The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-12-27

Miss Mabelle Clayson is at home
for the holidays from her duties in
Springfield.
Misses Hawk and Sadie Holt came
up from their studies at the Mankato
Normal school last Saturday.
Miss Susie Abbott will teach in the
second primary grade of the Renville
schools after the holidays are over.
Miss VanCamp left for her home in
Austin, and Miss Selma Linwell left
for her home in Minneapolis, last Sat
urday, to spend the holidays.
Henry Holdhouse returned from his
visit to Wisconsin last Friday. He
thinks Redwood Falls the liveliest
town he has been in since he left here.
w. Kinmore,of Tracy, has purchased
J. V. McGettrick's interest in the liv-
cry stable of Peck & McGettrick, and
hereafter the firm will be known as
Peck e. Kinmore.
An item in the Rural Center says
that E. E. Nichols, of Walnut Grove,
will move to Redwood Falls some
time in January, he having been ap-
pointed to take care of the new Jail.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: The petition
being circulated hereabouts for the
pardon of NJ. M. Madigan is being
numerously signed. We note that
Madigan has secured legal assistance
and will attempt to reopen his case
before the supreme court.
The Olivia Press of last Wednes-
day says: George Robidou and faith
or, of Morgan, Redwood county, passed
through Bird Island last night with
mortgaged property, ETC., and to-day
Constable Casey, of Franklin, and one
of the prominent business men of
Morgan, were in town looking for the
parties.
Hon. Charles T. Howard, of Red
field, who is visiting here with the
Beechers, is candidate for speaker
of the Legislature of South Dakota,
and his prospects are exceedingly
bright for that position, which will be
decided on Jan. 9Th next. Mr.. How
ard is a strong friend of Senator Petit
CREWS. and says that the gentleman
will be elected Senator from that
State without opposition.
For some time past the papers have
been full of news about the wonderful
gold discoveries at Redwood Falls,
this State, and on the strength of all
this noise many a sucker has parted
with his hard earned dollars in return
for worthless stock in imaginary gold
mines. The bubble is bursted and
again the truth of the old adage is
emphasized: "The fool and his money
are easily parted" Preston Times.
Deputy State Game Warden Slime
visited Lake Shetek last week, and as
result numerous nice fishing instru-
ments and several nice messes of fish
were confscated. The next day sew
eral arrests for illegal fishing were
made. and in every case a fine was
imposed,one of the parties fined being
J. T. Backen, of Walnut Grove, and
another Frank Cooper, of Sanborn
Both of these parties were fined S.
and costs.
Antiquity Lodge No. 81, A. F. & A
NJ, held its annual meeting last
Wednesday evening, at which time
the following officers we're elected
w. NJ, o. L. Dornberg; Senior Ward
en-, H. N. Bell; Junior Warden, w. R
Caswell; Secretary, Geo. w. Dickin.
son; Treasurer, w. F. Dickinson. The
appointive officers will be announced
at the installation. which will occur or
the evening of St. Johns Day, Past
Grand Master Dickinson acting al
the installing officer.
G. J. Buell., the single tax advocate
and tax collector of five dollar bills fol
membership in the Minnesota Demo
cratic association, was in town las
Thursday, attempting to get members
here to renew their membership. Thu
Democrats were few and far between
and one of them remarked to the Ga
zErTE representative just after The
Northwestern train pulled out with
Mr.. Buell. aboard: II have got through
coughing up for that thing" 1t is un
derstood that Mr.. Buell. left the cit,
without having over two renewals O
membership.
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