The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-12-20

Editor ]. A. Henry, Of the New
| Ulm News, deputy internal revenue
inspector for this district, was in the
city last Monday.
i Hon. G. D. Gilfllan left for st.
Paul last Saturday, and was present
at the death Of his brother, Hon.
James B. Gilfllan, Sunday morning.
j. V. Taylor, of Three Lakes, cor
reefs the statement made that he lost
three cows by reason Of poisoned hay.
He says that death resulted from the
cows eating fax chat.
Comrade E. B. Hale, of this city,
was present at the fifth anniversary Of
Joe Hooker Post, w. R. c., of Tracy,
last Thursday evening, and contribut-
ed several war songs to the program,
according to the Trumpet.
At the Catholic church last Sunday
a collection of about $50 was taken
for the poor students of st. Paul's
seminary, located in the city of St.
Paul. The weather kept down the at
tendance, or the collection would have
been larger, we are assured by Fir.
Vonderlage.
| A. B. Truesdell bri lgs the GAZETTE
several samples of coal which he un-
earthed while digging a we'll on his
fathers premises in this city. It is un-
doubtedly part of the Ignite strata
which lies under nearly all of Red
wood county.
i The services in the Presbyterian
church on Sunday next will be the
usual Christmas services. In the fore
noon the subject will be "The Prince
in the Midst" in the evening the Y
| P. S. G. E. will conduct missionary
service of song and speaking.
The Knights of Pythias are fairly
outdoing themselves in making ar
rangements for their ball and party
next Tuesday highland all those who
attend will be highly entertained. The
dancing will occur at the hall, while
J refreshments will be served at the
lodge room, where games may also be
INDUCED in.
Winter set in on the night of Dec
; Is. Early in the evening warm
: rain set in and it continued for q
couple of hours, being followed by
snow. A strong wind was blowing
} and at IL o'clock quite a blizzard was
raging. The next morning dawnec
t bright and clear with about an inch Of
5 snow on the ground.
5 The Redwood Falls correspondent
: of the Minneapolis Journal was award
ed the $50 prize for the best SCOOP,
: or exclusive piece of news sent from
: the northwest to that paper during thu
r month of November. The specia
5 which won the prize was the first &C
\ count of the Otto murder near Nor
/. ton. This makes two prizes for Red
r wood during the past year.
, 1t took no small amount of food K
get up the thanksgiving dinner at tn,
: insane hospital ut St. Peter. The chic
ingredients thereof are said to hav,
, been 24O turkeys, 400 mince pies, thre'
! barrels cranberry sauce, 20 bushels
potatoes, five bushels of celery. Is gal
Ions of jelly, $50 loaves of bread, 13'
? gallons of coffee, II gallons of chick
j en- salad, 60 gallons Of squash, 60 gal
. Ions of giblet sauce, l2O gallons O
/ turkey dressing. It is estimated from
| figures made that total weight of thi
. collation. was $3.50 pounds, or owe
5 four pounds per individual.
8 The Mothers Meeting" at the M
8 E. church last Thursday, under thu
leadership of Mrs. P. D. Hitchcock
5 was we'll attended and full of interest
: One woman expressed the sentiment
| of all present, when, after nearly tw'
, hours session, she said, This is all 8,
!, good and helpful that 1 would like Il
, stay two hours longer" The subject
5 discussed were "Our children ant
: their amusements and associates,
, and sour children and religion Many
: excellent thoughts were given, and al
, felt it to be profitable meeting
l These Mothers Meetings will be mad,
r a prominent feature of the w. c. T. u
work for the winter. Every one j.
t cordially invited to attend and par
ticipate in them.
Last spring the State Experiment
Station issued bulletin calling atten