The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-08-27
Redwood Gazette.
THURSDAY, AUG. n. 1891.
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

9Th, 9TH, lUtn ana l1tn.
Go up, baldhead! 1t is now assorted
that such thing as bald-headed
tramp is unknown.
Leonard Pryor has accepted charge
of a graded school at Becker, Sher-
burne county, at good salary.
There was speck of war on the
streets Tuesday, which eliminated in
a fine and costs amounting to $50.
The annual meeting of the State
w. C. T. U. is to be held at Winona
next week, commencing Oh Tuesday.
Geo. Houghmaster got himself out
of plumb few days ago by lifting,
and was crippled for few days after
wards.
There was no frost here last week
worth mentioning, although killing
frosts were reported at points as far
south as Iowa.
At Nicollet village last Saturday,
John Miller, saloon keeper,was killed
while asleep with his paramour, by his
divorced wife.
The w. C. T. U. will meet in their
rooms next Wednesday, to decide
whether they will furnish refreshments
at the fair. All the members are urged
to attend.
Miller Burmeister is having a brick
smokestack erected at Redwood Mills.
Mr.. Burmeister is evidently ''stayer,"
and is putting his mill property on a
permanent basis.
Twelve freight trains daily are now
operated on the w. q St. P. line, and
we are pleased to learn that Sam Starr
and Tang Chapman are likely to get
command of couple of them.
]. R. Lankerd had 50 acres of his
grain stubble plowed last Saturday ev-
ening. Mr.. Lankerd is protectionist
in every respect, and doesn't even be-
lieve in free trade for the weeds.
The board of education is awaiting
the detailed plans and specifications
for the $4,000 school building, intend
ing to rush construction as fast as pos
sible as soon as they are received.
Many of the farmers of North Dako-
ts burned smudges last week to pro-
tect their wheat fields from frost.
Farmers in this part of the world new
er have to worry about frosted wheat.
Thos. A. March has been confined
to the house with sickness for several
days, but was down town yesterday.
Mrs. March is still al invalid so that
the family is having a double share of
trouble in that direction.
The service at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning will be a Har
vest Home service, and contributions
of flowers, etc, for decoration, are So
licited from members of the congrega-
ton, to be left at the church on Satur-
day.
Alex. McIlreavie is pretty we'll sat
isied with yield ofnearly Is bushe'
per acre of No. l hard (Saskatchewan)
on his place this year. That variety
of wheat appears to yield as we'll as
Blue Stem under same conditions this
year.
The difference in the point of
view" is well illustrated by a sign in
the window of Will French's harness
store. 1t reads You Want 'em" from
one direction, and We've Got 'em"
from another. That is the mission of
every we'll constructed advertisement
Women are said to know enough to
vote intelligently, but the election
judges in one of the wards at Wichita,
Kan, had to wait five minutes on a
swoman voter, until she had fshed her
ticket out of her pocketbook, and then
she handed in receipt for making
weet pickles.
Cards have been received recently
by friends of Miss Nellie Aver, form
erly teacher in the public schools of
this place, stating that Miss Aver was
to be married to Frank L. Storms, a
young business man of Anoka, on the
18th yesterday, at the home of the
brides parents in Lodi, Wis.
"The prettiest town in the state of
Minnesota to-day is Redwood Falls, ="
remarked G. r. Davis, of St. Peter, at
the Merchants, st. Paul, yesterday. II
have just came from there and it be-
ing my first visit, you may we'll mag
inc my surprise. 1t is a natural city
that has sprang up in little forest
and on the prettiest cliffs and wood
covered hills that my eyes have ever
rested on."-Minn. Tribune.
The Gazette letter box caught drop
letter from an anonymous source few
days ago, calling attention to the i'll
treatment of teams on our streets, and
observing that could horse and driv-
er change places little while, there
would soon be more pleasure in watch
ing passing teams" True-and we
venture that if horse and driver could
change places these days, that every
well-disposed horse would be rushing
to the harness store to get fly-net
and a blanket for his driver.
Tracy Trumpet: William Rose, con-
victed for the murder of Moses Lufkin
in Redwood county, has made formal
application to Governor Merriam to
have his sentence of death committed
to imprisonment, stating that he is in
nocent of the crime. and bel;avos thaf