The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-16
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

Of lOCal TN CnCOi.
Will O'Hara moved into his house
near the Redwood bridge few days
ago.
Geo. Melee moves his stock of mer
chandise this week, into the building
Just vacated by Levi Annis.
And now Franklin has q weekly
newspaper, the first number of which
was received at this office last week
The W. CT. U. will meet in then
rooms uext Wednesday at 8 p. m. The
presence of all the members is earn.
estly desired.
Monday morning Reynolds & Keene
photographed the interior of the
Christian church, with the Children's
Day decorations.
Prof. NJ. H. Upton has been invited
to make an address at the picnic
grounds in Iberia township, Brown
county, next Saturday, and expects to
so.
Another heavy rain fall in this local
ity. This is a great summer for hired
men and waterfowl, but the farmers
say that their corn is getting nightly
in the grass.
"A most thrilling and sensational
double balloon ascension is made daily
from Cook & Whitby's exhibition
grounds, the novel spectacle of a horse
going skyward being feature.
At Sleepy Eye there is report cur
rent that the proposed change in rail-
road time will take place next Sunday,
and that the morning train for Red
wood Falls will leave Sleepy Eye at
siz o'clock.
Workmen on the water works trench
es attempted for a second time last
Monday, to raise their wages notch,
but were not successful. A new lot of
laborers came in on the evening train
to take their places.
The Blue Earth City Post make
the following excellent suggestion for
the political campaign: Don't be-
lieve everything you hear, for, as a
matter of fact, there isn't any truth in
half the lies that are told"
A hint ON the building boom in
Southwest Minnesota is furnished by
the published statement that Willard
& Polchow, one of Mankato's brick
making firms, had taken orders for
one million brick before the first of
June.
The LuVerne Herald comes to hand
in quarto form. To our mind, it would
be difficult to improve upon the old
Herald, with its abundance of local
news and live editorials, but there is
more of it now, and all of it is admir-
able.
The important item of refreshments
for the Fourth of July celebration will
be properly attended to. As the ladies
of the w. C. T. U. are preparing to at
tend to public wants in that line, Wis
itors may depend upon the best of
service.
Quite a number of returning excur-
sionists from the national convention
came home sick. They are disposed
to attribute the trouble to the bad wa
ter at the cities, but their fellow citi-
zens who staid at home are a little
scepticsl on that point.
King Bros. moved most of their ma
chinery and fixtures into their new
building on Third street last Monday.
The three floors of this building afford
storage capacity for big line of ma
chinery, wagons, carriages, ETC., and
from present Appearances it will all be
needed for this seasons business.
Our Fourth of July committee was
fortunate in having at hand for orator
of the day, speaker of the rank of
Prof. NJ. H. Upton. Prof. Upton is
not only an able and experienced plat
form orator, but he has the reputation
of being at heart an enthusiastic lover
of his country, and learned in its his
tory and traditions.
Mr.. Perkins, who bought the Peter
Smith residence last year, has been
getting little fidgety and discomfort
ed without farm to manage, but has
been made happy by the purchase of
DR.. Films handsome tract of prairie
land near Donald Stewards, for which
Mr.. Perkins paid at the rate of SIS per
acre. Mr.. P. has already set the
breaking plows at work.
A strong popular feeling for an ex-
cursion to Redwood Falls on the
Fourth is reported from Sleepy Eye
though other neighboring towns are
making strong bids for the Sleepy
Eytes on that day. The merchants
down there have agreed to close their
stores and all go visiting, and Red
wood may be depended upon to do its
best to make it pleasant for all who
come.
The card of new frm-Gleason g.
Everett-will be found in this issue.
With the immense increase in improve
ments and settlement in Redwood
county this season, it appears to offer
an inviting field for energetic effort in
the direction of the real estate and
loan business. Mr.. Everett needs no
introduction to Redwood Falls pub
lie, and Mr.. J. I. Gleason, who came
here recently from Washington coun-
fy. has the outward sipns IF a ssr,lstler -"