The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-10-25

from their visit to st. Paul last Mon
day.
j. W. Thomas left for Granite Falls
on hunting and fishing trip last
Monday.
Don't fail to hear Mrs. Florence
Hanscom sing at the social Friday
evening.
A special sale on clothing and gents
furnishing goods at G. A. Francois &
Co.'S next Monday.
Mrs. E. j. Bastian left last Friday
for San Diego, California, where she.
will spend the winter.
J. F. George, Republican speaker,
is scheduled to speak at North Red
wood next Monday evening.
The Tuesday following next, Nov.
9Th, is election day, and the prayers
of the people will be answered.
Revival meetings have been going
on in the Methodist cLu oh since Mon
day night, and continue over until to-
morrow night inclusive. They are be-
ing conducted by Rev. L. L. Hanscom,
assisted by Rev. G.. L. Hanscom.
The latter's wife acts as a soloist. The
service closes tomorrow evening with
a social given by the Epworth League,
which is the first to be given in the
church, and which promises to be
the first of many succeeding success
full events held in the church in days
that are to come.
What might have proved a fatal &C
cident occurred on the Minneapolis &
st. Louis passenger train going west
last Monday. The train was within a
mile of Delhi when, with terrific ex-
plosion the dry pipe of the engine
was broken and both cylinder heads
blown out. For two minutes the train
was in cloud of escaping steam, and
when it came to a stop the extent of
the accident, which might have killed
both engineer and fireman, became
known. The fire in the engine was
quickly extinguished, and new en-
CINE telegraphed for, which arrived an
hour later. The explosion was SO ter
rifle as to shake houses in Delhi and
the heads we're driven into the iron of
the COW catcher an inch deep.
VIM. Smith, of the town of New
Avon, was most cruelty beaten over
the head by three unknown men last
Tuesday night. It appears that the
three men were passing Smiths place,
when the latter's dog ran out, and
when in the midst of Smiths children,
one of the men fred a gun and shot
the dog. Smith attempted to overtake
the men, following them several miles,
and finally catching them. He at
tempted to get into their buggy when
one of the number struck him fear
full blow over the eye with the butt
end of his gun, inficting wound
about an inch deep, just below the left
eye brow, and laying the flesh open
to the bone. Smith was picked up
and taken home by the party that &C.
companied him, and on Wednesday
was brought to this city, and the
wound dressed by DR.. Gibson.
To enable it's members to attend
the Republican meeting, Hon. w. H
Eustis, speaker, the Chautauqua Circle
held their meeting Tuesday evening
at the home of Mr.. w. B. King, where
large number gathered to enjoy the
readings and Rotations. All the sub
jects we're we'll and thoroughly dis
cussed showing the active interest tax
en- by the members in understanding
the history of those troublous times
Prof. Torrens and several of the teach
ers we're present and took an active
an energetic part in the discussions
and the general wish of the Circle il
that they could be present every meet
ing. Leaders for the next meeting
Europe in the 10Th Century," Miss
Jorgenson; Growth of the English
Nation" Miss Dineen; "Chautauqus
article, Charles johnson. Meet mex
Monday evening with Miss Miller, al
the home of III. M. Hitchcock, at z 81
o'clock.
About two o'clock last Wednesday
morning the large barn on the Lars
Frederiksen place in Brookville was
burned to the ground. The entire con
tents, which consisted of four horses
one cow, one calf, eleven hogs, nearly
all the turkeys and chickens, three