The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-04
OF LOCAL INTEREST.


A. H. Moon g. Co. sold six Milwau-
kee harvesters last Tuesday.
The wheat receipts during the past
week are estimated at 1900 bushels.
An itinerant Italian and a bear
sang and danced for silver bits Tues
day afternoon.
Ed. Behnke inserts a contractors
and builders ad. this week. Read it
and then call on him.
G. G. Peck reports the telephone
connections in excellent condition, and
the lines we'll patronized.
j. F. Skinner & Co. are adding q
line of gentlemen, boys and chlldrens'
ready made clothing to their stock of
dry goods.
The Ladies' Mite Society of the
Presbyterian church, meets with Mrs.
Thos. March, east of the city, to-mor-
row afternoon.
E. P. Byram is constructing two
story frame residence on the south
end of Minnesota street, at cost of
$500, for his own use.
Mayor Dickinson's bank and resi-
dence, and G. A. Francois store and
hotel property, are now connected
with the city water works.
The Ladies Industrial Society, of
the Christian church, gave pleasant
ice cream social at tho residence of
George Whittet Tuesday evening.
Carpenter G. w. Mills is construct
ing a residence for T. P. G ough, in
Crouley's addition. Tho structure
will cost in the neighborhood of 1000.
H. c. Bohanon, the Vesta veteran
farmer, was in Redwood last Saturday
long enough to state that his 12O acres
of small grain was in the pink of con-
dition.
On Monday the contractors on our
city water works completed the con-
nection between Washington and Sec
ond streets and commenced work on
the connection running on Third
street to the court house.
Postmaster Mckay has been inquir-
ing of farmers the condition of crops
and states that all tut two responses
were Gas good as last year." The two
farmers stated that the crop would
fall off from one to one and one-half
bushels per acre.
Mason & Morgan's Uncle Tom Cab
ms Co., on its twenty-second annual
tour, will present Harriet Beecher
Stoves great production under can
vass in this city tomorrow evening,
Tho company has been receiving ex-
cellent press notices. 1t has jubilee
singers, blood hounds, etc.
The many Redwood friends of John
Laughren will be pleased to hear OF
his appointment as station agent on
the Winona & Southwestern road al
Usage, Iowa, the junction Of the W. &
S., and c. B. & A. and Illinois Central
Mr.. Laughren's salary is good one
far better than at the Redwood station
The firemen were out for test drill
with new hose and cart stored in the
central fire station, Friday night. At
taching the hose to hydrant on the
corner of Mill and Third streets 6
stream of water was thrown over the
flag staff of the Masonic Block. Then
desiring a little amusement, they
turned the stream on Jos. Tyson. Mr.
Tyson ran into NJ. E. Powell's Office.
The stream followed and before the
fun ceased Mr.. Powelrs desk and 9th.
or Office furniture was badly drenched
The Methodist church was packed
full on last Friday evening, the occa
sion being lecture by Wang Foo
Shun, native of China, who is being
educated in this country. The lectur.
or added much to his discourse by
use of a stereopticon. He took his in
terested hearers through his native
land, beginning with the Great Wal
and thence through different cities
and towns. His description of thu
customs and people were fine. Thu
people of the Methodist church de
serve great credit for bringing such ,
treat before the people of this city.
A sample of wheat placed in the Ga
zette Office from the farm of Mr.. Johl
Whittet in Delhi township is convinc
ing proof that the Redwood count,
yield this year will be immense, al
though not as large as last year. MI
Whittet himself estimated the prob
able yield of his field at from 10 to q
bushels per acre, and where the crop
have not been touched by hail the
will compare favorably to his field
Mr.. Whittet states that wheat on ney
land is not touched by blight, an,
that on old land only a little. c. M
Garner states that wheat in Tire
Lakes township looks equally as wei
as the sample left at this Office by NJ,
Whittet.