The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-10-04

j. P. Cooper left for Chicago last
Monday, where he will purchase a
carload of the celebrated Kimball
pianos.
F. w. Archer, struck with paralysis
at Morton, during the races there, has
improved enough to allow his removal
to Lamberton.
A Democratic caucus to elect nine
delegates to the county convention
will be held at the engine house in
the Second ward tonight.
G. B. Rot, a young farmer, of the
town of Sherman, is taking a six
months course in the commercial de-
partment Of Parker College, Winnie
bago City.
IS. Kellom, a farmer residing near
Window, has received the Prohibition
nomination for congress from this dis
trict, and says that he will make an
active canvass of the district.
Two large strings of black bass were
caught in Birum e. Anderson's mill
pond by a Redwood fishing party
early in the week. Several of them
we're as large as bass generally grow.
The strings we're caught in very
short time.
The farm heretofore known as the
Hanson farm which VIM. Cain has
rented for the past four or five years
was sold to Mr.. Geo. Buxton, of this
city. Mr.. Buxton exchanged his resi-
dence property in this city and ex-
poets to move on to the farm.
Henry Holmes, of Cleveland, Ohio,
a prominent capitalist of that city, Wis
tied with A. G. Burmeister last week.
Mr.. Holmes was a member of a har-
vest excursion party from Cleveland,
and while in this section of the States
he invested in some farming land.
Will Crane and wife, of Lake City,
have been visiting with the family of
VIM. 2. Huntington during the past
week. Mr.. Crane, is an old friend of
Capt. Dunnington's, he having been a
boy in Lake City, when the Captain
conducted general merchandise store
in that city.
Frequent reports of burning of hay
stacks in this county are made. 1t
should be borne in mind that this crop
is an exceptionally short one this year,
and that it will take the last straw to
supply the demand. Hay will be an
expensive article before spring, and it
is good deal better to keep it to sell
than to destroy it by fire.
The reception to Rev. John Sinclair,
of the Presbyterian church, by the
congregation of that church, at the
home of Mrs. M. E. Curtiss. of Wyom-
ing street, last Friday evening, was a
success. Nearly 100 members and
friends we're present during the even
ing. Refreshments we're served. Mr.
Sinclair gave some of his experiences
while on his vacation.
At the annual meeting of the Bible
society in the Presbyterian church
last Sunday evening, the old officers
were elected for the ensuing year
The officers are J. B. Robinson, presi-
dent; H. N. Bell, secretary and H
Winter, treasurer. A collection was
taken for the American Bible society
The reports of the officers was pospon-
ed until latter date. Revs. Hans
com and Sinclair addressed the meet
ing. ."" '-N.T ...''-
r. Greene, of St. Paul, connected
with the Northwest Magazine, owned
and edited by E. V. Smalley, arrived
in town last Saturday, and has studied
up matters with a view to getting out
an illustrated edition of his magazine
for this city and adjoining country
This intention has been brought on
by the mining boom of Redwood
Falls. The magazine is one of the
booming periodicals in the State, and
for long time was the official boomer
of the Northern Pacific country. Mr.
Greene states that before he left St
Paul he had conversation with A. B
Cults, of the M. & St. L. road relative
to the building of the spur tracks tc
the coal and gold mines, and Mr.
Cults made statements that led Mr.
Greene to believe that the spurs
would be built soon.
The experience of Hugh McDougal
who attempted to skip this county
and leave large creditors behind him
a week ago last Monday, is an inter