The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-10
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

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A stock of second hand books was
opened this week in the room east OF
J.B. Robinson & Co.
Hereafter the w. c. T. U. rooms
will be used by the NJ. E. congregation
for their weekly prayer meetings.
The new quarry at the foot OF Sec
ond street will furnish foundation
stone for the Crouley- Brand buildings.
President Upton will deliver a free
lecture at Dunningt Hall next Mon
day evening. Subject, "Noah and the
Devil"
Old DR.. Schorrege, who is quite
we'll known in Redwood Falls, died on
the LIST inst, at his home in Renville
county.
Married-Dec. 4th, by Rev. John
Sinclair, Albert E. Greenslit of this
place and Miss Maria Gilmore OF Ly-
on county.
At the county alliance meeting last
Saturday, A. D. Stewart was elected
as delegate to the next state alliance
convention.
We are asked to request our readers
to keep in mind the concert on New
Years night to be given by the Misses
Watson, of Marshall.
Rumor has it that it is the agent for
an alliance general store, who was
prospecting here last week,th is try
ing to purchase the M. E. parsonage
corner opposite the Commercial house.
The Tracy fire loss, which is put at
$4,000 on our first page, was actual
ly less than $4,000. 1t was bad
enough, however, considering that sew
eral of the losers had little or no in
surance.
r. w. Mason is again engaged IN
displaying boots ard shoes for Red
wood purchasers, having opened a
stock at the Second street entrance OF
Frank Curtis store.
This week the members of the new
brass band sent in their order for
full set of ten instruments of the we'll
known Kohn manufacture, and expect
to commence practice next week,under
the instruction of Alfred Fish.
And now it is another hardware
store that well-fCunded rumor locates
in part of Levi Annis' shoe store, I'M
til other store room can be secured.
We understand that A. H. Moon is at
at the head of the enterprise and that
he has already ordered a good sized
stock of hardware.
Our grocers inform us that they
have to hunt up their potatoes over in
Renyille county or have them shipped
in,in order to supply the local demand.
Perhaps it would pay farmers in this
vicinity to keep their potatoes stored
so as to sell during the winter, instead
of deluging the market in the spring,
as has been customary.
Redwood Falls high school is one
of six which have been invited to send
representative to the oratorical con-
test to be held at St. Paul during the
session of the state teachers associa-
ton. Miss Marian Everett has been
chosen by the school as a representa-
tive, and we trust that she will be able
to go and bring home fair share OF
the honors.
The Odd Fellows have decided tc
have one of their always popular social
gatherings on New Years eve-Dec
31st. Dancing will be one of the
main features, but there will be g
chance for holiday sociability and
refreshment for those who have no tai,
ent in the way of dancing. Oysters
stewed or raw, will be served, with hot
coffee, at Is cents per plate.
AS will be noticed by the official no
tice elsewhere, the council held a spe.
cial meeting last Monday evening tc
designate the polling places for the
coming city elections, and to appoint
judges in each ward. All voters liv.
ing on the west side of Washington
street will vote at the Mead buildins
on Mill street, now occupied by lyle
& Williams as paint shop; those liv
ing on the east side will vote at tn,
engine house. as before.
Negotiations were under way Thu
corner opposite the Commercial House
week for the purchase of the parsouag'
which is under lease to J. B. Robin
son. Beyond the fact that the pur
chaser lives out of town, and is pre-
pared to pay cash for the lots for tn
purpose of building upon them, moth
ing has been made public. The prop
erty is offered at $1,000, but the churcl
authorities are not anxious to sell a
that figure.
News Messenger: Worthington ha
had two fires since work was begun OF
her water works, and in both instanc
es the help from the partially com
pleted system has saved disastrou
confagration. Tracy has begun sys
tenn of water works, but water is no
yet available, and for this reason las
Sunday the business center of tn
town was destroyed by fire inyolvin,
a loss of about $4,000. Marshall i
talking water works. Shall we wal
for a confagration before getting dow
to business, or will the calamity of on
neighbor be an incentive to promp
action7 Let enterprisings prudent Ia