The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-12-20

i Mrs. A. McBain and daughter, Of
i Sleepy Eye, are visiting with the fami-
i y Of John McIlreavie.
VIM. Smithers, of Sioux City, joined
his wife at this place last Monday, and
they are guests of Oliver Leavehs.
j Messrs. French and Risinger, editors
of the Olivia Press, were in the city
on Monday. They report business
fourishing in that town.
The Epworth League sub-district
convention will be held in this city on
Dec. 10Th and 3Oth. An interesting
programme will be presented.
The Odd Fellows have recently
placed new canopies over the principal
stations in their lodge room, the work
being done by the Daughters of Re
bekah. The canopies are appropriate,
gorgeous and show excellent taste.
For Christmas and New Years the
M. & St. L. R'y will sell tickets on
Dec. u, %, "a, Is and 3lst, 1894. and
Jan. LIST, 1895, good to return Jan. I'd,
1896, at one and one-third fare for the
round trip, to any point within 200
miles.
/ On Dec. Oath and 18th, at eight
o'clock in the morning, Rev. FIR. Won
derlage will conduct mass at the
Catholic church in this city, and on
Dec. 18th at in the evening he will
hold vespers, to be followed by ser
mon and benediction.
Marie Collins, the queen of enter
tainers,will appear at the opera house,
in the interests of the high school lit
erary society, tomorrow night. Aside
from the entertainment being one of
the best that will be given this winter,
the object for which it is given is
laudable, and it should be we'll at
tended.
| An Iowa special in the Journal of
last week connected u. D. jackson, a
commercial traveller" with delicate
case, in which a young girl figured.
The ~. D. jackson" mentioned is not
our J. D. jackson, who travels for Wy
man, Partridge & Co., and who runs a
millinery and ladies' notion store in
this city.
The Woman's Relief Corps at their
last session elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: President,
Clara J. Lyman; senior vice, Caroline
F. Everett; junior vice, Elizabeth
Chapman; treasurer, Harriet Warner;
chaplain, Lois A. Kenney; conductor,
Helen J. Hale; guard, Julia A. Green;
secretary, Elizabeth Rowe.
Those interested in the liquidation
of the milling property of Birum &
Anderson, at North Redwood, are still
engaged attempting to formulate
some plan for the operating of the
mill and the settlement of debts
eventually on a fair basis. A telephone
message from there states that the
creditors will probably agree.
1t has been suggested to this paper
that wise thing for Redwood millers
would be to look for series of ar.
tesian wells in the Marshall basin ,ano
have the flow empty into the Red
wood river near that point. A large
flow from two or three of these well.
ought to keep the river high enough
to run all the mills along the river
Eventually, it would be a cheal
power
Rev. McHenry. of Delhi, occupied
the pulpit of the Presbyterian church
last Sunday morning and evening, il
+. the absence of Rev. John Sinclair, who
was visiting friends in Duluth. Fail
, sized audiences we're present. Tht
subject of the evening service wa.
) "Surface Movements" Rev. McHenry
condemned, to certain extent, some
} of the movements used by the church
He thought that some of the must,
used was of light character, anc
should not be used. He only wanted
that which satisfied the inward crav
: ings of the soul.
Up to the time Of going to press the
Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyteri
an churches we're making preparations
for the observance of Christmas
} through the Sunday schools. The
Episcopal Sunday school will have a
literary and musical programme at
the X. P. hall Monday evening. A
hrco firon1aco of bricks fn1l If candv