The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-23
Banks were closed yesterday
Washington's birthday.

D8HkS were ClOS0u y0ctOfu0y
Washington's birthday.
The Commercial house is being
frescoed and renovated.
Patriotic readings formed the exer-
cises commemorating Washington's
birthday, in our schools Tuesday af-
ternoon. Yesterday was a vacation
for the pupils.
Mrs. Loud, wife of HI. Loud, who
once owned drug store in this city,
died of heart disease in West Super
ior last Sunday. Mr.. Loud, who is
now an attorney in that city, has the
sympathy of large circle of acquaint-
aDces in Redwood.
An impetus was given the cause OF
Temperance last week by chalk talk
by Mr.. Stuart, of S. Dakota, at the
W. C. T. U. last Thursday night. And
on Friday night the local Good Temp
lars held an open session at Thomp-
SON. Hall at which addresses were
made by Mrs. Melville and Messrs.
Hanscom and York.
The Redwood representatives OF
the Y. NJ. G.. A. returned home Mon
dav. Mr.. G. c.. Chollar was recording
secretary of the convention, and the
bows doomed Redwood for the next
convention, which place is to be de-
cided by the executive committee.
Mr., Chollar claims that Redwood will
be winner.
Washington's birthday was OBJ
served by the schools and banks, and
in the afternoon the Redwood band
treated large number of citizens to
an open air concert-a concert that
proved that the boys are getting right
to the front in music In the evening
the members of the A. 0. e. W. gave
a program entertainment at Thomp.
sons hall and dance in the opera
house, both we'll attended. Details o.
: the latter cannot be given this week.
Supt. Race says, that district SIS il
Swedes Forest is the banner Yankee
: school of Redwood county aud yet, i
does not contain a single English pu
pil. 1t is the only school room il
Redwood county that is handsomel
= papered. The room is more like
cheerful home. The pupils are bright
industrious and full of earnestnes:
" Miss Nellie Larkin, the teacher, ha
N had charge of the school for fiy
Nj wears. and has made the school jus
what it is-one of the best in tn
county.
Henry Sears had thrilling exper
nd ence with horse last Sunday afte
noon, when he was about to tax
NJ Charlie Goldnail," Moses Sears FIVE
NJ out for an afternoon squirt. He we
nd nd just stepping into the sleigh, in fror
of NJ. Sears's residence, when the hors
= jumped and ran at break neck speet
Henry chung to the reins, and We
20 dragged through the snow for di
ts lance of three blocks before the hors
It's was checked. The elder Sears sa
It's the break, and in his eagerness to ste
us Us the horse, jumped a picket fence, an
ran until winded. He arrived at Il
spot where the horse was stoppe
AN breathing hard, but congratulatin
everybody on the narrow escape {
n, 40 Henry, horse and sleigh.
DIS The GAZETTE does not know VIII
els the freight rates for coal are on Il
'is Northwestern, but it does know tn
" the prices charged Redwood Peep
by local coal dealers are exhorbita1
Is and if our esteemed contemporar
,,s instead of defending the coal baron
DIS would only take the trouble to invest
DIS gate, it would follow in the GAZETTE
Els footsteps, and voice the voice of tt
nd people. Mr.. John Martin, the co
-ra dealer at Belview, authorizes the G.
zErTE to state that he is deliverir
= Hooking Valley coal at $3.50 per to
and offers to put it in at North Re-
Y wood for over So per ton less than Il
no coal dealers here deliver it at, ST.
tb per ton. And every one that know
NJ Mr.. Martin knows that he is ma
ice of his word. This being the case,c
act our contemporary explain it aw;
tb for the railroad company or the co
barons.
Ter Rev. Mr.. Hanscom preached upe
CIV excuses for not becoming Christie
he last Sunday, and during the course