The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-03-08


evening.
Mrs. Charles G. Chollar returned
from a few days visit to Minneapolis
relatives last Saturday.
Mrs. Alex. Harkin, of St. Peter, has
been at the bedside of her son, Chas.
Lamberton, of this place, during the
past week.
A. K. Mohn has been appointed
postmaster at Revere, between Lam
berton and Walnut Grove, in this
county, vice L. j. Rustad, resigned.
The winters advertising of Redwood
by the GAZETTE and the daily CORE
spondents, is commencing to show an
effect. People are looking this way.
Receive them cordially.
F. FL. Welcome and his associates
of Granite Falls, Mimi, have been
authorized by the controller of the
currency to organize the First Nation
al Bank of Granite Falls.
The Keystone Watch Case Co. send
free to all applicants neat little
charm in the shape of a watch case
opener, which obviates the use of a
knife or finger nail to open the
watch.
Lamberton Leader: The commiss-
toner's have appointed w. L. Pierce
county attorney in the place of his
father of St Paul. We have not learn
ed as yet whether they gave the father
back the $500 or not.
Charles w. Lent, worthy citizen
residing south of this city, has been
pensioned by the U. S. government
for services rendered during the war.
The pension was secured through the
efforts of Capt. Huntington.
w. w. Smith, candidate for State
treasurer, is at the head of a Sleepy
Eye bank that charges $3.50 protest
fees on check for $3.50, with two en-
dorsers. While Smith may not get
the nomination there isn't much doubt
but what he would make money for
somebody as State treasurer, if he
should succeed.
In a personal letter to the publish
ers the Keystone Watch Case Co., of
Philadelphia, says: "The increased
demand for our watch case openers in
your locality leads us to believe that
your paper is sought for and read
very carefully by your subscribers,
making it very valuable advertising
medium"
St. Peter journal: The notorious
character known as "Jack the Hug
ger" who created quite a sensation
here few short months ago, is again
about the city. He is described as be-
ing short heavy set person. He has
peculiar weakness for lowering
about dark places along the public
highways, until some lone female
chances to pass without an escort. He
confronts her, bars the passage and
uses language that is neither choice
nor foreign.
At the high school exercises last
Friday aftsrnoon James Beecher gave
an essay on "A Crofter," Grace Chad
bourne read "The Light on the Dead
Mans Bark" and Grace Abbott
"Scotland's Maiden Martyr" The
debate on the question Resolved,
that negroes cause more trouble than
Indians" was decided in favor of the
negatives, Lucy Woodland and Bertha
Hiatt taking the affirmative and Lena
Winters and Raleigh Jennings the
negative. The judges were Addie
Bigham, Pearl Seitz and Willard Root.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: As result
of the carrying of pistols and revolv-
ers by the young boys in town Fred
johnson, aged twelve, had narrow
escape from losing his sight last Thurs
day afternoon. He was spending the
afternoon playing with his cousin and
the latter was shooting at mark with
a % calibre revolver, when glancing
shot struck Fred little above the
right eye and knocked him down. The
wound bled quite freely and for time
it was feared that the eye was. injured.
The discovery of coal at Redwood
Falls, says the Mankato Free Press,
with the promise of extensive develop
ment, open up new possibilities for
Mankato, as a manufacturing city.
If coal can be delivered in Mankato
cheaply, this will be a great induce