The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-05-05

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The w. G. T. U. will meet in their
rooms next Wednesday at 3 p. m. All
ladies are welcome.
Chas. Brewster, of Paxton,is pleased
with the way Fred Storch cleaned out
some rocks on his place, with blasting
powder.
VIM. Schroeder, formerly of Wells
& Schroeder, Sanborn, will remove
this month with his family to Osakis,
Douglas county.
Granite Falls is already talking up
a 4th of July celebration, to glorify ov-
er the completion of her water works
and electric light plants.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church will meet with Mrs. David
Whittet next Friday afternoon. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
Montevideo and Granite Falls pa
pers say that Rev. j. B. Halsey, who
visited Rector Purves here last winter,
was married last week in Philadelph
to Miss Yarnell.
The Daughters of Veterans and all
daughters of ex-soldiers are invited to
meet with the w. R. G. at G.. A. R.
hall on Saturday, May 2lst, at 2
o'clock p. m. By order of committee.
Springfield Advance: Rev. Matthi-
son returned Monday from a two
weeks trip across country extending
from Redwood Fa Is to near Marshall
in the course Of which he organized
six Sunday schools.
Yesterday VIM. Pratt closed the
sale of 200 acres of his land in Sheri
dan to Nicholas Bernardy, of Black
Hawk county, Iowa, at $3.50 per acre.
Mr.. Pratt has 40 acres additional
which he offers for sale.
A big white pelican was displayed
in the window of Petersen Bros meat
market this week. 1t is reported that
Orlando Gray's boy brought down
eleven of these rather rare birds at
two shots several days ago.
Conductor Kinzie was brought here
Sunday with his face and eyes filed
with powder from an accidentally ex-
plOded she'll At latest accounts he
was doing we'll with a prospect of no
loss OF sight Waseca Radical.
Between one and two hundred peo-
pie crowded O. B. Turrells capacious
homestead last Friday evening. They
realized good time in all parti culars,
and the ladies in charge were we'll
pleased with the success of the affair,
financially and otherwise.
Photographer Reynolds laid a hand
some picture of our new court house
on our desk Tuesday, an engraved
copy of which we will present to our
readers in week or two, along with
other Redwood Falls buildings erect
ed during the past few years.
Lamberton Leader: NJ. Eichten
and NJ. Jenniges, two Willow Lake
farmers, shipped so Stalled steers
from here on Friday. They were the
finest lot of steers we haye seen in a
long time. The amount Of money they
VII get for them should be tempta-
ton for others to do likewise. Such
shipments at this season are an honor
to the county.
AS will be seen from the Church
News, the Rev. j. Sinclair begins in
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
evening, a series of lectures on Bun
vans Pilgrim Progress. The Pilgrims
Progress has often been characterized
as next to the Bible, the greatest book
in the world. The lecturer announces
that he does not mean to supersede
the Bible by the Pilgrims Progress,
but intends, by using it as help, to
'illustrate, explain and enforce the vi
tai truths of the Bible"
The slickest escape from Jail heard
of lately happened down at Jordan,
Mimi, last week. A farmer was lodged
in jail for stealing a trunk. He was
given some butter for his supper
Perhaps it's strength suggested its
use as means of escape. At any rate
instead of taking it internally he di-
vested himself of clothing, applied the
article externally, rubbed little on
the window bars and slipped out and
away. There are no hayseeds in that
granger's hair.-Ex.
The marriage of Mr.. A. H. Moon
and Miss Mae Mason, last Thursday
evening, was an unusually prompt
confirmation of the forecast limited al
in our last issue, in connection with
Mr.. Moons purchase of house and
lot. The bride is the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. o. A. Mason, and the we'd
ding occurred at their homestead east
of town, Rev. John Sinclair officiating
Both bride and groom will begin mar
ried life here surrounded by friend
ly circle of relatives and acquaintance
upOn their return from their wedding
: trip.
The Y. P. S. G. E. of the Presbyter
ian church will give popular enter
tainment and social at G.. A. r. hal
on the 18th. The musical feature!
will probably include numbers by thu
, Redwood band, and vocal quartettes
, duets and solos will be rendered BY
the best local talent inside the church
congregation. Several recitations vii