The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-24
The days begin to lengthen.

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the holidays.
Almost all of the teachers of Red
wood schools have gone to spend thei'
Christmas holidays at their homes.
Sheriff Mead bought an 80 of land
in Granite Rock, formerly owned by
Peter Smith, for $525 last week.
E. NJ. Hammer has bought out the
partnership interest of his brother in
the rink livery stable, and will carry on
the business alone.
Marr;ed-At the NJ. E parsonage,
Dec. 2lst, by Rev. A. J. Williams,
Duane Simmons and Anna Nelson,
both of the town of Underwood.
MARKEDLY Rev. J. G. Riheldaffer,
at his residence in Redwood Falls,
Dec. 2lst, 1891, Mr.. Chas. II. Davis
and Miss Minnie Taber, all of this
county.
A Christmas dance will be given at
Huntington hall tomorrow evening.
by the band boys, the proceeds to go
towards defraying the cost OF their
new instruments.
The Masonic fraternatity and a
limited number of invited guests will
have a good time on St. Johns eve'
dec 3Oth) in connection with their
installation exercises.
| S. Goodrich opened for the grocery
trade in his building on Mill street,
last week, and in this number of the
Gazette invites the public to come and
see what he can do for them.
Land agent Burchard is reported
in the Lake Benton News as stating
that the Marshall Office sold 10000
acres of Northwestern land last year,
and received over 100000 in cash
payments.
Antiquity Lodge, No. 81, A. F. &
A. NJ, elected the following officers
last week: Andrew Birum, w. M. ;
S. B. Purves, S. W.; w. R. Caswell,
]. w.; A. H. Anderson, secretary; G..
E. Mckay, treasurer.
Enterprise Encampment, No. IS,
l.. o. o. F., elected the following Off
GERS at their last meeting: G. p, A. B.
Truesdell; E. L. Beach, S. W.; J. B.
Mason, J. w.; A. H. Moon, Scribe
]. w. Ferris, Treas; F. F. Hammer,
HIP.
The following is the roster of Off
GERS of John S. Marsh Post, G.. A. R.,
for next year: E. P. Byram, Com.
L. N. Rowe, Senior Vice; R. W. New
ton, Junior Vice; Geo. Houghmaster,
Quartermaster; J. M. Huntington,
officer of the day; Levi Annis, sur
geon R. J. Iverson, officer of guard
Next year there will literally be mu'
sic in the air while the exciting polit-
ical campaign is on. New bands have
been formed lately at Redwood Falls
Delhi and Lamberton, in addition to
those previously in existence at Morgan
and Sanborn. They are getting in
readiness for the coming storm.
NJ. N. kellogg, Minnesota prophet,
predicts that the coming Winter will
be warm one. With the exception
of some severe cold days the latter
part of December and the first part OF
January, it will be mild, and he says he
expects to hang up his fur over coat
for the Winter on Jan. 20.
The tax levy has just been com
pleted at the court house. While the
county levy is fraction less thar
that of yesr ago, our last reform
legislature made higher state levy
necessary, so that the total state anc
county rate is half mill higher thar
last year. In this city the tax ratt
is 3.5.
The Reveille appeared last week il
quarto form, and now prints the SAM
size sheet as the Lamberton Leade
and Rural Center. While the Gazett'
} is not ready to enlarge as yet, it vii
{ try and find room for all the hom
news and home advertising that come
l it's way, and meanwhile will softl,
: sing" I'm small, I know, but whereve
8 / go, I get there just the same"