The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-02-26
OF LOCaL INTEREST.

Pay your personal property tax this
week, or there will be penalty added.
Union meetings at the Presbyterian
church have been continued this week,
and are we'll attended.
G.. Washington's birthday was OBJ
served with half holiday of the vii
lage schools last Monday afternoon.
Clerk Byram has pet. He has
been sitting down on it with great
firmness, however, and is still on top.
O. A. Mason sold all of his surplus
seed wheat within a few days after it
was advertised in the Gazette 1t is no
question with him whether advertising
pays.
An amusement company styled the
Silver Company opened in Dunning-
ton hall Monday evening, and is said
to furnish a good deal of entertain
ment for the price-l0 cents.
We regret to learn that the notice
of the school entertainment at T. H.
Kings as published last week con-
tanned the wrong date. 1t takes place
tomorrow evening, Feb. 9th, instead
of Feb. Dist, as printed.
The Y. P. S. G. E. of the Methodist
church will meet next Sunday evening
at $50 o'clock. Topic, Goods care for
His own" Ps. 74:2, Feel. SIP, Matt.
6:33. Leader, Frank Clayson. All
young people are cordially invited.
Sheriff Mead received instructions
from Gov. Merriam, last Friday to
convey Clifton Holden back to New
Ulm. AS he is not yet fully recovered
from his late illness Mr.. Mead sent
two deputies, and as will be seen in
another column, Thereby hangs a
tale"
Quit, number of books belonging
to the public library have not been
returned. It is desired that those
oho have patronized the library will
be sure that they have not overlooked
or neglected to return all books loaned
to them, and that all books belonging
to the library be returned at once to
Hitchcock's drug store.
S. S. Drake sold his house and lot
last week to Mr.. Moon, the father OF
J. E. Moon and brother. We under
stand that Steve is looking out for
an opening to go into business on his
own account, probably in some neigh
boring town. He is q good workman
and good citizen, and is sure to sue
coed in business, should he find suit
able location.
A lodge of United Workmen, now
numbering nineteen members, was in
stituted at Morton last Thursday ev-
ening. Deputy Grand Master Work
man O. A. Mason managed the prelim-
mary work of organization, and in
stalled the first set of officers. Eight
members of the order from Redwood
Falls lodge, and others from Franklin
and Morgan we're present on the oc,
cssion.
G. W. George thinks that while the
legislature is in session there ought
to be law passed forbidding railroad
companies to employ brakemen over
eet high. G. W. has had peremptory
notice from the company to raise his
porch roof on the elevator so that
Tang" Chapman can pass under the
same without hitting. Nothing but {
pile driver, few years ago, was ever
tall enough to hit the same. Hence
George thinks the above law would bit
him about right.
St. Paul Dispatch of Friday: Sale
Attorney C. c. Wilson, of Rochester
7 to-day: ''Since the commission has
declared Clifton Holden to be of SOUND
mind, and the courts have decided
that the evidence was sufficient to war
: rant his conviction, l don't know O.
anything more that we can do for hin
at present, consequently there will bt
no more items for the press from oul
side of the case. am perfectly will
ing to stop talking about it, too, for i
has been drawn out long enough t
make us all tired of hearing about it.
A petition for the communication o
Holden's sentence, to Imprisonment
for life, was circulated here the pas
week. We are not informed to wha
extent it was signed, but know tina
several business men objected to sign
ing the petition, on the ground tina
any modification of the sentence woult
have bad effect in lettering futur
crime. Holden's attorneys are of cours
justified in doing all they can to saw
the life of their client, but public sym
patty here has as a rule been will
Holden's alleged victim, rather thai
with his assassin.
Quite number of citizens respond
ed to the invitation of the village faith
ers to meet with them at the clu
rooms last Friday evening, in order t
discuss the matter of water works
The meeting organized with Judg
Baldwin in the chair, and Geo. Hughe
secretary. The main action taken wa
the appointment of a committee
i've, to formulate plans for action an
decide whether any legislation we
necessary this winter, in order to pr<
vide for system of water works
any time for the next two year