The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-16
OF LOCaL INTEREST.

H. G. Ackmann opened up his new
grocery for business last Monday.
Marshall is soon to haye national
bank, with $4,000 capital.
Hutchinson has recently elected a
council pledged to 500 license.
B. A. Ferris has extended his house
eastward with substantial addition.
c. w. Everett is having the interior
of his store papered and otherwise
beautified this week.
The new saloon announced to be run
by E. G. Gilmo:e of New Ulm,will not
be opened here this year.
Johh Whittet bought quarter-sec-
ton of Delhi land the past week-the
northeast quarter of section q.
Elder Harrison's family effects were
moved to the Moore house, just vacat-
ed by Auditor Anderson, on Tuesday.
Aune and Thune are determined on
having their store front up to the times
and are putting in plate glass windows.
The village council has designated
the Gazette as the official village paper,
it having offered to publish ordinances,
etc, at two-thirds maximum legal rates
for single publication. Read the ord
inances and take heed thereto.
The bill re-imbursing Redwood
county $500 expenses in the Rose and
Holden cases passed the house last
Tuesday, and similar bill being al
ready on the senate calendar, the pros
pect for its passage soon appears to be
very encouraging.
The w. G. T. U. rooms are not fully
supplied with seats. If any ladies
have chairs or lounges which they do
not use, and would loan or donate to
the Union, they would be gratefully
received; also pictures, etc. Mrs. Jas.
Mcmillan has charge of the furnishing
Of the rooms.
Another old landmark, F. V. Hotch-
kiss blacksmith shop,was moved away
by the Byrams yesterday, to do service
as a barn in place Of J. V. Nc Get
tricks, which was burned with the old
Commercial House three yelrs ago.
G. w. Vaughn, the owner of the build
ing and lots, will Immediately proceed
to erect brick building 24xGO feet, in
place of the old structure.
O.. w. Mcmillan has been informed
of tho death of his uncle Alex NJ :
MILAN, which occurred at the home Of
the latter, in Chicago, on the 10th.
The deceased was the oldest of tie
Nc MILAN brothers, and has visited
here on several occasions, the last time
to attend the funeral of his brother
James. His wife preceded him to the
grave only few months ago,
The annual session of Mankato
Presbytery opened at the Presbyterian
church of this place on Tuesday even
ing, with an eloquent preliminary SER
mon by Rev. John Sinclair, of the Free
church of Scotland On account of the
pressure of village ordinances upon our
space, we defer more extended men
ton of the proceedings for another
week.
The ladies ofthe Catholic society of
this place will open bazaar at Dun
nington Hall next Tuesday and We'd
nesday, Refreshments will be served,
and on Tuesday evening the drama,
Among the Breakers" will be given
on the stage by a company of Fairfax
ladies and gentlemen, who rendered
the play in an acceptable manner at
that place last week. Everybody is in
vited.
The W. c. T. U. will meet in Their
rooms over Philbrick's store next We'd
nesday at 8 p. m. All members are
urged to be present. After the bust
ness meeting supper will be served and
the mite boxes which have been gath
ering money to aid in the erection OF
the Temple will be opened. All ladies
interested in temperance work are
invited to meet with them.
The council committee made tes'
of the village: we'll on Monday, which
struck water in the sand about 70 feet
below the surface. The inflow was est
mated at $50 gallons per hour, or about
5000 gallons per day. This would be
an ample supply for any ordinary stock
well, and illustrates the general fact
that farmers in this vicinity can fine
plenty of water without going to ar
extraordinary depth for reservoir TO,
windmill pump. The village test
we'll will be sunk deeper in search of 6
larger flow of water.
A Northwestern railroad official tolo
Redwood merchant, one day last
week, that nearly thirty carloads Of
household effects had been sent east
of Tracy this spring, by returning Da.
kots families, for points in this and
surrounding counties of Minnesota
Those settlers who focked through
here in droves ten years ago, for {
fancied colorado in Dakota, are ap
parently coming to their senses suff
GENTLY to discriminate between thu
value of homestead privileges in arit
Dakota, and cheap lands in a we'll wa
tered country from one to three hun
dred miles nearer the great distribut
ing points. Southwest Minnesota i.
beginning to be appreciated at it's rea
value.