The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

OF LOCAL INTEREST.
The training school for teachers opens at
Sleepy Eye next Monday.
Don't forget the sale Of state lands, next
Tuesday. at the court house.
Wm Pratt and John Longbottom went to
Minneapolis Monday, on business
j. F. Stegner is having house built for
him, on his lots near Mrs. Hitchcock's
The Ladies Aid Society will meet with Mrs.
J. B. Robinson Friday afternoon.
Chas. Borneke, New Ulm college student,
was drowned at that place last Saturday
Arthur Mohler, from LeSeur, who attended
school here about two years ago. is in town
Miss Hattie Hitchcock graduated from st.
Cloud Normal school last week, and is expect
cd home soon.
Leonard Pryor came down from his home
at Beker last Saturday. to see his father who
has been quite sick.
The funeral of Mr.. Scoville the aged brother
of Mrs. Sites and Mrs. Hill, Of Paxton, vas
held here last Sunday.
The Gazette and it's readers are under
obligation to Rev, John Sinclair for his splen-
did report of Decoration Day.
The q. A. X. reunion at Springfield next
week, beginning, on the 7th, will attract q
number Of tue vets from this place. !
Judge Weber delivered an eloquent and
patriotic decoration day address, at New Uln,
which is we'll reported in the Review
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman and daughter Of Los
Angeles, who have been visiting in southern
Minnesota, are again at Hotel Francois.
Grace, a little daughter of VIM. Simmons,
was buried at the cemetery last Saturday
We did not learn the age or cause Of death
Those who are unable to take In the natioual
convention at Minneapolis next week will
have chance to hear Donnelly at Long
bottoms grove. on the 9Th.
our apology, for printing its editorial para
graph about Jas. Arnold last week. without
giving credit. We didn't mean to. Bro. Smith.
Agent Beecher's mother. sister and brother
arrived Tuesday morning, aud will make this
place their home. They will occupy DR.. Films
house. rs soon as the doctor moves into his
new mansion.
J. j. Brechet. the rustling Glencoe merchant
was in town last week. and we are informed
that he was 80 taken with Redwood Fails and
its prospects that he declared he would 60
into business here in the near future.
There will be q meeting Of the Redwood
Falls High School Alumni in the parlors of
the Francois hotel June 4th, at p. m. Mem
bcrs are urgently requested to be present
as matters of impo rtance will DO brought up.
Printing double number Of the Gazette
without additional help. we discovered this
week to be a little more than the Gazette
the Reveille. for the use of its press in this
emergency.
Senator Davis recently addressed an earnest
letter to the assistant postmaster general,
protesting against any change being made in
the name of Birch Cooley post-ofi,ce. on
account Of the heroic stand made BY Mimi
esota soldiers there in 1852.
Mrs. Jas Mcmillan, Mrs. O. W Mcmillan and
mother-Mrs. Derwent, and Miss Ida Carroth-
crs, went to Minneapolis last Monday. 1t is
said that they remain to witness the marriage
of Miss Minnie Mcmillan to q Minneapolis
business man. some time this month
One OF the bondsmen of Bishop Gordon re-
quests US to say that the report that bishop
Gordon was short in his accounts with Uncle
sam was not true. 1t arose from some lost
vouchers. which have been hunted up and re-
lieve Mr.. Gordon from blame. Glad to learn
this is the case.
Tho Marshall ball club was defeated yester-
day by the Delhi club, assisted by Buxton
Dixon, Glasco and Geo. French, Of the Red
woods. The game Wa hotly contested and
up to the last Inning 1t appeared to be aoing
Marshalrs way. In the ninth the Delhi's
pounded out five scores. defeating the Mar
shalls 10 tot.
1t is not generally known perhaps that Mr..
c. L. Smith. the orator On Decoration Day, -
the editor of the minneapolis Farmers Trib-
une' II every issue of his paper has the
same grit and power to 1t as bis speech Of that
day had. it is paper worth taking in. Mr..
Smith has master mind, and q telling way Of
putting every point.
At an enthusiastic and well attended meet
ing at the Business Mems Club rooms last
Tuesday evening, it was decided unanimously
to have rousing Fourth of July celebration
this year. Judge Baldwin presided. and Edit
or Hughes acted as secretary. The chair was
instructed to appoint an executive committee
to have sole CHARGE Of celebration arranre-
ments, and yesterday the following excellent
committee was announced: d.. Bisham G. Z.
Mckay, q L. DOrnberg. N. N. Madisan, and
F. W. Philbrick.
Rev. John Sinclair was surprised, surround
ed and completely overcome last evening By
pleasant conspiracy on the part Of members
of his congregation. Mr.. Sinclair vas released
on parole. after almost shaking his good right
hand OF, during an enjoyable social hour or
two spent with his people. The New. gentle
man had not been accustomed to surprise
banquets in the old country without any
warning and to be ushered into q church with
l5O people assembled in eager conversation
! aloud what he would think when he appeared
partly took the breath from him. The vi Y
affair was n grand succesa