The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-11-19

wagon. Now we Shall see what we
shall see.
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Mayor Winston is in a tight place.
He wants to go to congress, but he
can't do it unless he has the undivided
support of the democracy. He would
like to stand in with the saloon ele-
ment and at the same time have the
support of the silk stockings. He can
not do both. If the Sunday closing
ordinance is enforced his chances will
be mighty poor; the only way out is
to turn his back on the side door and
make show of enforcing the ordin-
anccs. 1t is evident that the police
force have had instructions in the past
to be deaf and blind in the matter of
violations of the Sunday closing ordin-
ance. The report of the council COM
mittee on the Rand ordinance says in,
reference to violations of the existing
ordinance:
Until January 1891. the complaints were all
made by the police forco of the city During
the year 1891. complaints were made by pri
waite citizens. and fines amounting to $2,475
imposed, with. evidence wholly furnished by
private citizens. The total amount Of fines
imposed since the ordinance was passed Is
Ss.375. Most Of the prosecutions have been
some have been for selling without a license,
or to drunkards, or to minors, and for having
prostitutes in the Saloons coming within diff
ferent provisions OF the ordinance"
The democrats came into power Jan.
LIST, 1891, since which date complaints
and evidence have been furnished by
private citizens. Under the Babb (Rep.)
administration the police force looked
after the matter. What have the po-
lice force been doing this year2 Re-
publ;cans are we'll pleased with the
outlook.
We're going to nominate James &.
Blaine in the Minneapolis Exposition
building next summer, "and don't you
forget" That's the way it looks now.
The Flour City is right in the swim in
the attempt to capture the national re-
publican convention. Our committee
Of hustlers, assisted by an eqnal num-
Der from St. Paul, will he in Washing
ton on the 21st and put in some telling
blows for the Northwestern metropolis.
Chicago has pulled out, New York
doesn't want tho convention and favors
us, San Francisco and Tacoma are too
far away, Omaha was never in it, so
our only competitor now is Cincinnati
Our chances are roseate and we expect
to win. Come down next May and see
us nominate the champion of reciproc-
ity to the presidency. Then watch him
lay G.. Cleveland out cold next No.
vember. Not even "baby Ruth" can
save his obeseness.
Last week was given up to the
chrysanthemum show, the second af-
fair of tbs kind in Minneapolis. Last
year every one was highly pleased, but
this year the supply of adjectives ran
out before visitor had gazed on the
beautiful floral exhibit five minutes.
There we're two large rooms full of the
"mums," bewildering array of floral
loneliness. Chrysanthemums, large,
small, white, yellow, purple, lavendar.
almost every imaginable color; bloom
ing in pots, cut off and placed in wa
ter jars, arranged in beautiful and
unique designs; chrysanthemums
here, there, everywhere, until the eye
fairly wearied with gazing upon the
magnificent display. It is wonderful
to what high degree of perfection
the florists art has developed this
flower. At the risk of shocking my es-
teemed Sleepy Eye friends high re-
gard for veracity, I'll say that many
of the flowers measured not less than