The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-07

81. G. Ackmann's delivery was the
first to appear on sleighslast Thurs
day.
Holiday advertisements are in order.
The GAZETTE proposes to have q
Christmas edition that will be strictly
in it this year.
Mr.. Wakefield, Of Mankato, a broth
or to Mrs. j. r. Lankerd, spent Thanks
giving on the Lankerd farm.
Emil Schunahl and Horace Baldwin
sold two carload of hogs at the South
St. Paul stockyards last Tuesday.
DR.. E. A. Halves and son returned
from their trip to the cities last Satur-
day, Mrs. Halves remaining with rel
atives over Sunday.
On the 9Th of December the Cath
Ole church celebrates the Solemnity
of the Immaculate Conception Of the
Blessed Virgin. This is a Holy Day
of Obligation. Divine services at
Sheridan.
F. T. Herbert's Specially Company
did not play at the opera house on
Friday evening, and on Saturday to a
small crowd. The company is made
up Of a good line of specially artists,
but vaudeville does not seem to be
popular in this city.
Among the attendants at the Odd
Fellows ball last Thursday, from out
of the city, were Miss Rose Noonan
and Will Tyler. of St. James, Miss
Noonan visiting With Mrs. Mcleod,
and Will coming upito spend Thanks
giving at home, returning to St. James
Monday.
The New Ulm Review states that
Judge Weber was confined to his
home with a serious cold last week
and might be unable to hold court at
St. Peter this week. The cold was con-
tracted in our court room, which is too
large to heat successfully with wood
or coal.
Congressman McCleary spent Tues
day at Tracy, according to the Trum-
pet, he being on his way home from
Ortonville and Granite Falls, where
he absorbed some information as to
the head waters of the Minnesota, and
the prospects of making that stream
navigable.
Miss Anna Schoregge, formerly
stenographer to NJ. M. Madigan, was
married to Fred Schneider, business
man of Medford, Wis, at Sleepy Eye,
on the 9th. Among the guests at the
wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Schell and Mr.. and Mrs. F. Behnke,
of New Ulm.
The last issue of Clarke's Horse Re-
view contains an adv. of the Redwood
Falls syndicate wanting standard
bred stallion, not less than four or ov-
er seven years old, weight not less
than eleven hundred, and capable of
showing a mile in 2:3O, Wilkes, Elec-
tioneer or Nutwood strain preferred.
The many friends of Capt. E. M.
Brooks, of this city, will no doubt be
pleased to hear that the slow wheels
at Washington have at last recognized
the captains valiant services rendered
the country during the war by placing
him on the pension role, and giving
him nearly $500 back pension. That
the pension was granted by Demo
cratic administration, is honor enough
for the Captain, and shows that his
services must have been patriotic in
deed.
Rev. GIL. Hanscom, of New Hamp-
ton, Iowa, son of the Rev. L. L. Hans
} com, of the ME. church, of this place.
occupied his fathers pulpit last Sun
day the elder Hanscom being confined
to his bed by sickness. The young man
is brother to the younger Hanscom
who preached at the opera house last
summer. He is an eloquent young
, speaker, delivering his sermon with
: out manuscript, using a diction that is
psrfect,and advancing arguments that
are convincing. He is full of enthusi-
asm in the religious work, speaks
plainly and squarely. His sermon
Sunday morning was taken from Acts
Sd Chap, 4th verse, "Look on us" his
reasoning in substance being that