The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-17

The benefit to the band boys next
Wednesday. evening.
On June 9Th Reynolds Bros Circus
will show here. They have eleven
cars.
G. H.1Norton, of the American Ex
press Co., was transacting business in
town last Saturday.
Master Jamie Beecher left for Chi
cago last Tuesday to meet his mother,
who is coming home from Florida.
j. 81. Williams, of Sioux City, left
here Tuesday over the Northwestern
with two car loads of cattle for that
point.
R. j. Barber, of Echo, wheat buy
er at that place, was in the city Tues
day.. He stated that George Hoppe,
of Echo, lost valuable stallion last
Monday.
Rev. A. J. Williams, formerly of the
NJ. E. church of this place, but now of
Window, delivered the address to
Chatfeld Odd Fellows on April 26th,
and the Democrat, of that place,speaks
highly of him as speaker.
The Republican State convention is
set for July 18th. It will consist of
1908 delegates. By the apportion-
mept, Redwood county is entitled to
II delegates, Brown county to 10, Lyon
county to 10, and Renville county to
10. Cottonwood gets nine.
Patrick Cosgrave,of Murray county,
was arrested by Sheriff Blethen last
Thursday, on bench warrant, based
on an indictment, charging him with
having disposed of chattel morgaged
property at Walnut Grove. This is
the last of the indictments found by
the grand jury at the May term of
court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Gley left last
Saturday for Young America, where
they will reside for several months, in
the hope that Fred will regain his
health. They will spend most of the
time around the Coney Island of the
west. Fred will return to Redwood
Falls about August or September first,
providing he feels strong enough to
do so, and everybody here hopes that
he will.
John Cooper had some experience
with runaway team last Monday.
John was seeding corn with an inn
proved corn planter. The horses be-
came unmanageable, snapped the wire
attached to the seeder, and ran across
the farm for some distance before
they were stopped. John is now try
ing to figure out what kind of row
of corn will materialize when it COM
mences shooting through the ground.
On.last Thursday the publishers of
the GAYErrEt purchased from w. S.
Mckay the twenty-foot lot adjoining
H. Winters establishment, on Second
street, paying $500 for the same. On
this site will be erected the future
home of this paper, the same to be
constructed as soon as the plans can
be prepared and the necessary ar
engagements made for the completion.
The lot fronts the north, is 12O feet
deep end is considered one of the
most desirable building spots in the
city.
Residents along Broadway are agi-
tating the feasibility of making fast
driving street of that thoroughfare
Broadway is a lo0-foot street, and one
of the only two in the city, Mill street
being the other. It is conveniently
located. Owners and fanciers of fast
horses could reach it easily, and the
speeding" could not interfere with
anyone. Broadway, or so much of it
as is contemplated for use by the pro-
motorists about seven blocks in length
or little over a half mile, extending
from George Buttons through to
East street, in front of the residence
of Judge Baldwin. An application
will first be made to the city council
for such use of the street, after which
the promoters propose to raise very
nearly enough, if not all, to grade the
street. The enterprise is commend
able one, and all citizens should as
sist in giving the promoters all assist
ance possible.
The service at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday evening, was in
charge Of Miss Turrell's Sunday
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