The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-11-29

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Russell visiting with his parents last
week.
Geo Houghmaster returned from q
trip to St. Paul and Minneapolis last
Saturday.
Miss Delica Nichols, of Russell, has
been visiting with Miss Gay Dough
erty, west of this city, during the past
week.
E. B. Hale has been at home for
the past week, nursing lame back,
the consequence of slip and fall on
the icy steps of hotel at Pennington,
this state.
F. G. Thayer, of Mankato, agent
for DR.. Wards medicines, was in the
city last Monday. Mr.. Thayer says
that business is picking up IN the
counties visited by him during the
past month.
The Springfield Advance records
the marriage of Frank Carman, of
Redwood Falls, and Miss Annie Pet
erson, daughter of Hans G. Peterson,
of Bashaw, by Rev. Kemerer, of that
place, on Nov. 20.
w. F. Dickinson. of the Glendale
Farm, left over the Northwestern last
Saturday for Chicago, where he went
to attend the annual Fat Stock Show
of America, and take notes on the fine
qualities of the Polled Angus Aber-
deem cattle.
Delbert Clement was given most
successful surprise party by his nu-
merous school friends last Saturday
afternoon, at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. G. D. Thompson. The juveniles
all give same report of "lots of fun
and an lawful good time"
At the regular election of officers of
Redwood Lodge, I. O. 0. F., last Sat-
urday evening, the following were
elected for the ensuing term: A. G.
Burmeister, N. G.; j. B. Mason, V.
G.; G. Moon, recording secretary; A.
B. Truesdell, permanent secretary; S.
Pollard, treasurer.
G.. g.. Thune received word from
Zumbrota last Monday that his broth
er, Andrew Thune, residing there. had
died of dropsy in St. Luke's hospital,
Rochester, on Sunday. Andrew Thune
was 81 years of age and unmarried at
the time of his death. The funeral
occurred in Zumbrota on Tuesday land
G.. e. left here on Monday to attend
the same.
J. Fletcher Skinner has secured an
important position as head of a depart
ment in one of Chicago's largest es-
Establishments, and will leave for that
place about the first of the year. Mr..
Skinner is considered an excellent
salesman and the concern probably
realized this when it engaged his ser
vice. He has innumerable friends
here who will wish him great success
in his new field.
The fourth entertainment of the
Nickel Readings will b. given in the
opera house next Tuesday evening,
December 4th. A good programme
is expected and pleasant evening
may be guaranteed. These entertain
ments have become SO popular that
there is no need to say anything more
than to announce the evening when
the entertainment will be given to en-
sure a large and appreciative audience
Fourth class postmasters can now
act as notary public for pensioners and
witnesses in pension cases only, says a
recent Washington dispatch, and can
charge pensioner not exceeding rs
cents for each voucher to which he az
fixes the seal of his office. The new
authority and emolument of the vii
lage postmaster sprang from an act
approved recently which requires,
empowers and authorizes them to ad-
minister any and all oaths required t.
be made by pensioners and their wit
nesses in the execution of their vouch-
ers with like effect and force as offic-
ers having seal; and such pcstmas-
ter shall affix the stamp of his Office
to his signature to such vouchers.
Window Reporter: Some peddlers,
three in number, went to Redwood
Falls the other day claiming to have
been robbed of $3.50, while staying ov-
er night with man in Red Rock
township, this county. They sought
legal advice at Redwood Falls. There
| ia No such town in this county an6 M