The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-11-05
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

The barn of Lawyer Somerville, at
Sleepy Eye, was burned last Monday.
Jacob Werder lost forty tons of hay
by a prairie fire in New Avon last
Friday.
Postmaster McKay's family was es-
tablished in the new house on Mill
street last week.
Powell, the painter, has re-dressed
one of Stout's BUSES SO that it will
hardly be recognized.
New York apples are selling at $500
this week-the lowest price for that
quality of fruit quoted here for Sc
ries of years.
Mckay & Race have put in FIVE
barrel automatic oil tank, which does
everything connected with drawing
Oil except paying for it.
Halloween was observed last Satur-
day evening by the customary transpo-
sition of signs and doorsteps and the
tipping oyer Vi OutuOuSeS.
c. w. Everett has been having a
new sidewalk built in front of his
handsome mansion, and the finishing
touches put upon his grounds.
Levi Annis has established his shoe
business in his new quarters, next to
the Citizens Bank, and now has room
for his trade to keep on growing.
Redwood Falls people do not often
have an opportunity to see and hear
comedians of the rank of John Dillon,
and they are likely to improve the
chance tonight.
HI. McGrath secured list of sub
scribers here this week for the Mime
spolis Times, which is forging to the
front among Minnesota Democrats, as
competitor of the Globe.
The city council is expecting re-
port on water supply from the engin-
Ger who was here last week, and will
probably make this report the basis
of future action in that direction.
DR.. E. A. Lyman has caught the
building fever, and has begun work on
residence, which will go up on lots
opposite Geo. Houghmaster's, which
the doctor purchased from French &
Houghmaster.
Elder Foster, of st. Paul, 80 we'll
and fayorably known in Redwood
Falls, will preach in the Christian
church morning and evening on Lords
day, Nov. 9Th. A cordial invitation is
extended to all to come and hear him.
The Church of Christ worshiping in
Redwood Falls has arranged with the
faculty of the Northwestern Christian
College at Excelsior, Mimi, to supply
them with preaching on every Lords
day until they can secure a regular
pastor.
Building operations on the new
school addition are progressing at
good pace, the masons being now
engaged upon the second story. The
contractor hopes to turn the complet-
ed building over to the district by the
middle of January.
Reports from the Mankato Y. P. S.
c. E. convention are to the effect that
about twelve hundred delegates were
present, and that the proceedings
were characterized by great interest
and enthusiasm. This society is evil
IDENTITY power in the land.
New Ulm Review: Up near Nor
gan, we are informed, there are several
hundred acres of land owned by spec
ulators on which hundred of tons of
hay go to waste every year. The land
could be rented cheaply and the hay
secured at cost of not over 20 cents
an acre.
New Avon town officials are laboring
to straighten the main road between
Redwood Falls and Sanborn, and if
their plans materialize, will have a di-
rect road between the two towns, with
a deviation of only half mile. Red
wood Falls should encourage such
projects in every way possible.
Litchfefd Ledger: Minnesota can
button up her coon-skin coat and look
cold winter in the face without q
SILVER. Her granaries are full, her
fall work we'll caught up, big pile of
wood in her shed and her youngsters
reveling in anticipations of husking
bees, spelling schools and taffy-pulls,
while the elder ones look forward with
pleasure to the long winter evenings
by the warm Preside, talking with
neighbors of the many blessings they
are enjoying in this great big, free,
God-given land of ours.
For more than a year past Redwood
Falls has been practically without
band of music, and as such an organ
ization is almost necessity on special
occasions, we are glad to learn that q
new band organization is now pretty
we'll assured. The movement is en-
gineered by our younger musicians,
who are taking hold with energy to
secure an entirely new set of instru-
ments and everything in shape. A
benefit ball to help along the cause is
to be given on Friday evening of next
week. Capt. Huntington has donated
the use eff his hall, Till Tibbetts and
his brother musicians have volun-
tered to furnish music, and it is ex-
pected that every public-spirited citi
zon of Tho TOWN will vol,,ufonr RI ooroo