The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-11-19
OF LOCHl INTEREST.

FRANK heuney Is reported QulCe Size
with quinsy,
A chicken thief made a raid on Eb
Watson's hen roost a few evenings
ago.
Thos. Hudson bought the Suther-
land property on Second street this
week.
Redwood ponds are now solidly
frozen over, but Sundays snow storm
spoiled the skating.
Matt Offerman recently sold his
Delhi farm to brother of the Whites
from GAINESVILLE, Wis, for 5000.
The w. C. T. U. will meet in their
rooms over Philbrick's store next
Wednesday at 3 p. m.
w. H. Burch bought E. Goodwin 5
lots on Washington street, west of
Judge Bowers, recently.
j. r. Lankerd and family intend to
spend portion of this winter with
relatives in Pennsylvania.
Moses Columbus and Lucy Wells, of
the Indian colony in Paxton. were mar
ried last week, by Rev. S. B. Purves.
Sundays Sow storm caught good
many Dakota farmers in hole, with
a large percentage of wheat still in
shock.
John Lind talks German "like a
dominion native" and conducted a
trial in that language before New
Clm justice last Saturday.
Register Evans states that the most
noticeable feature of the past months
transactions in his Office is the number
OF mortgages satisfied. The new loans
made are for the purpose of buying
10 I'd or making Improvements, and
rirely to renew old mortgages.
Springfield Advance: P. Eischen
left Tuesday for Bellevue, small sta
ton in Redwood county, where he will
begin work at once on building to
be used as an eating house with sam
pie room in connection. He intends
to move just as soon as his buildings
are in readiness.
At the NJ E. church next Sunday
will be held the Quarterly meeting
services. At $50 a. m. there will be
Love Feast; at 1870 preaching by
Row. Mr., Phillips, Of Tracy. Aftor
the sermon the Sacrament of the Lords
Supper will be administered. In the
evening the pastor will preach to boys.
New Ulm Review: A farmer near
Watervil'e, LIE Sueur county was fined
$50 for refusing to allow a team to
pass. The complainant was in hur-
~, and whenever he would at tempt to
pass, the farmer would drive up faster
and then slow down to a walk. This
Is too common practice, but one the
law of highways does not sustain.
VIM. Crouley met with an accident
lately, while On a trip to a neigh
boring town with load of honey. A
couple of vicious dogs sprang upon his
horse, and as result the load was
wrecked and Mr.. Crouley slightly
bruised The owner of the dogs made
prompt amends for the damage done.
As a rule, Redwood county farmers
GO into winter quarters in good shape,
with blowing all done and hay enough
provided for an ordinary winter, though
hay will be high in price everywhere
this winter, and straw stacks better
appreciated than is usually the case.
Some corn remains yet ungathered, to
be taken care of during the warm
spells which are pretty sure to come
before winter shuts down for keeps in
January.
A medical writer asserts that diph-
liberia can be cured in nine cases out
of ten, in its incipient stages,with COM
mon sulphur. A little of this can be
placed in quill and blown down the
child's throat. The remedy is at least
perfectly harmless, and if the child is
not affected with diphtheria the treat
ment will do no injury. The writer
insists upon calling physician for
the disease, but in cases where it is
difficult to get doctor promptly, the
remedy may be worth trying.
Interest in our library will be awak-
ened soon by course of two lectures,
to be given by DR.. Sperry. That we'll
known and popular lecturer has offered
to come here the first week in Decem-
Der, and the friends of the library have
accepted his proposition and have no
doubt that he will be accorded rous-
ing reception. His list of subjects in
clude lectures on Alaska, the Puget
Sound region, California, Old and New
Mexico, each illustrated by stereopti-
con views of the region described.
A valuable weather record, covering
observations on temperature in this
state since 1922, has just been issued
by the Pioneer Fuel Company. 1t
shows that the mean temperature for
the last three winters, commencing
with 1889, was respectively 20 de-
grees, ls degrees and 10 degrees. For
four successive winters, commencing
with 1888 80, the mean temperature
was respectively 10 degrees, 10 degrees,
10 degrees and IS degrees; and for
the three successive winters, commenc-
ing with 1843 A, the mean tempera-
ture was respectively 10 degrees, 20
degrees and 20 degrees. This does
not indicatn INV climatic obo,,o,o ocd