The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-02
N;uuea,oiis & st. Louis Railway.
OF LOCaL INTEREST.

OF LOc&L INTEREST.
One of Howard Citizens neighbors
informed us yesterday that brand
now boy arrived at Towards last Sun
day, in time for spring work.
A snow storm that was half rain
storm has been doing great work for
Redwood county the past few days. 1t
is little uncomfortable, but just what
was needed.
Young Davis, who was so badly
hurt by falling tree in Todd county,
is reported in the Long Prairie Argus
as getting along finely, and liable to
he out in few days.
The Teachers Association will meet
in the High School room at Redwood
Falls, Saturday, April 4th, at l:3O p.
m. BARBARA Cumming,
President.
An alarm of fire was raised last
Sunday, caused by the burning out OF
a chimney of DR.. Riheldaffer's house.
The fire department turned out, but
fortunately it was not needed.
ORey. J. 6. Harrison closed series
of meetings at the brick school house
on South Prairie last Tuesday evening.
As the result of his labors twenty eight
have taken a stand on the Lords side.
Program for Teachers meeting to
be held at Lamberton, Mimi, April
18th: Study in Longfellow, S. J.
Race; Essay, Miss Dagmar Jorgeson;
Geography, Miss Agnes Safely; Gram
mar, Supt. l. I. Bargen and Miss Elsie
Pryor.
H. c.. Ackmann has leased the store
recently occupied by George, the shoe
man, as previously noted, and this
week goes to the cities for his stock of
groceries and crockery, which he ex-
poets to open up some time about the
18th inst.
Our Oregon letter this week contains
much matter of local interest. Old set
tiers will remember Lewis Baker as
the first postmaster at this place, and
will be glad to hear that almost all the
Redwoodites in Oregon are apparently
prospering.
Considerable seeding was done prior
t. the storm beginning last Sunday.
One of August Knipple's tenants fin
ished his seeding before that date-44
acres in all-and number of others
had right smart of a patch" in by
Saturday night.
Mankato Free Press: ]. 4. Sinclair,
of Fairmont, and his two brothers, own
and operate fourteen creameries. They
are we'll posted on everything pertain
ing to the business, and no greater
hustlors can be found anywhere. Man
kato ought to have one of their cream
cries.
Sleepy Eye Herald: Mr.. John Long
bottom, of Redwood county was in
town Tuesday. He went up to Spring
field and purchased quarter section
of land from w. c. Brown, agent of
the w. & St. P. land company. The
land is situated in town of Sheridan,
Redwood county. Mr.. Longbottom
lives in Vail and is one of Redwood
county's prosperous farmers.
Walnut Grove Republicans are alive
to the need of agitation and orGaniza
ton, and recently formed a club of
twenty members, with the following
officers: E. Bedal, president; G. l..
Weber and w. H. Hawkins, vice pres
idents; secretary, Fred Damp; treas
urer, N. Damp; executive committee,
Charles Blethen, L. G. Burden, W. w.
Leonard, Ed. Larson and w. S. Kim
ball.
The drillers for the city we'll struck
granite again last Friday, which a sec
ond time dashed the hopes of our peo-
pie for reliable water supply. In
order to get outside the granite form
alton test we'll will now be sunk
about mile and quarter south of
town, on line with Washington street.
The general desire is to have a good
water supply if it is obtainable, and we
hope for better luck this time.
Judge Weber is reported in the
New Ulm Review as saying, in regard
to the execution of Holden: 81 would
rather he were given life imprisonment
l do not like this hanging business -
These sentiments do honor to the
judge, and we believe they are shared
by many who refused to intercede for
Holden's communication, believing that
it would be taken as expressing a
doubt as to his guilt. We do not like
this hanging business but there are
some things not necessary to specify
that we like still less.
Dogs appear to be in universal dis
favor just now, and numerous readers
OF the Gazette have taken occasion to
approve of the position of our CORE
spondent last week, that dogs should
be restrained as much as cattle or pigs.
The new city charter, which will soon
be in effect, will undoubtedly author
ize the mayor and council to take eff