The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-06-12

REDWOOD COUNTY NEWS.
PAXTON.
Mrs. Frank Carpenter, Of Minneap-
oils, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. W. March.
Mrs. McGregoe, who visited relatives
here last week, has returned to the
city. 5...- -<.
Mr.. Amos Moon has returned from
his trip in Wisconsin.
Rumor has it that Harry Winn is
tired of single blessedness and will
20 in double harness after the 24th
inst. Miss Emma McGregor is the
bride. Congratulations. -:
Mrs. H. F. Cipfell went to Sleepy
Eye to attend q W. C. T. q. conven-
ton, ON Tuesday.
Mr.. A. E. Pennington preached his
farewell sermon in the Mason school
house last Sunday to the Society Of
Friends at this place. Mr.. Pennington
has long been one of the main pillars
in this society and his withdrawal will
be sorely felt. We wish him success
in other fields. S. S. w.
NORTH REDWOOD.
Plenty of rain and muddy roads,
and crops are looking fine.
The milk route east of this place
has been postponed on account Of the
Minnesota river not being fordable.
Mr.. P. Shining has left us aud q
good many of our citizens feel lone
some, but what is our loss is others
gain.
The Weigh social was quite q sue
cess, netting $2O.35 to pay the balance
On the organ and song books. =
A number of our young people at
tended the festival at Morton last
Sunday.
Mrs. E. N. Swan and daughter re-
turned last Saturday from Excelsior,
satisfied that there is no place like
home.
Mr.. Schumacher is on the sick list,
but we hope he will soon be ON duty
again.
The Evangelical Association will
have q camp meeting in F. NJ. Shoe
makers grove, June 10 to ~. All are
invited to attend. Clay Pre-.
SOUTHsIDE JOTTINGs.
W. w. Kelly goes to Tyler this
week to shear sheep.
Decoration Day was observed in
Lamberton this year for the first time:
The attendance was remarkably large.
Addresses were read by Commander
Shelton, w. D. Smith and Rev. H. S.
Eldred. Afterwards procession was
formed and led by the old soldiers,
proceeded to the cemetery where
flowers were strewn on the soldiers
graves.
We, in common l hope, with every
body else have been getting some
bountiful rains and prospects for grain
and hay are bright.
E. N. Hosmer has just finished
shearing sheep. 125 averaged 81 lbs,
about 50 gave over 9 lbs. each, while
several gave II to II lbs. He says
sheep pay.
Hay is very scarce.
More breaking than usual and more
fax sown too.
Enumerator Smith asked 40 ques-
tions of one family in the I'd days
canvas. It is wonderful how inquisi-
torial an editor can be anyway.
Jor.
The Hay-Twister caravan left Sat
urday evening. It consisted of two
covered wagons, followed by his stock
driven by three of his children. He
stopped Saturday night at Jas. Por-
ter's. Monday he traded two COWS for
a pony. A. passerby said for the first
time in twelve years he passed the
Hay-Twister ranch without seeing any
sign of life.
j. B. Zeug has started his barn and
it will be fine structure.
Breaking is going on at a great rate.
Nearly everyone has q team at it. Jos.
McGeough has three.
A dance at Murphy's last Friday
Friday night was we'll attended with
boys, girls were scarce.
All the talk now is the Alliance pic
mic at j. Longbottom's next Friday.
There will be a dance at the resi-
dence of John Casserly, June 23d. All
are invited to attend the dance and
basket supper on his 2lst birthday.
All are looking for good crop, there
never was better show. Hay will be
good also.
Flax is going to take the lead this
year.
Corn does not seem to be troubled
with gophers this season.
Trees of this springs planting are
doing fine. Con.
ANbORN.
Perhaps Gazette readers are begin
ming to think that our young town is
washed off the map, but such is not
the case. Your correspondent has been
rail riding since early in May, hence
this silence. We have been through
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
Started when it was dry here, and
when we got to the south line of Wis
consin found the rivers over their
banks. Wheat fields flooded and wheat
yellow through all the eastern states.
Corn-felds on lands that were marked
off to plant, with burrows full of water.
In passing through to Eastern Ohio I
found it pouring down, but little corn
planted and it was the middle of May
then. After I saw the condition of
things in those older states, openly
confessed was glad I was Mime
sotian. After coming back from the
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