The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-17
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

from Faribault with a lot of horses.
Notice the call for a meeting of tn
county commissioners, on the 31st inst
Agent Beecher leaves to-day for
few days visit at his home in Redfeld
Ben Bliss, of Delhi, had his larg'
barn badly damaged in last week
storm.
Geo. Lechner is remodeling hi
store inside, and adding to his shell
| room..
Eugene Leatherman, of Springfield
bought quarter-section in Westlin@
township recently.
Wheat prices are not encouraging
and yesterday rated as low as II cents
for No. l. Flax, rs cents.
John Clark, jr., bought a quarter
section in Redwood Falls township
last week, from J. H. Wagon, at $24OO
Aug. Lepetzsky, of Shutdown, re-
Gently bought 100 acres of land neal
Springfield, paying $4,000 for the
tract.
j, B. Grady will move back to hie
Mill street house, opposite the Red
wood House, and had his barn moved
yesterday.
A right hand black dog skin mitten
was lost Feb. I'D, by Aug. Vogel, who
would be glad to have it returned tc
this office.
The w. c.. T. U. will meet in their
rooms oyer Philbrick's store next Wed.
nesday afternoon at 8 o'clock. All Ia
dies are cordially invited.
The city fathers met last evening tc
open bids for the water works contract
Engineer Loweth, of St. Paul, assist
ing them as consulting engineer.
w. c. Cook and family are occupy
ing the Till Tibbetts house near Supt
Races. 1t is probable that Mr.. Cook
will buy farm near town.
Mr.. johnson, head carpenter of the
work on the new court house and
school house, has been engaged by j
P. Cooper to build his new residence
Since last report, Frank Reynolds
and Bertena Grunden, of Gales, and
J. Turnbull and Hannah Shining, OF
New Avon have been licensed to we'd
The 4O-foot lot on Second street be-
longing to Mrs. M. B. Moore--the old
hardware store site-was sold to W.
P. Huntington last week, by j. B
Robinson & Co.
Last weeks storm brought up the
subject of windmills quite forcibly,
and in this issue Howard Giffin has
something to say to those who think
of buying a mill.
Kintire went wet at the town cleo
ton last week, and now two citizens of
Belview are applying for liquor Ii
conse. We agree with one of our sub
s:ribers there, that this will be just
two too many.
The old court house was sold last
Saturday to F. w. Philbrick, who was
the highest bidder, at 1850. Mr.. Phil
brick is negotiating for suitable lots on
which to remove it, and will probably
remodel the building into two dwell
ing houses.
Oliver Wendell Holmes has said a
multitude of good things, but none
better than this: "The human race is
divided into two classes--those who go
ahead and do something, and those
who sit still and inquire why wasn't
it done the other way"
Hans Gronerud, of Beaver, bought
80 acres in section %, Granite Rock,
last week, through j. B. Robinson &
Co.'S agency, at $9 per acre, and an
other 80 from G. w. Mead. Another
sale of 16O acres in the same town was
made during the week at $40 per acre
H. G. Ackmann's cigar trade was
doomed immensely yesterday, after
the announcement that Henry was the
proud papa of 10 lb.girl. Not man
in town but is ready to doff his hat to
the little lady, as we'll as to offer up
the incense of a cigar, at her father
expense.
The Browns Valley Foot Prints,
Reservation Extra, published by Pa
quin & Marshall, has been received
Besides good description of that en-
terprising town and country we find a
number of illustrations which will i'm
press the reader as strong evidences
of prosperity and intelligence.
Reports of damage from last weeks
storm came in from all directions, but
generally the loss was bu- small, wind
mills being the worst sufferers. In
Sherman, however, Fred Blum had
his new house totally demolished, and
large portion of the lumber scattered
beyond recovery. The building wa
not yet occupied. The handsome In
dian church building also suffered thu
loss of considerable part of its roof
Rural Center: Rev. M. H. Upton
of Redwood Falls, delivered his lee
ture on "Nosh and the Devil Monda,
evening. There was a large audience
in attendance, evidently curious t,
learn why two SO notable character
should be yoked together as text t.
talk from. One of Mr.. Tipton's achieve
ments was to amputate the tail an,
pare off the hoofs of the popula
conception of his satanic majesty
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