thursday evening. He was native
of Scotland, a man of exemplary char
acter, and was in his 10th year at the
time of his death.
A Young Peoples Society was Or
ganized last week at the Christian
church. It starts out with about thir-
ty members. The following officers
were elected: President, F. B. March
President, A. G.. Woodbury., Sec,
Mary E. Clipfell, Cor. Sec, Jennie
Carter, Treasurer, Will H. Fish.
Sleepy Eye Herald: j. NJ. Thomp-
son was at Walnut Grove Saturday to
defend a teacher who had been arrest
ed for whipping one of his pupils. 1t
was day of great interest in that vii
lage and the town hall was filed with
large audience of men and women
who had come to witness the trial
The teacher was acquitted by the jury
Superintendent of the census Por-
ter is sending out sundry blanks fol-
reports from local officials, and in Or
der that each locality may receive JUS
tice in the published statistics, it is
important that these blanks receive
ample attention. Redwood county
) can and should make good showing
in the coming census.
Lyon County Reporter: When the
addition to the school house was built
f four years ago, we gained an enviabl'
reputation for shortsightedness on &C
count of predicting that the enlarged
- building would be too small in few
years. We humbly confess that tn
same shortsightedness prevents u
now from seeing any prudence, o
even economy in trying much longe
to be satisfied with the insufficient
poorly lighted and worse ventilate'
schoolrooms we now have.
Speaking of the scramble for censu
appointments, a Washington CORE
a. spondent writes: In the aggregat
or the enumerators will be probably u
to the $4,000 mark. Those who al
s, fortunate enough to get the job wi
draw government money at the rat
of from $3.50 to $ a day during jun
The average pay will be about $3, fe
it is only in few districts compar,
lively that Sc will be allowed. I'll
outside limit of expense of the censl
4 is 81, 400 600, exclusive of printing, 9,
- craving and binding. Somethin
" more than a thousand enumerato
err will be employed in Minnesota.
er As the average appointment I
enumerators is one to every 1900
q. "a country districts, Redwood county vi
ne require about six enumerators, and q
ready there are plenty of voluntee
for this service.