The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-10-18

nois visiting with him.
Jasper Stegner is making external
improvements on his residence.
Remember the Cloak Sale tomorrow
at G. A. Francois & Co's.-the great
chance of the year.
Again we are in the market for
fresh compressed yeast received twice
week by II. G. Ackmann. 9-4t
There will be Prohibition meeting
at the Martin school house q week
from tomorrow night. The speakers
will he local.
A Lamberton friend corrects our
list of Senator Peterson's signers as
follows: II Republicans, "a Demo
Gratis, balance Populists, except three
unknown. The Democrats did we'll.
Ground was broken for the new jail
site last Tuesday and Contractor Car
roll stated to a reporter of this paper
that if the weather remained favor
able the Jail would be completed by
the first day of January.
Prof. Hilleboe, Prohibition candi-
date for governor, who is to speak here
tomorrow night, will not speak at
Delhi, as previously announced. He
speaks at Lamberton to-day, and will
probably speak at Sleepy Eye to-mor-
row afternoon.
The GAZETTE is indebted to Mrs. j.
H. Griffis, of Gold Hill, Oregon, for a
late copy of the Portland Oregonian,
and in annexed slip speaking Of serv-
ing strawberries picked from the gar
den during the present month at an
editors table.
As will be seen elsewhere Judge IT.
D. Baldwin is an independent candi-
date for representative, his reason be-
ing that J. N. Jones, the Republican
nominee, did not live up to an oral
agreement on the contest for Judge
of Probate. Mr.. Baldwin was also
urged to make the run by number
of the Republicans of this city. For
him the Democratic and Prohibition
candidates have pulled out of the
race, leaving the field open to Messrs.
Baldwin, Jones and Croft, which
promises to make an interesting scrap
between the former two.
The State Board of Equalization
was on the raise in Redwood county
this year. From the equalization made
by the county board in July the State
Board decreased cattle three years old
and over 20 per cent; cattle two years
old increased 20 per cent; cows in
creased 20 per cent; working oxen 20
per cent; all other cattle were increased
Is per cent. The valuation of hogs
was increased 33s per cent; of watch
es and clocks l75 per cent; me'odeons
Is per cent; pianos rs per cent; house.
hold furniture 10 per cent; agricultur-
al tools and machinery 10 per cent;
shares of bank stock increased rs per
cent; stocks of furniture, sample rooms
and saloons were increased so per
cent. Land in the county, exclusive
of structures and other improvements
was increased 10 per cent.
On Wednesday evening, Oct. oath.
there will be given five cent reading
in the opera house. On that occasion
a choice and miscellaneous program
will be rendered by number of the
finest artists of our home grown talent
There will be music (which hath
charm to soothe the savage breast, u
there will be readings and Rotations
tragic, comic and pathetic; and the
pleasure of enjoying all this will be
yours for the small sum of five cents
only FIVE cents remember, whether
you are adult or child. The proceeds
after hall expenses are paid are to be
presented to the band, to whom The
whole town is under obligations fol
it's splendid music. Let the towr
then give rousing audience anc
swell the door receipts, SO that there
may be decent sum to give to the
band, who are fine set of young fell
lows. If this form of entertainment,
is found to be popular and successful
it is purposed to give series of them
during the winter.
Tuesday was the last day for filing
nominations for State and county Of
fees. Here in Redwood county, aside
from the congressional, judicial anc
senatorial candidates that have filed
John N. Jones, Chas. Croft and Judge
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