The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-01-07
The w. G. T. u. will meet in their

The w. G. T. u. will meet in their
rooms next Wednesday at 8 p. m.
w. r. Caswen purchased the old
postoffice building and lot on Second
street last week, from F. A. Gray, for
$3.50.
Miss Clara Fuller, of Northfield and
not of Rochester as stated last week,
was the successful prize winner in the
high school declamatory contest.
A pair of overshoes, lantern and .
fan were left uncalled for at the Odd
Fellows New Years eye ball, and can
be had upon application to DR.. Lyman.
Matt Offerman is getting ready to
move westward, having sold his home
stead and lots near the foot of Second
street to Oliver Leavens, for $1,000
cash.
c. D. Thompson dropped his cat
skin overcoat somewhere in town or
vicinity on Monday, and will give his
blessing and something to boot to the
person who returns It.
Barnes Il Son recently traded forty
acres of land in Springdale, valued at
$500, for 4s feet frontage on Second
street, between J. A. McGettrick's and
the Thompson building.
On Tuesday evening of last week q
party of young people rode out to the
farm of H. F. Clpfell and we're right
royalty entertained. To those of the
party who were lovers of music it was
q treat long to be remembered.
Clearing snow off of sidewalks is
comparatively easy work if attended
to before the snow packs. Neglected
it makes the responsible owner liable
t. trouble if our city ordinances are
enforced. Some of the sidewalks lead
ing to our churches were in q notably
bad way last Sunday.
Miss Ella Hawk has been elected
by the board of education to the place
made vacant by the resignation Of
Miss Elsie Pryor-now Mrs. Hugh
McDougal. We believe that time will
ratify the choice of the board, as Miss
Hawk, like her predecessor, has rare
tact in winning the best endeavors of
the rising generation.
The wheat market toned up to 70
cen yesterday and We Lope : may
keep Oh going up he ea..e:. Two of
OF wheat buyers, the past weeh, have
made irdeoeoceu es,:;mases OF the
am ount Of wheat mar..,e,eG h % Jan.
LIST at 100000 bushels, which they are
OF opinion is ooous 20 PEI cent of the
total az last yeari' crop which will be
so d.
Rev. John Sinclair has shown a rare
faculty for making the dry bones of
science live again, in his series of lee
lures suggested by Prof. Drummond's
greatest book-Natural Law in the
Spiritual World. Last Sunday morn
ing he treated his congregation to q
disc purse in the series, showing logic
ally and convincingly the absolute ne
ccss:ty of the culture of the soul, as
we'll as of the body.
The practical working of the new
election law last Tuesday was satisfac-
tory to citizens of all shades of poll
tics. Instead of the hustling and tick
ct peddling about the polls, voters took
their ballots from the judges and re-
tired within!:one of the curtained booths
Provided for the occasion, and after
preparing theii ballots with delibera-
ton, folded them and handed them
for deposit in the ballot box, the whole
process beiag dignifed and reasonably
simple. The kangaroo system made
friends here, and there are few if any
to condemn it.
News-Messenger: Lyon and Red
wood might we'll be called the twin
counties of Minnesota, so alike are
their features of population and growth
during the past ten years. The popu-
lation of the counties in 1880 was for
Lyon county 6,257, and for Redwood
5,375. In 1890 Lyon had 9,5O1 and
Redwood 1915, a difference of only
126, and showing gain for Lyon in
ten years of 1924, and for Redwood of
4,O1l. But the likeness of the two
county seats is more striking. In 1880
Marshall had a population of 961, and
Redwood Falls had 9S1, while in 1890
Marshall had 1908, and Redwood
Falls l ,23S, Marshall gaining in ten
years 242, and Redwood Falls 257, on
ly a difference of Is in ten years.
The old year was danced out and
the New Year ushered in to lively
measures at Odd Fellows hall last
Thursday evening, about as many as
the dancing floor would accommodate
doing honor to the OCCASION. A large
collection of wall flowers of both sexes,
whose education was not perfected in
both extremities, was also present up
to quite late hour, and proved them
selves no laggsrds when the oysters
and coffee were served, which was at
tended towith neatness and dispatch by
o. w. Estes, the caterer. It was . good
natured crowd on pleasure bent, and
if any failed in their mission they have
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