The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-24
OF LOCAL. INTEREST.

Santa Claus and his reindeer will
find the sleighing rather poor.
NJ. Morley was buying fixtures here
for his new barn last Monday.
Nelson, the tailor, now has luxuri
GUS quarters over G.. w. Vaughn's.
The streets have been filed with
Christmas buyers the past few days
The children will scarcely forget the
Christmas eve exercises at the church
es tonight.
Wolf bounties to the amount OF
S16O were peid out by Auditor An
derson last year.
Cash registers have been put in
lately at Hitchcock's, Peck's and c. F.
Thompson's stores.
A. Leonard and Thos. Walton, of
Sheridan, have been putting in water
works on their farms lately.
J,F. Dietzmsnn recently bought 80
acres in Sherman, through French &
Houghmaster's agency, at $3.50. ..
The G. A. R. Post at Morton holds
a camp-fir next Tuesday evening, and
has invited the Redwood veterans to
join with them.
Married-At Redwood, on the 18th
inst, by Rev. John Sinclair, Anton
W. Shosten to Eva Payne, both of
Sheridan township.
James Patterson, whose foot was
amputated five weeks ago, is progress
ing rapidly and will soon be ready for
removal to his home in Three Lakes.
Invitations were issued last week
for the Odd Fellows ball, which is to
be held in their hall on Thursday night
of next week It's sure to be success.
The vault fixtures for the court
house have arrived, but it is doubtful
whether the building will be occupied
until some time otter the next meeting
of the county board.
Granite Falls unanimously voted
$4,000 for water works and electric
lights. They have great financial
managers up there if they can secure
those advantages for any such an e1-
penditure.
The Renville Star Claims th at a
building plastered with adamant ar
rested the recent fire in that village,
and that no help on earth could have
saved the bank had not wall of this
cement stood up as its name implies,
. wall of adamant.
A booming fire company has been
organized at Renville Station since
their fire-locking the stable after the
horse is taken, so to speek. Perhaps
it night be a good plan for our town
to fix the door against fire before it is
everlastingly too late.
Peter Olund, of New Avon, who
went to Minneapolis to work some
three weeks ago, returned sick last
Saturday. Not feeling able to drive
out home, he went to the Commercial
hotel, where he now lies under the
doctors care. The disease is pleuro-
pneumonia.
A Morgan friend informs lis that
the Rev. Mr.. Veale, who formerly
preached at that place, arrived there
last Monday evening for two weeks
visit. Mr.. Veale is great favorite
with Morgan people, and was sure Of
a hearty welcome. He will preach
there next Sunday.
The council at Waseca has contract
ed with a St. Paul firm for electric
lighting for five years. at cost of ove1
81 200 per year for street lighting
alone. The annual intrest on oul
proposed water works expenditure
would be but few hundred more thar
the above amount.
With FIVE new school libraries or
dered this fall in this county, Supt
Race feels greatly encouraged. 81
has recently issued q revised list o
books as an aid in selecting additiona
libraries for the various districts il
this county which haye not as yet avail
ed themselves of their privileges in thi
direction.
AS no caucuses for the nomination
of city officers have materialized thi
week, ali nominations are likely to b
made by petition, which may be don
under the law by any four or NOR
electors signing and paying the fe
of five dollars for each candidat,
| All nominations will have to be in b
Saturday next.
Miss Lucy Rowe of this place has II
signed her school at North Redwoo
to take up graded school work in th
} primary department at Morgan. Th
Messenger pays a deserved com1
cement when it says that miss Row
is recognized as one of the best teacl
ers in the county. A graduate fro,
the Redwood high school, she con
bines q thorough education with
practical knowledge of the profession
! Our people are to be congratulate
that the board have been able to i,
,, duce her to accept the school,"
l The fair given at Huntington ha
last Friday by the ladies Of the M.
Church was conspicuous success
!, al features. The bill of fare was
l little difficult to translate in q litera,
way, but gastronomically there was ,