The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-09-20


Editor G. X. Blandin, Of Sanborn,
was in the city for q short time last
Tuesday.
i Mrs. E. E. Case, of Waterville, is
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Kenney.
Sheriff Blethen returned from q trip
through Nicollet, Brown and other
counties last Tuesday morning.
Look out for prairie fires. The grass
is exceptionally dry, and with the
mildest winds the fire will travel like
q hurricane. Don't set them; that's
the best way.
The band boys give benefit ball
at the opera house this evening, and
q large crowd is anticipated. Some
of the music will be by the entire band,
and consequently excellent.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Bacon, of Beaver Falls, died
last Sunday, and the funeral occurred
from the residence in that village on
Monday, the interment taking place
in the Redwood cemetery.
A meeting to organize q Chautau-
qua Circle will be held in the base
ment room of the M. E. church Sept.
Oath, (Monday evening at 8 o'clock to
which all persons interested are most
cordially and respectfully invited.
Frank Kline, who SO mysteriously
disappeared on the afternoon of Sept.
IL, appeared at his home Thursday
evening. He was mentally deranged
temporarily, and this caused his queer
actions. He stated that he had wan
dered along the Minnesota for some
time, eventually reaching Morton,
from which place he started home on
Thursday evening. It appears that
Kline was bent on suicide, but could
not bear the thought OF thus leaving
his wife and children.
The Methodist church is nearing
completion, and Rev. Mr.. Hanscom
stated to GAZETTE reporter Tuesday
morning that he expected to hold ser
vices in the magnificent edifice about
the second Sunday in October, and the
dedicatory services would be held
some time during the week previous
The interior presents magnificent
} appearance, and the stained glass
windows are something decidedly new
and unique for this section of the
State. As to whether the structure
will be brick veneered or not this
present season is still matter o.
doubt, the depressed financial condi
ton making the matter doubtful.
Chas. w. Athey, of this city, wa'
united in marriage to Miss Title
Schiplow, by Rev. Henry Beer, of tn.
Church of the Holy Communion, a
!, the residence of the groom's mother
about ten o'clock last Tuesday morn
ing. After the wedding ceremony
which was in the presence of only tn
> intimate friends of the bride ant
3 groom, a wedding breakfast wa
served, after which the happy coupl'
left on brief trip to St. Paul ane
Minneapolis. They will be at hom'
!, on Washington avenue and Wyoming
l street, after Oct. lst. Mr.. Athey i
r street commissioner of this city, ant
: is general favorite among the boys
Solicitor A. E. Clarke, of the 81
Louis road, returned from New Yorl
;. CITY last Monday morning, where b
! has been for the past ten days en-
2 gagged in the arrangement of the com
!. pletion of the details of the auction
sale of the Minneapolis & St. Loui
road in Minneapolis next month. Al
j. though Mr.. Clarke does not say,
would seem that the indications ar
| that the stockholders of the St. Loui
. road will be able to raise the amour
: sufficient to regain possession of tn
j. road. This was at first thought to b
) not possible, but owing to the rapi'
}, improvement in the Eastern fnancia
8 condition for the past few weeks, it
. more than likely that the 100000
! necessary to redeem the property vii
4 be raised by the share holders.
!, The veterans of the Seventh Mime
J. sofa at their annual reunion in st
Paul last Wednesday morning tool
: up the Birch Coulie matter, and pass
ed resolution instructing the presiden
! of their association to appoint com
mittee of five to endeavor to have thu
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