The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-10-31

A good many of the youngsters
around town are nursing sore arms
and sore legs. They all have the foot
ball fever and the wounds are merely
confirmation points of their excellent
playing.
United States Marshal Campbell
was in town Friday and Saturday
securing witnesses against Hoffman
of Morton, charged with giving liquor
to Indians. The case will come be-
fore the Mankato grand jury.
A Y. P. S. G. E. business social will
be held in the lecture room of the
Presbyterian church tomorrow even
ing at o'clock. All who are con-
nected with or interested in the society
are cordially invited to be present.
Miss Charlotte Schmahl left yester-
day for Young America, where she as
sisted Past Grand Worthy Matron
Taylor of the Order of the Eastern
Star of Minnesota in instituting a
branch of the Eastern Star in that
town.
w. P. Huntington left for St. Paul
Tuesday to attend a meeting of the
trustees of the Minnesota State Sol
diers' Home and other matters in
which he is interested. Mrs. Dun
nington, who has been visiting in St.
Paul for several days,will return home
with him to-day.
The Guild of St. Veronica desires
to keep before the people of Redwood
Falls the fact that they intend to
hold a sale in the early part of Deem
Der. Their object is to form fund
for building rectory. Such build
ing being an addition to the town, is
matter of interest to all our people.
Factory Inspector John N. Jones
was in Mankato last week. The Free
Press said that he was inspecting the
factories there and quotes him as say
ing that he will not only inspect the
factories in this section but all of the
printing Offices, etc, where labor is
| employed. He proposes to look into
the sanitary arrangements, etc.
E. R. Ozias, wife and daughter, of
Chicago, ILL.,, the former manager of
the Headlight of that city, were in
town over Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day. Mr.. Ozias was engaged in writ
lug up the town and it's business men
and the sketches will probably appear
in December issue of the Headlight.
Beautiful half-tone portraits will ap-
pear with the article.
Attorney George w. Somerville of
Somerville & Olsen came across coun-
try from Olivia on his way home last
Saturday evening. Mr.. Somerville
has been employed by Renville coun-
ty to assist the prosecution in two as
sault cases, both on women or young
girls. He returned to Olivia Monday,
He states that Judge Webber's court
will continue all of this week and will
not then have finished all of the bust
ness before it.
In the Presbyterian church on Sun
day there will be q rally sermon. The
Sunday-school will rally in attendance,
in lessons and department. The jun
ior z. P. S. C. E. will rally over the
subject, Fighting for the right -
The senior Y. r. S. G. E. will rally
with "Our weapons and our allies
Eph. 6:l0-lo. The evening service
will be rally to discuss the merits of
the curfew bell. care the notes of
curfew knen of sorrow or a peal of
joy?"
According to the Mankato Free
Press the Second Congressional dis
trict is growing into importance, SO
far as declamatory contests are con-
cerned. The cause for this statement
is that hereafter there will be four
sub-contests in the district, instead of
just one as heretofore. These four
'sub-contests will be held at Redwood
Falls, st. James, jackson and Lu-
verne on the evening of Dec. 9Th. The
final contest for the winners at the
|sub-contest will be held at Mankato
Friday evening, Dec. 18th. Mankato
is obliged to 60 to st. James with its
contestants. The Redwood Falls dis
trict includes surrounding counties.
On Tuesday of last week. Mr..
Ezra Ticknor died of old age at
the residence of John Ilett, west of
this city. Mr.. Ticknor was SO. wears