The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-08-15

Prof. j. L. Torrens returned from
his summer school work last Thursday
evening.
The mother of T. E. Bowen, former
ly of Sleepy Eye, and well-known
here, died in Colorado recently.
The Marshall Reporter remarks
that "the Redwood stamp mill is run
ming and supposed to be making gold
out of rock"
t2scv. Henry Beer conducted Ep;sce-
pal services in New Ulm last Sunday.
There were no services at the Church
of the Holy Communion in this city as
q consequence.
Mrs. John w. March, residing east
of the city, entertained a dozen or
more of her neighbors at her home
last Friday evening. Light refresh
ments we're served.
Out of Sc acres of wheat John P.
Cooper received an average of 81 bu-
shells of No. l wheat per acre last
week. The week prior Mr.. Cooper
threshed another tract and got small
average and poor grade out of the
same.
Just before the Newman-Kettlewell
bicycle contest last Saturday evening
Sheriff Mead and w. S. Mckay took
half mile spin for pair of shoes Of
fered as prize to the winner by F.
w. Philbrick. Sheriff Mead won the
shoes in an exciting finish. Time $50
seconds.
j. A. Garner threshed 100 acres of
wheat last week, the whole averaging
about 49, bushels to the acre. Twen-
ty acres Of the wheat grew on corn
land and it threshed sos bushels of
No. wheat. Mr.. Garner thinks that
his grade for the whole piece will be
about No. 2.
In the absence of Rev. John Sin
clair last Sunday, the missionary So
ciety conducted the morning service
in the Presbyterian church. The SER
vice was in charge of Miss Brooks.
Short talks on foreign and home mis-
sions were given by Charles johnson
and Andrew Stewart and Mrs. D. A.
Stuart read a missionary letter on
southern whites.
The headquarters of the depart
ment of Minnesota at the 29th Nation
al encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic to be held at Louisville
on Sept. 18th to 18th inclusive, will
be at parlor 204, Gait house, that city
The official route of the Minnesota
department will be the Albert Lea and
Big Four route. The fare for the
round trip will be $l7.5O.
The Lower Sioux Agency club
played the New Ulm club at the Driv-
ing Park in that city last Sunday.
The boys went down a week ago last
Saturday for the purpose OF defeating
the New Ulm club but there was some
misunderstanding and the game had
to be postponed for week. The Re.
view says that the Indians are husky
lot of young fellows, and among them
is son of the noted Good Thunder.
The GAZETTE press had struck off
the first five hundred of it's edition
last Wednesday when the news was
brought in that J. A. Engelhardt, the
popular proprietor Of the Hotel Fran
co.'s, had been made the father of a
new baby girl, weighing 81 pounds
Mr.. Engelhardt advertised the week
previous in The GAZETTE to the effect
that girl was wanted at his hotel.
and the advertisement brought him a
good one.
Roger Denzer, the crack pitcher oi
the st. Peter club, hes been called to
St. Paul by Capt. Comiskey, of the
SANITY City team, for the purpose of
pitching on trial for the St. Paul club
before being permanently engaged
Denser pitched here two years ego,
but at that time had not properly de-
veloped. He would need have lots OF
training before he could even think OF
twirlng with Dickson, who does not
care to enter league team.
john Fox of St. Paul, representing
the plumbing firm of Thomas G. Fox,
left for st. Paul Thursday, after nail
ing the contract for the plumbing
work on the new Francois annex. The
job amoanted to nearly 81, 500, and
includes toilet rooms on every floor,
on the two upper floors bath and toll