The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-07-18

Mrs. II. M. Hitchcock, assisted by
Miss Sophia Miller, entertained a num-
Der of young people at the home of
the former on Minnesota avenue last
Monday evening.
A. E. Peterson of Litchfield was at
the Clipfell farm over Sunday and
Monday, visiting with his friend, Rev.
Ernest Thornquest. Mr.. Peterson is
student at Excelsior college.
The Ladies Mite society and the
Young Ladies Cycle of the Presbyter-
ian church will meet with Mrs. Henry
Baker on Friday afternoon. Supper
will be served at the usual hour, to
which gentlemen are invited.
S. W. Tredway of Morton was in
the city Sunday. Mr.. Tredway will
quit the Morton Roller mills the first
of August. He goes from Morton to
Montevideo where he will run an ele-
vator now being erected in that town
by his father.
The receipts for Redwood creamery
for the week ending last Saturday are
as follows: Monday 1929, Tuesday
8,175, Wednesday 8,42O, Thursday
8,447, Friday 1858, Saturday $500.
The butter manufactured amounted
to about 1920 pounds.
As a result of the drouth and hot
winds number of fields will turn out
No. 3 wheat this year. The wheat on
the Lindeman farm on the top of the
North Redwood hill is badly shriveled
up by the bad weather and is given
that grade. 1t was being cut the
early part of this week.
Harry Laird had the misfortune to
run a nail several inches into his foot
while jumping from spring board
into the water above the Delhi dam
last Saturday evening. The accident
was such painful one as to keep Mr..
Laird in the house for several days.
Next Sunday evening at the Pres
byterian church at o'clock all the
young peoples societies of the city
will hold union service. The sub
ject will be temperance one. At 8
o'clock in the Methodist church a
union Sunday school service will be
held. An interesting program by the
children will be the main feature.
A light rain fell in this vicinity Sat-
urday evening and Sunday afternoon,
just little more than enough to lay
the dust. 1t cooled the atmosphere,
however, and Monday morning was
as agreeable as the most ardent kicker
could have desired. The rain of Sat-
urday evening and Sunday afternoon
passed to the north of US, as usual,
and the farms in that direction were
given a good wetting.
The Ladies Mite society of the
Presbyterian church gave one of their
regular ice cream socials at the church
last Friday evening. The evening
was very warm and a large crowd was
present to partake of the refreshments
which were served ON the lawn. About
|:9 o'clock a short program was rem
'dered, consisting of Instrumental mu-
sic by Mrs. johnson, a recitation by
Miss Wolff, a solo ay Chas. Buxton
;a1d instrumental music by Miss
Cooper.
At the Methodist church last San.
day evening Rev. Hanscom gave q re-
port of the International convention Of
1.-THE Epworth League which was hello
at Chattanooga, Tenn, about two
weeks ago, and whschhe attended. Mr.
Hanscom was accompanied by Revs
4 Stafford, Foote and several othe,
prominent ministers from this State
MIR. Hanscom reported that he had ar
interesting time, and that about
E2,O0O delegates were present. Thu
only thing to mar the whole conren
ton was the color line which was
drawn 10y whites of the south, but the
enthusiasm of the convention was *
great that before the convention VA
closed the color liue was almost for
gotten. He thought that the conven'
4 ton would be a CREST power in doine
4 away with the color line. The neg
. convention will be held in Toronto
Canada, in 1897.
Chief of Police Crooks received 4
letter from Supt. Brown of the State
Reform school at Red Wing one day
| las4, week tn no IN the 10okOut for two