The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-05-18
TOWN TALK.

TOWN TALK.
Park Worden came up from Eureks
Springs yesterday.
Andrew Birum leaves to-day on 8
business visit to his son, Frank Birum
in Austin.
John McIlreavie is in Ireton, Iowa
constructing large residence for q
resident.
Grand Councillor w. III. Dawson, oil
the Modern Woodmen, instituted q
camp here last night.
Miss Mile Rowell, of Redfe1d, S
D., will spend the summer here with
her aunt, Mrs. P. D. Hitchcock.
The opera house is being papered
and decorated, and the gallery will be
transformed into a set of boxes.
Supt. Race has been selected to sup
erintend the county superintendent
congress at the State university May
"a.
The police authorities have been in
structed to enforce the ordinance pro
hibiting the picketing or running loose
Of cattle in the city.
Supt. S. j. Race has been offered a
membership by State Supt. Kiehle on
the State Board of School examiners,
created by the last legislature.
Frances E. Willard, John P. St.
John, the Springfield News, Brooklyn
Times, Belvidere Standard, Chicago
Journal, Nashville Advocate and New
Orleans Picayune, all endorse Mrs.
Mary T. Lathrop's ability as public
speaker.
The county commissioners are in
special session, spending Tuesday at
examining road in Three Lakes, ad-
journing yesterday forenoon out of re-
spect to the late G.. A. Francois, and
getting down to business in the after
noon.
Levi Truesdell is the first to start
the county fair boom for 1888, offering
a nickle plated, single strap harness
for the best 1898 colt sired by his stall
lion Franc; a nickle plated double
driving harness fer the best '94 colt;
and double driving or working har-
ness for the first colt that will out
foot the sire in 1894.
The members of the band and the
base ball players are attempting to
organize an excursion party to consist
of all who wish to join, and spend a
week or more in a tally -ho drive across
to Marshall and Watertow 4, picnicing.
playing ball and giving band concerts
while en- route. This will be more
pleasant and healthy than trip to
the Worlds Fair.
Agent G. E. Shannon, of Geo. w.
Van Dusen & Co., and Assistant Chief
Engineer Hall, of the w. & St. P. R'v
Co. were in Redwood Falls last Men
day, the latter to prepare a profile for
rearranging the track, where the old
VanDusen elevator stood so as to make
the track nearly straight. Mr.. Shan
non stated that work would soon COM
melce on a new elevator for his firm,
and the elevator would not be ess
than 25,0Oo bush lcapacity. This ac-
ton of the company is due to Agent
Caswell, who has successfully per
suaded the company to withdraw it's
of constructing fat ware
house.
John S. Marsh Post No. 55, G. A.R.,
and Ben Franklin Post No. lis. will
hold Memorial services at tn. court
house on Sunday, May %, al 1910 a
m. All ex-soldiers and their :e,milies
are cordially invited. The members
of the Posts will meet at G.. A. r. hall
at 10 o'clock sharp, and march in
body to the court house. The sermon
will be delivered by Rev. L. L. Hans
com, of the Methodist church. On
Tuesday, May 80, the post will meet
at G.. A. r. hall at $50 a. m. and at
10 a. m. will march to the cemetery
and decorate the graves of all dead
comrades. The decorating will be
done by the daughters of the w. R. G..
At 2 p. m. Post will meet at their hall
and march to the court house where
the decoration address will be deliv
cred by Rev. Faus, of Morton.