The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-06-28

F. E. Ring & Co. have secured the
branch agency for the Elite Laundry,
Of st. Paul, at this place.
George Whittet states that owing
to lack OF rain his strawberry yield
will not reach 1000 quarts this wear.
Mrs. DR.. l. Cole came up from Min
neapolis last Wednesday, and is car
rying on quite fortune-telling bust
ness at the Commercial.
Amanda Drake, who has been teach
ing in this neighborhood. during the
past few months, returned to her home
in Nicollet last week.
The Renville Star Farmer wants to
know why putting in the water works
at this place raised the rates above
anything we have ever experienced.
The Lower Sioux Agency had half
hour rain last Thursday afternoon
that proved a great boom to the peo-
pie of that section. It poured down
and moistened the ground to the depth
of several inches.
The races of the Granite Falls Driv-
ing Park Association occur in that
city on July Sd and 4th, and aside
from the races Granite has prepared
to celebrate in magnificent style on
July 18th.
Mrs. S. Conklin, mother to Mrs. c.
G. Chollar, returned to her home in
Minneapolis, j, last Monday. Leon
Conklin will spend this week at Pleas
ant Grove Farm, after which he will
return to his familiar haunts at Min
neapolis.
The city board of equalization, con-
sisting of ali of the members of the
city council, we're in session last Mon
day equalizing the assessments re-
turned by Assessor Everett. There
was more or less kicking, as there al
ways is, but the Board lived through
it.
Matt Offerman is credited with hav-
ing as fine piece of wheat as there is
in Redwood county at the present
time. 1t stands nearly three feet
high and is heading out nicely. The
reason for this is that MATHS ground
is new and retains moisture better than
old land.
j. L. Coppock informs US that there
will be basket picnic at Francois
grove on Three Lakes on July 4th.
Aside from this there will be readings
and singing, and Rev. Hanscom will
speak in the afternoon. A ball game
between couple of good clubs is al
so scheduled.
Tracy Trumpet: The delegates to
the Y. P. S. G.. E. convention at Red
wood Falls report it a most successful
one. They were delightfully."- enter
tanned by the hospitable people of
that town. A large reception was given
in honor of the delegates Saturday
evening. All enjoyed a fine time, re-
turning Monday.
School districts clerks will take no
tice that all school notices for annual
school meeting must be posted ten
days before the day of meeting, which
this year falls on July Fl, at 7 p. m .,
and that all the reports due the coun-
ty superintendent are to be sent be-
fore August 10th in order to insure
the fees of the clerk.
Holmer johnson, one of the leading
farmers of Three Lakes township, was
in Redwood Falls last week. and re-
ported 30 acres of wheat so badly
burned by warm weather as to be un-
tit for the harvester. He also stated
that if the the threshing machine COM
bine was go be would buy thresh-
ing machine of his own and fool the
conspirators.
About two months ago Geo. Terri
ten lost a bill book containing notes
and $40 in money, says the Sanborn
Sentinel. A few days ago he received
his lost property by mail minus the
ten dollars. Geo. is of the opinion
that the money he lost will do the
other fellow more good than it would
him, and thinks himself mighty lucky
in getting the notes back.
Lieut.. Albert Beecher, U. S. N,
arrived home on a two weeks visit
last Saturday evening. After spend
ing his vacation here he will 20 to
Washington, where be will be ordered
to one of the seaport towns and will