The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-08-16

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Paul last Friday, and spent several
hours arranging business matter here.
The radiators and steam connections
to the court house plant are all in
their places, and the plant will be
ready for operation as soon as the
cold weather sets in.
The Peoples Party Senatorial con-
vention for Brown and Redwood coun-
ties is scheduled to be held at the vii
lage of Morgan. on Saturday, Sept.
Is, Redwood county having II dele
gates and Brown county Is delegates.
Simon L. Dotson, candidate for
register of deeds before the coming
Republican convention, and Editor G.
X. Blandin, of the Sanborn Sentinel,
we're in the city last Friday and Satur-
day, making cursory observation of
the contest for that office. Mr.. Dot
son has many friends all over the
county, and he says that the outlook
for success is unusually bright.
Aid. Burmeister is making many
Improvements around and in his mill,
and this is the reason that he was
closed down for several days the week
prior to last. He has placed in three
new improved middlings purifiers, and
is reducing wheels, etc., with view to
getting more speed out of the machin-
cry. The improvements will also en-
able him to improve the quality of
his excellent -four. The engine has al
SO been remodeled ,one Of the improve
ments being a cathedral whistle of
three pieces, which will, when proper
ly adjusted, be musical treat. Mr..
Morgan is doing the work, and is do
ing it nicely.
DIR. and Mrs, Halves, of Redwood
Falls, MINI, visited last week at A. B.
Barney, her father, says the Henning
correspondent of the Fergus Falls
Journal. She has also been visiting
with relatiye at Fergus Falls, Mrs.
G. D. Baker, since May and with rela-
tives in North Dakota, where her hus-
band joined her. They went from
here to Wadena where they will make
short stay with friends and will 90
from there to Anoka where she and
the two children will make another
visit and the doctor will return home.
Mrs. Halves is troubled with hemor-
rhage of the lungs and is travelling
and sojourning somewhat for her
health as we'll as for the pleasure she
finds in meeting relatives, friends and
old associates.
The city council held a regular
meeting on the evening of Aug. 9TH,
Aid. Mckay acting as recorder owing
to the absence of Recorder Gleason.
1t was decided that water should be
sold from the hydrants in quantities
not to exceed 10 barrels at Is cents for
the tank. and the police are to have
charge of the hydrants for that pur-
pose. Aids. Mckay and Caswell at
tempted to repeal so much of ordi-
nance No. II as prohibits the use of
city water for lawn purposes exclusive
ly, but the balance of the council con-
cluded that water connections should
he made for residence as we'll as
lawn purposes and the repeal did not
pass. On Friday evening a special
meeting was held with Aid. Caswell
as recorder. At this meeting a petit
ton was read from j. NJ. Huntington,
A. G. Buremister and K. E. Glascoe,
asking that the water main on Mill
street be extended down on Bridge to
Mr.. Dunnington's west property line.
The petition was granted by unan-
| lulOuS VOL0.
That lawn tennis is rapidly taking
the place of base ball in public favor
was shown by the interest taken in the
game of doubles between Charles
Chollar and Dewitt Martin, and Geo.
Dickinson and j. Frank Rogers. The
games were played on Wednesday
and Thursday afternoon. The games
on Wednesday we're played on the
grounds on the corner of 4th and Mill
streets, and, owing to the excessive
heat, the play was slow and very one
sided, Rogers and Dickinson winning
both sets by scores of 6 and 4, and 7
and 5. Thursday was perfect day;
cool, cloudy, and with a gentle breeze
to fan the excited players and specta-
tors. The games,this day, were played