The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-28
Don't fail to hear Judge Rea's adj

Don't fail to hear Judge Rea's ad-
dress on Decoration day.
DR.. Pease received now Victor BIZ
cycle Monday, which throws other
wheels in the town in the shade.
The Epworth League young people
will hold an ice cream and strawberry
social at Huntington hall tomorrow
evening.
Owing to damp weather, strawber-
ries have been received in rather poor
condition lately, and sold at prices to
correspond.
And now Tracy, after expanding
barrel or two of money for town
well, is going to vote on the issuance
of S25 900 in bonds for water works.
A letter from Fremont Chapman to
one of his relatives here, chronicles
the arrival of little girl on the 23d
inst, of which "Mont" is the proud
papa.
Decoration day is legal holiday,
and consequently the laborer will have
two rest days together. Doubtless the
day will be generally observed every
where.
The June term of the municipal
court convenes next Monday. The as
sault case of State VS.. Amberger, and
a half dozen or more collection cases
are on the calendar at this writing.
According to the Advance, the bank
ing scheme at Springfield has taken q
new turn. The old bank is to be re-
organized on the first of January next,
as state bank, with capital of $35, 600.
Returning Redwood travellers say
that crops look fifty per cent better on
this side of the Minnesota than they do
farther east, and that nowhere do they
look more promising than in Redwood
county.
Another shower last Satu rday night
put the crops in splendid condition,
and the crop croaker is now practical
ly out of a job. There is positively
nothing the matter with the crops in
this part of Minnesota, according to
universal report,
Great is the power of example. Ed
itor Hughes took the initiative few
weeks ago, and last week Editor Ess-
Ter, of the St. Peter Herald, followed
copy" going all the way to New York
for his bride. In both cases we trust
the proof will be O. K.
Married-at the residence of j. P
O'Hara, by Rev. Father Rossen, Will
lam NJ. O'Hara, of Redwood Falls, and
Miss Lizzie Mc.Dougal, of Vesta
The ceremony took place at 3.P. M, in
the presence of the relatives of the
contracting parties only.
Lawrence Holton reported yesterday
t that cutworms are altogether toe
numerous in his cornfeld and in the
cornfelds of his neighbors. AS to
the small grain, however, he agrees
> with other observers in saying that the
prospect never was better at this time
} of the year.
Contractor Hanschen has been put
ting the finishing touches on the cour
house foundation, and it is understood
that he will put in, a bid for the super
structure. So far as we can learn, tho
work SO far has been done in excellent
shape. Mr.. Hanschen has several con
tracts now under way at New Ulm..
I Charles Fleischer figured out thu
other day that his North Redwood
quarry had turned out three Thousand
, cords of stone, and estimated that i
) was good for three million more. H
afterwards offered to throw off tw'
5 million cords of this as basis of value
if we wanted to purchase, but we re
fused to take an unfair advantage O
bis recklessness.
, Owing to the forest fires this spring
the trout in the Northern Wisconsin
woods are said to be unusually ferc
- and ugly. French and Mckay wer
warned not to go near the water o.
their recent trip, and this precaution
= coupled with their natural endow
- ments in the way of speed, enabled
them to safely return to their families
The ladies of the w. G. T. U. hav
~ decided to reopen ths library to tn
public next week and until further nc
tice, on Wednesdays and Saturdays
. from 2 to 9 p. m. Books loaned on tn
same terms as heretofore, with privi]
eye of reading room free. The read
ing room is open every day in tn
:. :, week, and the ladies hope that this an
their library experiment may prov
popular and acceptable to all classe
:, of people. Until permanent librar
l. an is secured, the ladies of the societ
. will volunteer alternately to fill tina
) position.
Among recent land sales of j.
Robinson & Co. we chronicle the TO
!, lowing: A. F. Borchardt bought {
- Henry Stevens, 40 acres in town {
IL Homer, $3.50; Clarence w. Moo
. bought of Esther G. Behnke, 80 acre
~ in town of Paxton, for $500.
" Lands bought of Am. Land Coloni
alton Co: Merritt w. Thurber 40 acre
&c town of Granite Rock for 1926; job
~ H. Ross 40 acres town of Willow Lal
:, for $l76; James McGregor town ,
Vesta for SIG; Archie E. Howe 4
'h acras in town If VoSfo for w1Oc IV