The Redwood gazette., 1895-03-07

Rev. L. l.. Hanscom left for Wood
Lake and Sioux Falls over the St.
Louis last Monday.
Chas. Knopf left for Ohio over the
Northwestern last Monday. He will
remain for some time.
Henry Schmidt. of North Redwood,
has received an increase in pension,
according to a Washington special.
Capt. E. M. Brooks was delegate
from John S. Marsh Post to the de-
partment encampmept at st. Paul
last week.
Geneva village creamery, the young
est in the county, paid the highest for
January milk thus far reported, says
the Albert Lea Standard. Over 1900
pounds of milk are received daily.
The young men Of the Methodist
church entertained the Young Ladies'
Aid at the church parlors last night.
Supper was served from six to seven
O'Clock, after which . literary and mu
sical programme was presented.
The Tracy Herald says that at q
sheriff's sale in that city sn entire sa-
loon equipment was disposed of for
$35. Tho outfit consisted of bar and
fixtures, . nice mirror and = pool table
with . set of cues aud balls. The
property was formerly owned BY Aug.
Degner, now q section hand near
Russell.
Unless we have considerable more
snow or heavy rain fall this spring
there will be nothing like high water
in the Minnesota river this spring, says
the Granite Falls Journal. Above the
dam the ice is now lying on the rocks
on the bottom of the river, there being
no water to hold it up. The mill pond
is virtually dry.
The Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pa
cific railroad reports gross earnings on
it's branch from Red Wing to Manka-
to for 1894 of $245, ,lO947, a decrease
of $26.66O.2l from the previous year.
The State tax amounts to Sc, ,543 %,
which is $15O7 81 more than the pre-
ceding year on account of an increase
in the rate.
A child, which might be termed a
human freak, was recently born to q
well-known family in Traverse town
ship,which bore most peculiar mark
says the st. Peter Herald. The lowe,
limbs were crossed on the breast and
turned around the neck, while the
! arms were crossed in the same man
| ner. Fortunately the child did MOI
live.
Theodore Zorn, of Iowa, who ha.
recently purchased the Sylvester Dav
is place in the town of Sheridan, ar
rived with his family and household
goods hast Thursday, and immediate
ly moved on to his new farm. Mr.
Zorn is well-to-do German farmer
and will be valuable acquisition t.
the farming community of Sheridan
township.
Sleepy Eye had a fire ore day las
week. When the fire department
went to turn on the water: at the by
drauts they found the latter frozer
up so tight that they could not b.
used. It appears that it was the bust
ness of no one in particular to see tha'
the hydrants we're kept in proper or
der, aud from this carelessness result
ed the total loss of the building dis
covered to be on fire.
Mankato Review: Mr.. Jos. Rey
| nolds, one of the early settlers o
Southern Minnesota, having kept no
tel at jackson, St. Peter and Redwood
Falls, and eight or ten years prior t.
! 1886 a postal clerk between Lake
Crystal and Elmoreand Mankato ane
Wells, died recently at the Soldiers
Home, of which he had been an in
| mate for ten or fifteen years. Uncl.
Joe was a big-heated man, and wher
able to was generous to unfortunate
mankind.
The Daughters Of Rebekah present
ed Mrs. E. B. Hale with magnificent
parlor lamp at the regular meeting O
that order last Wednesday evening
The occasion was the anniversary o.
Mrs. Hale's 48th birthday. Mrs. IF
Marsh. Past Grand of Minnesota