The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-09-24
OF LOC;>L INTEREST

The Ladies' Guild will meet with
Mrs. G. Fred Thompson on Thursday
Of rvxt week, Oct. LIST.
The school boys and girls have been
granite pair of half holidays to take
in the fair this afternoon and the same
tomorrow.
Tho W. C. I. L. Will meet III their
rooms over Philbrick's store next
Wrdn 'sday at 3p. III. All ladies are
cordially invited.
Oar prcdictn l eavly winter isn't do
ing worry we'll 50 far. The mercury
has registered above ninety almost
every day for the past two weeks. It's
scOrcher, sure enough.
Yesterday was the day for the har-
vest festival at Minneapolis. The Ga
xrtte received an invite, but our own
harvest home festival had first place
in our own affections and pocket
book
Remember the annual meeting of
the Bible society, next Sunday oven
ing, which will be held at the NJ. E..
church. instead of the Presbyterian, as
stated in these columns last week.
Any person desiring to become &C
quainted with the ChautauGua system
of study and all others Interested, are
invited to attend meeting for organ
ization at the NJ. E. church next Mon
day evening.
1t meeting of the Presbyterian
congregation held in the church this
week the Rev. John Sinclair, Scotland,
was unanimously elected minister of
the congregation in room of Dr.. Ri
heldaffer, who has recently resigned.
Sheriff Mead sold his place west OF
II. F. Buechncr's to DR.. Letfingwcll
last week, at 5}5 per aero. AS soon as
the heated term is over and tho rainy
season sets in, the doctor will prepare
his fruit rancho for oranges and ba-
nanas.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. IT.
E'tcgner died last Saturday quite sud
denly. Funeral services wore held on
Sunday afternoon. The parents feel
grateful to those who wore helpful to
them in their bereavement, and ask the
Gazette to try and express their graft
tude.
Monroe Baldw;n's oldest boy was
severely hurt last Sunday, while haul
ing swill He was alone, and in some
manner not explained was knocked
down and run over by the horse OF
cart, sustaining various bruises and
Commissions and bad wound in the
face, which is healing nicely at this
writing.
New advertisements will be found
on fourth page, for Aune & Thune, H
N. Bell, G. F. Thompson, Laird &
Dornberg, King Bros, Nelson the
tailor and G. D. Thompson, and or
second and third pages for Mrs. S
Mcintosh, G.. w. Nield & Co., w. R
Caswell and Hitchcock & Co.
]. w. March, east of town, has tn
champion chicken story to tell. HI
was nearly paralyzed one morning re
Gently to find the floor of his CHECKER
house literally carpeted with dead ia
hens. Upon counting them, it wa
found that some "varmint" probabl..
fox-had slaughtered 4S in singh
night. Mr. March's loss is mitigate'
by good wheat crop that turned GU
over % bushels per acre, notwithstand
ing most of his farm has been steadil
cropped for Is years.
To those who attended the excellen
fair at Morton last year, the exhibition
last week was a decided disappoint
ment. Partly on account of farmer
being at their busiest, but we suspee
more on account of some local disa1
lection, the farmers around Morto
failed to take an interest in the fair, a
rule. We judge that nearly half tn
exhibits and attendance aside frol
Morton village was from this side {
the Minnesota. CIV. Vaughn's hors
Johnny Winters took first money
the trotting contests, both Thursda
and Friday. Among the exhibitors {
vegetables and grains, from Redwoo
county, we noticed that O. A. Maso
and c. H. Byington made good di
plays and captured honors in plent