The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-05-16
Miss Myrtle March left for Mime

Miss Myrtle March left for Mime
apolis last Saturday. She will remain
there for some time.
H. L. Henry has disposed of the
New Ulm Review to j. j. Green, form
erly of leSueur, but now of St. Peter.
Hicks hit the weather on the head
in his predictions for May. He pre-
dicted frosts from the 9th to the 18th
and storms from that time to the 18th.
Assessor Buechner is making the
rounds of the city learning the value
of stocks, etc., for personal property
assessment, based on so cent valua-
ton. The valuation of the entire city
will be about the same as last year.
W. H. Allen, agent Of the Sioux
City Engine e. Iron Works, has taken
up permanent residence in this city
and with his family is residing with
Mrs. Ella Mcmillan. Mr.. Allen will
act as the local and field agent of the
company for this section.
A deputy United States marshal ap-
peared in Redwood Falls last Monday
evening and subpoenaed H. M. Hitch
cock to appear before the United
States Circuit Court at Duluth and
give evidence in the case against Syl
vester Truesdell. Mr.. Hitchcock will
testify in favor of the defendant.
The case of the State VS.. G. D.
Thompson, charged with grand lar
ceny, was continued in the district
court until the November term just
before the close of the session last
Wednesday evening. The State had
all of the witnesses here and fought
the motion for a continuance with a
great deal of vigor but::Judge Weber
granted the same after extensive aft
davits on part of the defense.
The band boys entertained Red
wood Falls people and court attend
ants by an open air concert last Thurs
day evening. It was the first concert
since the organization purchased it's
new instruments. Everybody said
that the boys we're just like the instru-
ments-very fine. On Friday evening
dance was given under the auspices
of the organization. There was a fair
crowd and an enjoyable time.
Owing to the inspection of Redwood
Falls Commandery, No. Is, Knights
Templar, at the Masonic asylum next
Wednesday evening by Sir Knight H.
G.. Whitney of Faribault, representa-
tive of the Grand Commandery OF
Minnesota, the meeting of Charity
Chapter, No. IS, Order of the Eastern
Star, has been postponed and there
will be no meeting until the second
Wednesday in June unless otherwise
ordered by the worthy matron.
Olivia is now the real county seat
of Renville county. The commission.
ers last week held a meeting and
ordered all of the records to be re-
moved to that place. The records
we're removed last Wednesday, the
county officials accompanying them
Mother Beaver has passed into his
tory and in few years little if augh1
will be left standing to inform the
passer by or curiosity seeker or his
torian that what was once the spot O.
a promising town ever existed.
The St. Peter Tribune gives thu
gold mining reports the laugh. After
commenting on the organization of I
corporation to mine gold and tn,
putting in of stamp mill, etc., tina
paper says: Bosh! We don't hardly
think any one would be green enough
to buy the stock, but if there ar.
those foolish enough to be caught
the company will have their cash anc
they the experience. We don't be-
lieve there is anything but wind con
nected with the enterprise. There
are always some fools to be founc
everywhere, but mark what we tel
you-there is no gold in paying
quantities to be found in or near Red
wood Falls, or in any other section Of
Minnesota.
The Sleepy Eye schoolhouse, val.
ued at $25, 900, ope of the finest struc-
lures of the kind in the State, was
blown up about l o'clock last Tuesday
morning. The boiler to the electric
lighting plant, used for both the cleo
trio lighting of the city and for heat
ing the schoolhouse, burst and caused
the axn10siOn. Pieces IF the hnildino