The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-09-26

Mrs. r. F. Webster of Marshall
was visiting with Mrs. IA. Van Wrinkle
during the past week.
Mrs. j. B. Robinson and Miss Flor
ence have returned from their months
visit with friends in Wisconsin and
Minneapolis.
The Reveille Office will be removed
from it's present quarters to the first
floor of the Thompson building up
the street about Oct. LIST.
The Montevideo Leader says that
Fred johnson was home from Red
wood Falls last week, spending Sun
day and Monday with his family.
John Moon and wife leave Monday
for six weeks trip through Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio, remaining the
greater portion of the time at West
boro, Ohio, where both John anG Mrs.
Moon have relatives.
Frank Warner was on trial Tuesday
on the charge of stealing a pair of
gloves from co-laborer on the farm
of A. B. Pike, south of town. \ jury
tried the case and acquitted Warner.
County Attorney Clague appeared for
the prosecution and Judge Baldwin
for the defense.
The Morton Elevator Co., the stock
holders of which concern are nearly
all farmers and business men in and
around Morton, has purchased the Pa
cific elevator in Morton, paying $500
for the same, and is now ready to
receive wheat. E. L. Haskins is the
agent of the new company.
While descending a we'll on the
farm of VIM. Sperber in Flora town
ship one day last week Albert Bratch
fell from bucket to the water dis
lance of about fifty feet. The water
touched his neck when he stood erect,
and although he was badly injured by
the fall he was rescued alive.
Two new round steel tank elevators,
having capacity of 10000 bushels
each, will be built at once by the
Springfield roller mill. They will be
fitted with pneumatic conveyors for
grain which can also be used to I'M
load cars. These elevators are patent
ed, and they will be the first to be
erected in Minnesota. They are made
air tight and the grain is taken into or
out of them by pneumatic suction.
Notwithstanding that Ernest Thorn
quest has gone to Excelsior to pursue
his studies for the ministry in the
Christian college at that place, he will
continue to act as pastor Of the
Christian church at this place. Mr..
Thornqnest will come to Redwood
Falls every Saturday and return to
Excelsior Monday. Last Sunday he
exchanged pulpits with Rev. Shoe
maker of Vicksburg and the latter
gentleman gave Redwood Christians
an interesting talk.
Miss Ophelia L. johnson, the four
teen year old daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. w. j. johnson, died at her home
in this city early Tuesday morning.
Typhoid fever was the cause. The
funeral occurred from the Methodist
church at 10a o'clock yesterday morn
ing, Rev. H. McHenry officiating.
The pupils of the high school, of
which the deceased was one, attended
in body. All of Tuesday the seat
and desk used by Miss johnson we're
buried in floral offerings. The school
also passed resolutions of regret and
respect.
The Minneapolis Times of last
week, says Robert Watson, clerk at a
cheap lodging house at FL NicolIet
avenue, was found in pitiable plight,
yesterday morning, by Officer Tom
Collins, who, in passing the place,
heard the man groaning. Investiga-
ton showed the dismal sounds to
come from the unfortunate man, who
lay in a rear room, in great agony, un-
able to move SO utterly exhausted was
he. The man told the officer that he
had been in his sad condition for five
days and had not tasted food in that
length of time. He was half delirious.
The officer had him removed to the
City Hospital, to be cared for. The
matter is being looked into.
Archie Howe has skipped. Archie
was under bonds to appear at the next
term of the district court for stealing