The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-03-14


The Ladies Aid society of the M.
f. church will be entertained by Mrs.
Root on Friday afternoon.
r. Wolff, of the new clothing and
millinery establishment, has leased
Sheriff Blethen's residence on Wyom-
ing street for year, and has already
moved his family into the same.
Swedes Forest was the only town
in Redwood county to be entirely
clear on the treasurer's books, so far
as the personal property tax of 1894
was concerned. The record is proud
one.
Senator Peterson, of Nicollet coun-
ty, has introduced bill asking for an
appropriation of $4,000 to marx the
site of Fort Ridgley and commemo-
rate the incidents of the Sioux war of
1862.
Geo. Bunce has evidently struck
big thing in the invention of cigar box
cover holders. He is receiving orders
by the gross and is negotiating for
the sale of the patent with St. Paul
manufacturing house.
The fourth semi-annual meeting of
the Southern Minnesota Teachers
association will be held at the Man
kato Normal school on Friday and
Saturday, March 22d and 23d. Supt.
Hess, of Sleepy Eye, is down for a
discussion on literature.
Chas. Braley, of St. Johnsbury, VT,
who has been visiting his old haunts
around this city, returns to his home
this week. Mr.. Braley is transacting
nearly all of his fathers business, and
is considered one of the shrewdest
young financiers in Vermont.
Sheriff Blethen has appointed
Eugene E. Nichols, of Walnut Grove,
deputy sheriff and jailor at the coun-
ty Jail. Mr.. Nichols will move to this
city during the next week, or i'm
mediately after his appointment as
jailor is approved by Judge Webber
The Willing Workers of the Chris
tian church will give a social and sup
per at the church next Monday even
ing. Supper will be served as early
as six o'clock, to accommodate all, and
only ten cents will be charged. Dur
ing the evening variety of usefu
household articles will be auctionet
off to the highest bidders. All ART
invited.
E. B. Hale went to Renville Sunday
and on Monday joined party of nin'
Renville county citizens on a trip t.
Rosebud, Oregon, where they all g
to give evidence on part of the de
PENDANT ia the Beckman murder trial
DR.. w. D. Finn, who was one of tn
witnesses subpoenaed, has concluded
not to go for the reason that other
can give better testimony than he can
Samuel Mather evidently fell int,
one of his usual day sleeps on the at
terncon of Feb. 4th, at which tim
some one "swiped" his watch. In tn
last issue of the Echo Enterprise San
takes occasion to notify the fello,
that took the watch, that while h
rsay ihaye taken it as joke, the fello,
is known, and if the watch is not re
turned at once prosecution and 'ex
! posure will surely follow. Sam alway
fenjoys good "bluff."
! There was total and beautitu
eclipse of the moon last Sunday even
ing, caused by the earth passing be
tween the sun and the moon. 1t com
menced shortly after eight o'caoc
when the lower portion of the moo
assumed a cloudy appearance. Hal
an hour later the eclipse was abou
one-half aud the sky grew darker. A
about half past nine the eclipse wa
total and the moon had the appear
ance of lurid smoke and FIRE. Tn,
eclipse remained total for more thai
+ quarter of an hour, when the shade,
commenced to pass off the face q
the moon, commencing at the BOTTOM
In about one hour it had entisely dis
appeared.
The first annual report Of the Ro
chester electric light plant contain
figures that are interesting, not onl!
to the taxpayers, but to any city cor
templating electric street lighting
The report shows that the cost Of s.
arc street lamps averages about 81
per annum, without computing the in
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