The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-07-05
Miss Plank, the elocutionist, is the

D. ]. Laird left Monday for Gran
lite Falls, where he will spend the 4th.
! Levi Annis, the popular shoeman,
went to Sleepy Eye Tuesday to attend
the 6. A. R. encampment.
Chas. Mikkelson has returned to his
home in Mankato, and he is succeed
ed at Geo. Vaughn's by Harry Bailey.
The county convention will be held
| at the court house, commencing at two
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. at which
time delegates will be elected to the
Republican State and Congressional
conventions.
Quite large number of the old vet
Grams about town left for Sleepy Eye
on Tuesday to attend the annual en-
campment of the Southwestern Min
nesota G.. A. R., which opened on that
day and closes to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson and two
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Gleason, Mr..
and Mrs. jackson, Miss Blanche Jack
son and Miss Mayme Nockels left yes
terday for four days outing on the
banks of the Minnesota, above Delhi.
Your real friend is the man who
stands by you in misfortune. and as
sists you to get on your feet, without
demanding pecuniary consideration.
One friend like that is worth hun
dred friends of the money-seeking
kind.
The Republican Senatorial commit
tee for the Ninth Senatorial district
held meeting at Sleepy E ye yester-
day afternoon, and decided upon the
time and place and basis of representa-
ton for the next Senatorial conven-
ton.
A deputy United States Marshal &C.
cuples the cab of each engine, togeth-
er with the fireman and engineer, on
the St. Louis road. The road is in
the hands of receiver, and is conse-
quently under the protection of the
State and federal authorities.
Fairfax Crescent: Miss Theiring,
who has taught the intermediate de-
partment of our school the past year,
returned to her home at Redwood
Falls last Saturday. Miss Theiring
has given splendid satisfaction as a
teacher and has greatly endeared her.
self to the people at Fairfax. She will
not teach next year on account of the
illness of her mother.
On account of the strike the North
western has refused all freight of
whatever nature. The line from Ka-
sofa to St. Paul is practically tied up,
SO far as freight is concerned, and the
company does not propose to accept
freight and then pay for not deliver
ing it. On account of this rule stock
shipments have been delayed, Baldwin
& Schmahl intending to ship several
loads Tuesday. Freight coming in
has been little or nothing, while beer
shipments, and things required tc car
ry on trade have come through by ex-
press. In one case $14.50 was paid
as an express bill for beer from New
Ulm to Redwood Falls. This was
last Tuesday.
E. G. Pomroy and Archie Stewart,
of Underwood township, we're in the
city Monday and Tuesday for the pur-
pose of making inquiries into the real
cost of bridge recently built between
the Redwood and Lyon county line
by the county commissioners of this
county and the board of supervisors
of the town of Underwood. It is
claimed that the bill of the builders is
too high and that the work was not
done according to contract. The two
gentlemen reported that the residence
of Frank Gilman, in that town, was
destroyed by fire at about six o'clock
last Friday morning. Mr.. Gilman
was away at the time, and Mrs. Gil
man got out of the house with only
summer wrapper. The fire originated
from a defective fue. The loss is
about 81 600 with the building insured.
Prison Mirror: 1t was after the
chapel jollit:es we're over, and the
boys had repaired to the prison yard,
with Mr.. Donnelly in their midst, on
Memorial Day, that real,genuine ap-
probation of Mr.. Donnelly as hui
morist was exhibited. The boys were
scattered round in groups, still enrap-
tured with his brilliant anecdotes and