The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-01-28
or LOCAL INTEREST.

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Additional locals on second page
No l wheat rs cents, fax "a cents
to-day.
DR.. Films new mansion is being
fitted up for steam heating.
The first citizen to pay his taxes il
the new court house was j. 0. Conway
The G.. A. R. dance next Thursday
night promises to be a popular anc
enjoyable affair.
Aufderhide, the New Ulm bricl
maker, proposes to start a yard al
Morton next spring.
Rev. A. j. Williams had slight re-
turn of sickness this week, but is bet
ter and expects to occupy his pulpit as
usual next Sunday.
With a very quiet week and sickness
in the household, our purveyor OF local
news feels the lack of a talent fol
inventing local items.
Mrs. Callie Halliday, formerly a
resident of this county, died on the
18th, at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Cosentine, of Beaver Falls
In referring to the recent death OF
J. Wilson Paxton, no mention was
made of the fact that one of the most
populous and wealthy townships in
Redwood county was named after him.
The Springfield Advance presents a
record of over $4,000 expended in
buildings and improvements in that
growing town last year. A splendid
showing. The garden region has been
discovered at last.
Postmaster Mckay thinks the new
postal cards are bound to be unpopu-
lar with postal clerks and route ag-
ents. They have provoking tenden-
cy to stick together, and are rather
AWKWARD 10 nanQle.
Alderman A. w. Bager last week
closed the purchase of forty feet front
on Third street, west of Philbrick's
store, from G.. E. Mckay, and will
have an excellent location for his
blacksmithing business.
Our weather editor desires to make
most abject apology for mildly kick
ing against few days of cold wealth
or. A more perfect winter climate than
the past week has afforded could not
be found outside of Minnesota.
j. L. Thompson and his wife and
boy were all sick at once few days
ago. Very few families in this vicin-
ity haye escaped one or more visitations
of the universal malady, but fortunate
ly the doctors have been able to bring
almost all safely through it so far.
AS intimated two weeks ago, A. D.
Stewart has been rendered the ap-
pointment of assistant state lecturer
for the alliance, and from the Sleery
Eye Herald we learn that he has &C
copied and will begin a series of four
addresses in Brown county next Mon
day, and on Friday following will
speak in the Ensign district, near
Walnut Grove.
Stella, wife of l.. F. Charter, died
last Friday morning, after an attack
of la grippe-the first death from that
cause reported in this vicinity. The
deceased was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Holden, and her death is an
irreparable loss to Mr.. Charter and
four young children left motherless.
The funeral was held last Sunday
at the Christian church and was
largely attended.
A few weeks ago The Gazette no.
ticed rumor to the effect that the
Laird-Norton Lumber Co. had pur-
chased the competing yard at this
place. Mr.. Rogers, who has managed
the yard for the Winona Lumber COM
pany for over year past pronounces
the rumor untrue. There is plenty of
competition in the lumber business
here from adjoining towns, to prevent
like a monopoly in that line,
anyway.
The announcement; that Rev. S. B.
Purves has publicly made of the like
ihood OF his. leaving Redwood Falls
permanently in a short time, will be
by all. Though he has not
said where he is to be transferred to,
it is understood that he is still to be
located in this state, but in a sphere
where he will have less exposure in
long drives, which have proved detri-
mental to his throat for the last two
winters.
Morton Enterprise: We are sorry
to chronicle the fact that Morton is
8 Jon to lose the association of one of
our most highly respected families of
young people, MIR. and Mrs. August
Goethe. Mr.. Goethe has completed
to start in business at
Morgan in partnership with his broth
Mr.. E. A. Kempton, of Min
neapolis; the firm to be known by the
style of Goethe & Kempton. Mr..
Goethe has for years been the head
clerk of R. H. Kempton and is widely
known, while Mrs. .Goetze has filed a
similar position, and is known to be a
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