The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-07-05

Geo. Lechner has changed to the
cash business. He sells goods way
down gets his money, pays cash for
his goods, and can sell for cash much
cheaper than for credit.
Change has been scarce in the city
during the last few days, owing to the
celebrations throughout the county,
each one of which had more or less
stands, the conductors of which Sc
cured all the small change they pos
sibly could. It is anticipated that in
side of week or ten days the banks
and mercantile houses will have more
silver on hand than they can use.
Tom. j. Sloan made speech at the
Republican caucus in Sheridan last
Saturday evening. 1t reads like this:
1.-Two years ago we saw fit to send two
representative Republicans of this
town to the county convention. The
convention unseated them. l now
move that we send the same two gen.
tlemen for the purpose of seeing what
this convention will do with Them"
Needless to say the motion was carried
by a unanimous vote and Marion
johnson and Alfred Clark we're
elected.
The total valuation of the personal
property in the city of Redwood Falls,
as sized up by the city board of equal
ization is $13S,819; of the real estate
1921 ,O70. The personal property is
about the same, in proportion, as last
wear, while the real estate is about
$4,000 greater. Of the personal prop
erty $751;, 200 is charged up to mer-
chandise and $48, $50 to bank stocks,
etc. A new item in the list for this
city is diamonds, R. A. Turrell being
assessed on diamonds, the assessed
valuation of which was placed at SIS.
The weekly weather crop bulletin
for the week ending June 18th, 1894,
reports showers and streaks of hail
in the Red River Valley. The hay
crop promises a large yield. The
central section of the State received
frequent showers, but the condition
Of wheat was variable. Oats have
suffered terribly and are a total loss.
Barley is headed out and corn and
potatoes are doing nicely. In south
ern Minnesota it has been warmer than
usual and frequent showers have
caused a great improvement in all
crops, except over a strip of country
extending seventy miles east from the
South Dakota line and from the
southern boundary north nearly to
the Minnesota river where the drouth
remained in most places unbroken.
Within this territory the damage has
been excessive. Some fields OF wheat
have been plowed up and much will
not be harvested. Timothy and oats
are reported a total failure by many
correspondents and the pasturage is
SO poor that the cows are shrinking in
milk. Flax seeded four weeks ago is
not yet up. With timely rains corn
and potatoes will probably be brought
forward sufficiently to give at least an
average yield and the small grain re-
vived much more than now seems
possible. The crops in the remaining
and by far the larger portion of this
district are in most places reported ex-
cellent and as having made wonder
full growth during the week. The
wheat and other small grain is head
ing out short, but the heads are
healthy and of fair length. Flax is
in bloom, but is very uneven. Rye
promises large yield and some will
be cut this week. Potatoes and corn
are doing splendid1y and early varie-
ties of the former arc being marketed
in some of the southern counties.
Potatoes bugs are much more numer-
GUS than usual. Haying is advancing
with the yield as a rule quite light.
Barley is beginning to turn and will
soon be ready to cut. Raspberries
and blackberries have been damaged
by high winds and the drouth in Win
ona and Houston counties so that
their yield promises to be poor.
Several severe local storms did much
damage, the most severe occurred
Wednesday evening in Dakota coun-
ty where many farmers lost every
thing. Scott. NicOllet. Houston and