The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-17
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

Tracy.
0. L. Dornberg has holiday gift
worth having-a little girl, born yes,
to-day.
Christmas and New Years excursion
rates via NJ. & St. L. R'y. Dates OF sale
Dec. "a, Is, 81, Jan. l, 80.
Auditor Anderson is laid up with al
attack of grip, and NJ. II. Jones is as
sisting Deputy Everett in his absence
Laird s. Dornberg purchased the
Offerman lots west of their present
stand last week-35 feet front at SO
per foot.
Jas. Smith has written home that he
has gone with Park Worden to boom
town in Texas, to invest or investigate
as the case may be.
More property selling on Second
street. j. B. Robinson & Co. sold the
old Gordon building and lot to Geo.
Brown, for $500.
Our W. G. T. I. department, togeth-
er with other interesting reading and
some advertising, is crowded over to
next week by holiday advertisers.
The NJ. E. supper tomorrow night
will have an unique bill of fare, but
plenty of very fair fare, dispensed by
fair hands and at fair rates OF fare.
J. NJ. Huntington has received no
tice of his appointment as county ag-
ent for the State soldiers home, at
Minnehaha, vice G. w. George, re-
signed.
The sale of D. O. Kings S0-acre
farm to Aug. Seebeck, at $1,000, and
40 acres of the Hitchcock place to the
same purchaser, at 5000, was recorded
this week.
E. A. Chapman has the agency for
q splendid series of over 200 photo
graphic views in foreign lands, bound
in book form. The possession of this
work is not equal to a trip to Europe,
but it is a valuable substitute.
The Merry Christmas supplement to
the Gazette is issued this week, SO that
readers at remote postotfices will not
find it back number Our best wish
es for the happiness of all our readers,
especially the younger ones, goes with
each supplement.
The wife and infant child of Stew
art Noyes, living near Belview, died
from diphtheria last Saturday, and on
Monday it was reported that Mr.. Noyes
also was dead. Later it was learned
that the latter had been very sick, bnt
he is now recovering.
Readers will find the department of
County News" on our second page,
tho most interesting feature in this
number. We have assurances that
our correspondents will continue to
make this department of value during
the winter season at least.
Storch and Koska dissolved partner
ship in blacksmithing last week. The
former will continue in business in the
J. E. Moon shop, while Mr.. Koska has
leased j. H. Thomas's shop back OF
Laird & Dornberg's, and will do bus
ness on his own account there.
Under the new law nominations for
village officers will have to be filed
with the recorder not later than Christ
mas day (ten days before election)
Some action should be taken toward
holding a village caucus within the
coming week. We suggest next Tues
day night.
On Monday the Rev. John Sinclair
and the Rev. S. B. Purves had planned
to drive to Island Lake, fifty-fve miles
distant, where the former has friends
to whom he came out to this country
and where the latter ministered for a
time; but the rain and state of the
roads interfered with the trip, which
will not be made now till after the
holidays.
A soaking rainstorm in the middle
of December is not common in this
latitude, but under the circumstances
is exceedingly acceptable. Cisterns
have been filed, dry wells given new
lease of life, and the thirsty soil thor
oughly soaked for receiving the seec
few months hence. Truly Minnesota
has enjoyed favoring providence ir
the year now closing.
Two or three weeks ago we said we
expected to see increased energy dis
played by Bro. Byington of the Rura
Center, after Smith of the Lambertor
Leader enlarged his paper, but W.
hardly expected him to "see'. Bro
Smith on size and "go him one better
in convenience of makeup of his sheet
but he has, and it is Bro. Smiths turn
now to give him the "call." -Trac,
Trumpet.
All, there, Mr.. Largest paper.
Have you sized up the Rural Cente
yeti
A petition asking for the submission
of the question of granting license TO
the sale of liquors in this city has bee,
fled in the recorders office. As usual
there seems to be a division of senti
ment here among voters who claim t.
be unfriendly to saloons. Some o
them favor thousand dollar license
while the avowed prohibitionists argu
that large city revenue from iquo
selling will operate to intrench the So
looms more firmly than ever. Between
these two shades of opinion the sa
looms will have an easy time of it, un
less the incoming council should dis