The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-08-23

Mrs. y. ". Hawes returned from
AIoka last Saturday.
Charles Brundage is at work in the
Redwood cigar factory.
DR.. w. D. Finn returned home
from his Wisconsin trip last Saturday
evening.
Lewis Rain came up from st. Paul
last week to enter the store of G. A.
Francois & Co.
G. j. Cook came up from st. Paul
last Saturday evening and spent Sum
day with his family.
Frank Curtis is temporarily en-
ployed in the lumber yard Of Nelson,
Tenney & Co., at Morton, and may go
on the road for that firm later.
Deputy Collector of Internal Rev
enue Henry, who is also editor OF the
New Ulm News, was in this city last
Thursday en- route for Granite Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Brooks en-
loved a visit last week from Mrs. Tab
or and the Misses Flossie Charlesworth
and Eta Wohlford, of Crystal Lake.
Henry Cook,a young Renyille coun-
| ty farmer, who has been visiting rela-
tiyes in Waseca, returned home over
the Northwestern last Saturday even
ing.
Two Aocks of geese passed over the
city last Sunday morning, both OF them
flying SO low that shot gun would
have brought one or more OF them to
the ground.
| Quite large number Of Redwood
ties spent most of last Sunday in the
| vicinity of the gold mines, good
many of them bringing home souVe-
mir pieces of quartz.
| Mrs. H. F. Clipfell entertained a
| few friends at Glen Spring Saturday
| afternoon. Mesdanles III. D. Brooke
| Ella Mcmillan, A. E. and w. B. King
and children we're present.
Hon. John Lind passed through
Redwood Falls last Friday en- route
home from Beaver Falls, where he was
studying up the contest over the coun'
| ty seat, with view to giving Mother
| Beaver the best of it.
Capt. Thos. Mcmillan was re-elect-
| ed commander of the Soldiers Home
| at the annual meeting of the Board
last week. The trustees of the Home
know a good man, after he has been
tried, and that is why Capt. Thos. is
retained.
ASt. Paul firm secured the contract
FOR erecting the monument to COM
memorate the battle of Spirit Lake, in
connection with the Ink .pa-du-ta mas
sacre, which Judge Flandrau narrates
in this paper. 1t is to cost in the
neighborhood of $1,000.
Col. Frank Watters,the Morton mil
Ter, was in the city last Sunday. Col.
Waters, politically, is a Democrat,
but says that he belongs to that class
of Minnesotians who want to see the
St. Paul and Minneapolis combined
political ring cleaned out at the next
session of the legislature.
VIM. voss, farmer residing in the
town of Sherman, had the misfortune
to lose twelve stacks of grain by hire
last Wednesday afternoon. The lire
was apparently of incendiary origin,
Mr. oss believing that some one hav-
ing personal spite against him apply
ing the torch.
School opens September 10th. Ex-
aminations of new pupils will be held
in High School room Saturday, Sept.
9th, at 9 o'clock a. m. Those desiring
to consult the superintendent with re-
gard to school matters will find him
at the school building from 2 to 3
o'clock, Sept. 9Th, 9TH and 9Th.
George P. Johnston, of Madelia,
well-known to the local politicians
here, and for Is years clerk of court
of Watonwan county, has been ad-
judged insane and sent to St. Peter.
In the halls of legislation, at the Re-
publican conventions, Johnston was
always prominent, and it was general
ly limited that he carried the check
book of some of the of6ce-seekers or
corporations.
The latest thing out is the Glars
License" issued by the Ancient and
Reckless Order of Preyaricators, Civ
ing the holder of license the right to
lie from the first day of January to
the 31st day of December, he being q