The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-21
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Or lOC.-l TN cHESl.
"Take the elevator" at Hotel Fran
co.'s.
Notice the call for Democratic con-
vention.
Miss Marion Everett entertains the
St. Agnes Guild this afternoon.
Carpenter Chalbourne is building
frame stable for the benefit Of j. NJ
Dunnington's delivery horse.
Almost every owner of a chicken
dog in town observed yesterday as the
opening of the hunting season.
Elder Harrison was at Morton last
Sunday. J. V. Hawk very acceptably
filled his pulpit here in the evening.
NJ. S. Closscn, of Washington coun-
ty, was here last week and closed the
sale of his land in section &c, kintire
to Geo. Swartz for 5000.
Regular services will be resumed al
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
both morning and evening. Preaching
by the pastor, DR.. Riheldaffer.
NJ. H. Jones son Harry was quite
severely kicko d in the groin yesterday
while out driving for hunting party
He may be laid up for short tine
Last Monday was a welcome show
cry day, though the rainfall was no
sufficient to Interfere with threshine
or other farm work for more than q
day or two.
Mail carrier Petersen has steady
contract for carrying male, regardles:
of competition, since the arrival of {;
little boy at his home during his alb
sence on regular trip.
The new Odd Fellows block is
growing fast this week sunder,.the act
i've administration of Contractor
Bailey. Snider, the Sleepy Eye ma
son, is in charge of the bricklayers.
A family of returning 7.Kansas emf
grants who camped here last Sunday
were SO favorably impressed with thi'
vicinity that they have rented house
on Mill street, with the intention Of
making their home in this county.
Lightning struck a stack of whea
on Sheriff Mead's farm in Underwood
last Friday, and that and an adjoin
ing stack were entiral consumed. Nc
insurance. Sheriff Mead and his ten
ant had topped out one of the stack
only an hour or SO before.
The Y. S. G. E. of the Christian
church will meet next Sunday evening
Aug. "a, at 6:45 o'clock in the church
Leader, Miss Elmira Conway. Topic
"Our Saviour" John xix, 31-42. Al
young people are invited.
MARY CLIPFELL, Sec'y.
Railroaders on the Sleepy Ely
branch were out of luck last week
Conductor Hughes is laid up for sew
eral weeks on account of injuries re
ceived last Wednesday, IN jumping
from his train, at Sleepy Eye, an
Brakeman Chapman-"Tangle"-
one of his hands badly smashed tn
following Friday, at the same place
while switching.
Tracy Trumpet: Census Supervise
Miller. has written a letter to Judg
Brown stating that our population
1875. The last enumeration was tai
en- by w. NJ. Todd, five years ago, an
amounted to 1918. The Redwood G.,
zette is invited to figure this out an
see whether our increase has n,
been anything to boast Of" Tracy
no longer in the class with sma
towns like Redwood, although we al
the youngest town in Southwestern
Minnesota.
Commissioner Whittet has let IL
contract for building a bridge aero
the Redwood river, near Judge Ball
wins place, and on the town line b
tween Sheridan and Redwood Fal
townships. Under the contract Il
bridge is to be finished by Oct. Is,
next. This will be a great conven
ence to the people out that way,
such times as the now sadly dwindle
Redwood shall have water runnir
in it. It will be combination wot
and iron bridge, of 75 feet span, al
will be put in by Minneapolis bird,
firm, the name of which we failed
learn.