The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-17
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The Brownies May 1879.
DR.. Taylor lectures on Scientific
Temperance tonight and tomorrow
evening.
Miss Eta Kenyon, of Minneapolis,
who has been visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. Chollar for some TIME, re-
turned home last Monday.
If you miss Herb. Baldwin in songs
and dances next Wednesday evening,
you miss pretty much Of show, and
show your lack of appreciation of the
efforts of the band boys.
Auditor Shannon, of the VanDusen
Elevator Co., was in town for few
hours Tuesday, complimenting Agent
Caswell on his administration of the
affairs of the company atthis place.
When q band boy comes around
and asks you to take a ticket to the
benefit give up a half dollar or dol
las with out a kick. Just remember
that good band is a good ADVERTISE
ment for a town.
The lightning of last Sunday night
set fire to the Youman farm near Mar
shall, destroying all of the buildings,
about forty head of horses and sixty
head of hogs, and causing total loss
of about $4,000.
Street Commissioner Athey has
been doing some excellent work on
Washington avenue and Third street
during the past week, crawling the
one, and grading and graveling the
other. The low places on Second
street have also been filled with gravel.
The Epworth League, of the Meth
odist church gave very pleasant
social at the farm residence of J. r.
Lankerd, west of the city, last Tues
day evening. A large load of young
and old attended the gathering around
the magnificent country home of Mr..
Lankerd.
Rev. Henry BEERS sermon at the
Episcopal church next Sunday even
ing, will be on the Right of the
Episcopal Ministers of the United
States to Pronounce Absolution," and
as the subject is difficult as we'll as
delicate one, a large crowd may
be expected to be present.
A small division OF one of Coxey's
armies struck the town Tuesday, and
after receiving liquid refreshments at
Cliff Tanners fruit stand, moved on
toward North Redwood, where they
hoped to catch freight to the Twin
Cities to join their comrades on their
way to Washington. The men had
the appearance of laborers, and were
dressed a little above the average
tramp
Secretary Hart, of the State Board
of Correction and Charities, will be in
Redwood Falls next Tuesday and con-
suit with the commissioners regarding
the new Jail Mr.. Philbrick states
that all the money necessary for the
structure can be borrowed of the
State treasury at five per cent, with
the privilege of paying for the same
at any time.
The Farmers Alliance picnic Of
Redwood county will occur at Long
bottoms grove on Thursday June 9TH
The picnic VIII be basket one as
usual, while the attractions will be
even greater. Hon. S. NJ. Owen, who
may be the Populistic Democratic
candidate for governor this fall, has
been invited to make speech, anC
there is very strong probability Of
his accepting the invitation.
/ A loud knock at the door of one o.
Redwood business houses one day last
week, caused the proprietor to laugh
and two lady employees to rush into
the back room, sit down on the foo1
and laugh in their sleeve. Twas
only newly married couple that
craved admission, and as the money
was handed over for a new summer
hat, the proprietor smiled for the time
being, and informed the couple that
there was no need of knocking at the
outside gate of any business house in
Redwood Falls during regular bust
ness hours.
The city council held special meet
ing last Friday evening for the pur-
pose of curing a defect in the ordin-
ance passed on the Tuesday evening
previous giving the Redwood Falls
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