The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-02-01


w. G. Taber, of Minneapolis. came
up from that city last week, and was
present at the death of his brother
Fred.
During the year 1893 there we're 343
births and 1O3 deaths in Redwood
county, according to the reports of
town clerks The clerks can now
draw their stipend for reporting the
same.
Annie Bredvold, aged twenty years,
was killed at Minneapolis by the ex-
plosion of kerosene lamp. She at
one time was in the employ of Hotel
Francois and O. B. Turrell. The re-
mains were brought to Springfield for
burial.
At the Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning there will the usual
sermon and communion after. In the
evening the subject of the sermon will
be "Old cast clouts and old rotten
rags and cords" A sermon for young
men and women.
Ex-County Attorney Madigan has
filed with Register of Deeds Evans a
mortgage deed of $1,000 on his resi-
dence property in this city and war
ranty deed for 80 acres of land in
Johnsonville valued at 1920, and a
State certificate valued at ST. 200 to 80
acres of land in Lambertol, all given
to Henry Schleuder.
Conductors Tom Hughes and John
Wylie left for St. Paul yesterday
where they were conducted across the
burning desert of the Ancient and
Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine,
stopping at the various GASES and par
taking of milk and honey furnished
them by their Arabic brethren. Two
camels were used to make the trip and
various Roman candles were employed
in the illumination and torchlight pro-
cessions.
r. S. Pickett. who sold his farm in
Delhi last fall, has recently bought
out Howard Gifin's dray and express
business at Echo, and expects to re-
move there with his family in about
two weeks. Mr.. Pickett has been farm
ing and dairying in this vicinity TO,
nearly fifteen years past, and his old
neighbors and friends bespeak for him
good business and good treatment in
his new departure.
A pitiful case came to the attention
of the county commissioners Tuesday
when w. j. Munro brought to town a
man with cork feet, both hands and
nose frozen. He gave his name as
John A. Anderson, aged A. He stat.
ed that he had friends in St. Peter
and Nicollet. He left there about g
week ago, without money, and remem
bers having been in Sharon, LeSueul
county but don't know how he reached
this place. He had slept in straw
stack one night, because his pride for
babe him asking for shelter under {
formers roof. Anderson was placed
in charge of Landlord Baldwin, of tn,
Redwood House, and will be sent tt
St. Peter.
Gerraghty's corn pepper, which tb'
police have been hunting after 70
some time on writ of repIevin, ha
been at last found. The said corn
pepper suddenly disappeared da..
before the attachment was served OF
Mrs. Gerraghty. 1t came out in tn
: evidence of farmer in the Gerraght
} examination, before Judge French
, that the pepper had been borrowe'
5 by him from Mrs. Gerraghty to enabl
, his wife to pop a few bushels of cor
, for her Sunday school class, to whic
she was giving treat. But from tia
house the pepper once more made
sudden disappearance and could nc
, be found. Gerraghty got scent tina
it was to be found in particular bar
in town. He went to the owner of tn
barn and asked him if he might loo
for it. The owner assured him that
; was not there. Gerraghty insisted i
! turning over two tons of hay that ha
been put into the barn a few days be
, fore. He got liberty, and found tn
pepper ensconced at the bottom Q
the hay.