The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-10

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western last week.
The Ladies Mite society, Of the
Presbyterian church, meets to morrow
afternoon with Mrs. Bissell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard johnson, of
Watertown, S. D., were visiting with
Fred Barnes during the past week.
DR.. j. L. Schoch was up from New
Ulm last week, taking in the Eastern
Star banquet, ball and installation.
Capt. w. P. Huntington came up
from St. Paul last Tuesday, just in
time to cast his vote, according to
programme. Capt. Huntington says
that the Senatorial contest will be an
exceedingly interesting one.
Architect Abbott, with E. P. Bass
ford 4 Co.. of st. Paul, came up from
that city last Monday, to take last
look at the W. rk on the county Jail,
and look oyer a site on which a new
business block is to be erected, &C.
cording to plans and specifications
prepared by his firm.
Hon. G. D. Gilfllan, of the Siding
was up last Saturday, long enough to
remark to a GAZETTE representative
that the overwhelming sentiment of
this district was in favor of the return
of Washburn, and he hoped that the
district would not again be sold out
on the election in the senate as it has
been for the past twelve years.
Chas. T. Howard, son-in-law to Mrs.
Beecher, of this city, was elected
speaker of the South Dakota legisla-
ture last Tuesday, without opposition,
the two opponents withdrawing from
the field of battle, after securing two
important committee chairmanships.
"Charley" Howard is one of the
shrewdest wire-pullers in that section
or the continent.
The third annual meeting of the
State Conference of Charities will be
held in St. Paul, beginning Monday
evening, Jan. IA, 1895, and closing
Jan. 10, 1895. The Conference is COM
posed of county commissioners, town.
ship officers, sheriffs, officers of State
institutions, and people actively en-
gagged in charity work of all kinds.
There are no restrictions as to mem-
bership; any one interested in this
work is at liberty to attend and par
ticipate in the conference.
Hood & Co., of Lowell, Mass, pro-
prietors of Hoods Sarsaparilla, al
ways novel and frequently artistic and
beautiful in their line of advertising,
have issued calendar for 1896 that
quite excels all former efforts. "Win-
ter" and Summer" are pictured on a
heart-shaped card, the faces of two
children representing the seasons.
They are Autographed in bright and
natural colors, one peeping out, amid
the snowflakes from dainty cap, and
the other lighted up with all the glory
of the summer sunshine.
Case, of the Marshall Reporter, who
has been President of the village
council of Marshall for a number of
years, bobbed up for the same Office
again last week, and was beaten. In
his last paper he speaks of his sue
cessor and the new council, in the fol-
lowing language: The president is
one of our Oldest settlers, always a
village favorite, a bachelor of the vim
tage Of many years ago,a man of good
address, good fellowship, good looks,
good clothes and a judge of good
wine and handsome women. He will
be able, we hope. to blot cut iniquity
and entertain lady delegations who
come to him with w. G. T. U. fads of
reform on the nickle in the slot meth
cd of selling cigars and teaching the
young idea how to shoot-craps.
Agent Beecher, Of the American Ex-
press Co., showed the GAZETTE circu-
lar during the past week that will
have great and beneficial effect for
total abstinence. The circular is from
the headquarters of that company and
states that the company has investi-
gated the defalcations and embezzle-
ments committed by clerks, etc., in its
employ since its organization, and has
found that nearly every one of the cas-
es has resulted from gambling or
drink. AS result it issues q peremp-
tory order to the effect that any en-
ployee caught at gambling, or in q