The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04

Editor cCrea, Of the Morgan Mes
senger, was ID town last Tuesday.
/ @. M. Mcmillan and wife returned
from Minneapolis last Saturday.
i Fred Barnes and wife are visiting
friends and relatives in WATERFOWL.
/ Al. Abbott, Of st. Paul, has been
in the city on business during the
past week.
The A. O. u. w. officers will be in
stalled next Monday evening, and all
members are requested to be present.
The county commissioners are in
session. They have decided to place
future Redwood county prisoners in
the Nicollet county Jail.
Fifteen or twenty ladies and gentle
men from North Redwood will attend
the presentation of 'sThe Little Ty-
COON at the opera house tomorrow
evening.
Miss Virginia Huntington enter
tanned a few friends with cards and
the dance last Friday evening, in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Ainsworth, of
Minneapolis. Miss Huntington was
assisted by Miss Baldwin.
| Clapp & Co.'s weekly report for
last week states that farmers holdings
of wheat are unusually small as COM
pared with previous Christmas weeks,
and that farmers have disposed of the
key to values as far as the movement
from first hands is considered.
The teachers will meet Jan. ID, at
1:l5 p. m. in high school room. The
following is the program to be carried
out: Field reports; Schoolmaster in
Literature; Rosseau and Shenstone,
History of England, pages 81 to IS;
History in our common schools the
manner of teaching it, John Norgard;
Recitation, S. j. Race. Let all teach
ers try and be present.
The residence of Lawrence Ger
+ raghty on Mill street was partially
] destroyed by fire Tuesday evening,
. the alarm being given about z o'clock,
and the department quickly extin-
I gushing the flames. The household
furniture was almost totally destroyed
+ by fire or ruined by water. There are
= unpleasant rumors in connection with
the fire, but as yet no direct charges
o have been made.
/ Henry Simondet is enjoying a visit
= from his sister, Mrs. George VanHorn
J, of North Dakota, this being the first
= time that the two have met in rs years
: Last week there was reunion of the
s survivors of the family of the late Carl
: Simondet at the residence of John
Q Dittbenner, Morgan, those present be-
i ing Henry and his three sisters, the
= one mentioned above, Mrs. George
f Folstrom, of st. Paul, and Mrs. John
: Dittbenner, of Morgan.
Culver R. Thurber, ex-pugilist and
8 champion wrestler, figures conspicu
: ously in new role enacted last Sun
q day evening. It appears that while
! Thurber lived in Granite Rock town
= ship he met fair young school teach
g er named Mile A. Towle, daughter
+. of J. S. Towle, of New Avon. The two
l. fell in love and Thurber sought t.
s gain the parental consent to the mar
y rage, but the father and mother botl
y objected strenuously. Thurber, nevel
It downcast, did not let the refusal checl
his patriotism, but at once commenced
/ to plan an elopement. Miss Towl'
- expressed her willingness to figure il
} that role, and late last Sunday night
y about the same time that a young maj
u disappeared from Redwood Falls
K Ihurber stole cautiously up to tn
/ resident place of his fair one, place.
70 her in the cutter and drove to Nortl
D. Redwood, reaching there Monda.
II morning, and taking the St. Loui
T. train for Thurber's old home in Wis
Il consin. When married this will max
Thurber's second wife.
t. Notice.
It My son, VIM. Fixsen, aged Is years