The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-11
OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Alb! a local happening;

All! local happening;
Well. tell it.
Neil Byington's eldest daughter is
very sick with diphtheria.
The local lodge of the A. O. U. w.
held a business meeting Monday
evening.
County Auditor Anderson has cop
les of the State Australian election
law to give to town clerks.
W. C. Cook has completed his new
house on his farm three miles west of
Redwood and took possession Monday.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Me.
church meets with Mrs. j. w. Ferris
tomorrow afternoon. Gentlemen are
invited to tea.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church have just finished recarpeting
the church, thereby adding greatly to
its appearance.
August H. Seebeck, of Homer
township, commenced harvesting a
field of wheat Friday afternoon. A
fair yield is promised.
A young son of Robert Parker, of
Three Lakes, was accidentally shot in
one of his lower limbs, while fooling
with gun last week.
G. w. Tiffany, of Delhi, estimates
the average wheat yield for Redwood
county at Is bushels per acre. He
states that haying in Delhi is about fin
ished.
James Geissler, about 10 years old,
while out cutting weeds with large
knife Friday morning, had the mis-
fortune to cut off a portion of his right
thumb
French & Houghmastcr have sold
720 acres in sections 7 and 9,Vail town
ship, to three German farmers, resi-
dents of Sibley county, who will occu-
Ply the same next spring.
Capt Hoaly, of the Marshall club,
has invited the invincible Redwoodites
to play ball in his village on Aug Is,
but the locals have asked him to fix
the date some three weeks later.
The name of A. L. Long, the Peo-
pies Party candidate for congress
has been received by Auditor Ander-
son, but until the signatures required
by law are filed, the official must TO
fuse to place the name on the county
ballot.
Judge Baldwin returned from Gran
lite Falls Tuesday, and reports a
severe hail storm between Granite and
Wood Lake Sunday night. He states
that small grain was injured to the ex,
tent of one-half and the path was
about six miles wide.
Gene Drake had severe attack Of
asthma, which came near running in.
to lung fever, during the past week
Through prescription of DR.. Finn,
Genes pulse dropped from 40 to 70
in "a hours, and the young man is now
convalescent. Genes base ball en-
thusiasm went hard On his lungs.
j, r. Lankerd started Mccormick
and Deering binder on his farm
Monday, and states that 80 far his
crop, as we'll as surrounding crops
will be about two thirds of what they
were last year, which will even then
be good yield. A bug known as the
weavel has been doing some damage
Cashier Baldwin, of the Redwood
County Bank, has been 50 fortunate a
to secure the services of Charles G
Braley, of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, a
an assistant in that bank. Mr.. Brale,
assisted MIR. Baldwin in the bank TO
several weeks some time ago and hi
friends and acquaintance of yore vii
be pleased to hear of his return t,
Redwood.
The severe storm of last Sunda
made itself felt in the vicinity of Ram
sey Heights, and Judge French, Gee
Houghmaster and James Aiken ar
all querying over marvellous escapes
The top of tree in Mr.. Houghmaster'
yard, 40 feet from his residence, wa
badly splintered, while another tre
between the bridge and the Aiken res
idence was shattered in pieces. /
fence post near the Rhodes residenc
on the Oriental Flats was also badl,
split. Notwithstanding these prank
Judge French was able to occupy tn
family pew at the morning services.
Willie, the eleven year-old son G
Charles Boyer, met with a painful &C
cident about four o'clock Sunday al
ternoon. He was capricing with play
mates on the G. & N. w. turn table
and accidentally caught one of hi
lower limbs below the knee betwee
the turn table proper and the approac
to the same. An ugly cash, four incl
es in length, and to the bone, as we
as horrible flesh laceration was the re
suit. The little fellow was taken t
his home on the corner of Sevent
and Jefferson, where DIR. Gibso
dressed his wounds. The doctor state
the young fellow was fortunate in nc
having broken limb.