The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-14

Oscar Mason spent . portion Of last
week in Renville attempting to organ
ize an A. O. U. W.lodge.
VanAlen, who declined the Amer
lean ambassadorship to Rome, Italy,
has sailed for his home in England.
Ed Jones is patching it on his ia
theirs farm. Girls are scarce in this
town, but Ed says there are plenty in
Redwood Falls.
Prof. D. E. Laird, scenic artist, has
painted very fine ocean scene for
''The Little Tycoon" while Stage
Carpenter johnson is engaged in en-
larging the stage.
Miss Lulu Weber, daughter of G.
L. Webber, at one time 3 resident of
Walnut Grove, but now of Hamline,
took part in an entertainment at the
rooms of the St. Paul Press club re-
Gently. Miss Webber is an accom-
plished musician.
Mrs. John Weltsch, of Albin, Brown
county, was dangerously injured by
reason of defective township bridge
some time ago. The accident is a
warning to all township officers to see
that bridges are in proper repair, and
avoid the responsibility OF such acct
dents.
There has been a general ingress to
the Redwood coal mine on The Moon
farm ever since the GAZETTE, at it's
own expense, secured the opinion of
Prof. Winchell, on the merits of the
coal. People from all over visit the
place. The substance of the GAZETTE
interview has crept into nearly every
paper in the State and Iowa.
Rev. F. Billesby, of Iowa. occupied
the pulpit at the Presbyterian church
last Sunday, morning and evening, Mr..
Sinclair having been called away to
Marshall to conduct Sunday School
convention at that place. Mr.. Billes-
by is an elderly gentleman. with pc
culiar delivery. He is enthusiastic for
one of his age, and his enthusiasm ap-
peals to his hearers
The Moorhead Daily News states
that Merton Ring,who is known around
Redwood Falls, has been held to the
grand jury in the sum of $500 bail on
the charge of arson in the first degree,
the fact of the charge being that he
set fire to his brothers dwelling house
in Moorhead, while the same was oc-
cupied by one H. Mensing and fam
lily. Fire was kindled in several plac,.
es. The house, barn and furniture
are said to be insured for $500.
Sleepy E ye Dispatch: Mrs. Anna
Margaret Roy, of Redwood county,
arrived here couple of weeks ago on
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Paul ia
cobson, land also to be where she could
receive medical attention for an ILL
ness which had seized ner. During
the following week the lady grew rap
idly worse and on Sunday last her
eyes closed in the last long sleep.
Deceased was upwards of Is years of
age and leaves husband, four sons
and one daughter to mourn her loss.
Chicken and turkey thieves are be-
coming numerous in Delhi and adj
joining townships, and the farmers of
that district are making preparations
for hot reception of that species of
humanity. John McDougal lost be-
tween Is and 80 chickens and turkeys,
Thos. King was another loser, as was
also the elder Cummings. John Nc
Dougal says that the thieves made a
clean sweep of his hennery, leaving
only fine English tanned glove as a
memory. The farmers are loading
their guns with buck shot, and avow
that the first thief that is seen will
have full volley sent at him.
Olivia Times: Alfred Moons coal
mine, in Redwood county, is still inn
proving and the coal growing better
in quality as the shaft is extended in
to the bluff. Several parties in Olivia
have tried the coal and find that it
burns we'll and gives satisfactory re-
suits. Our townsman, John Holland,
is foreman of the mine, and will be
pleased to see, and furnish samples"
to any of our citizens who are skep-
teal as to the quality and value of the
coal now being mined. The coal be-
ing Ignite, is devoid of "clinkers," and