The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-06-21

The Mulligan store, now occupied
by J. D. Jackson's millinery store, is
advertised for sale in another column.
Judge E. D. French, G.. E. Mckay,
81. F. Buechner and Frank E. Kenney
left last Tuesday on their fishing trip
and summer outing at Green Lake,
Kandiyohi county.
Miss Frances Everett left over the
Northwestern last Thursday morning
for Winnebago City, where she will
spend week as the guest of Mrs. w.
E. Bates, nee Mary Riheldaffer.
Mckay & Race have presented to
the Redwood Falls high school q
handsome gilded cocoanut in its nat
ural state, and it will be suspended
from the high school room during the
next term.
Miss Lucy Woodland returned to
her home near Wood Lake for the
summer vacation last Thursday. Miss
Woodland is one of the class of ten
that will graduate from the Redwood
Falls high school next year.
Since Col. Well has assumed charge
of the Ryan, at St. Paul, the hotel has
become popular. The prices are
reasonable, and it's cuisine is up to
the standard maintained by the Col
onel while conducting the Merchants.
H. E. Whitney, of Faribault, Pro-
lessor of Languages in Shattuck col
lege, and Right Eminent Grand Gen.
erallissmo of the Knights Templars
of the State of Minnesota, was in the
city last Friday and Saturday inspect
ing the drill of the Redwood Falls
commandery on Friday evening. He
pronounced the drill of the Sir Knights
of this place as exceptionally perfect.
After the drill 10 of the Knights gave
Sir Knight Whitney a banquet at the
Commercial.
The oldest son of j. V. McGettrick
had narrow escape from drowning
last Wednesday noon. He cannot
swim. He was in bathing with sew
eral playmates at the head of the race
to the Delhi mills, and having desire
to get out into the water as far as he
could he stepped off to where it was
over his head. He went down the
second time and on coming up young
Broughton caught and saved him.
Young McGettrick was taken to the
shore and the water forced out of him,
after which he went home and told
his parents of the accident. Jack gave
young Broughton handsome reward
for saving the life of his first born.
The elementary science department
of the summer training school to be
held in this city in July will be de-
partment that only few of the train
ing schools of the State will have this
year. Miss Della NJ. Long proposes
to show the relationship of elemen-
tary science or rather observations in
nature with special adaptation to Ian
guage and drawing, with actual con-
tact with nature. Teachers, in order
to take these lessons, must be anxious
and eager to get near nature. Miss
Long has concluded to come to Red
wood Falls week prior to the open
ing of school with view to studying
the beautiful scenery around this
place and Incorporating it into the
study of elementary science.
The mineral contracts for deeds
made up to date is as follows: Lars
Knutson and wife to F. w. Webster,
of Minneapolis, 40 acres liz section 10.
Delhi township, for $1,000; Fred.
Schroeder and wife to F. W. Webster,
30 acres in Delhi township, for $1,000;
Fred. Schroeder and wife to Peter O.
Erickson, of Minneapolis, from three
to five acres in Delhi township, for
$1,000; Pleasant III. johnson to Peter
0. Erickson, as much OF the formers
farm as desired at $40 per acre. All
of the purchases must be made prior
to December Is. All of the land con-
tracted for contains gold bearing
quartz, and surrounds, or is a part of,
the land on which quartz was found
that assayed $45 to the ton.
All postmasters and employees have
been notified that they must not use
their official positions in attempts to
control political movements. The post
master must not install himself as the