The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-02-21

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Fred Barnes has been reappointed
deputy sheriff by Sheriff Blethen.
The Keene Gallery will be open
Thursday and Friday, Feb. % and
March LIST.
The GAZETTE will publish an inter-
esting letter from G. w. George on
San Diego and Southern California
next week.
George Brainerd came up from
Blooming Prairie last Tuesday and
spent few hours with O. L. Dorm
berg, taking in the sights of Redwood
Falls.
John Wiley and wife passed through
here last Monday on their way to
Tracy. They have been visiting in
Minneapolis and came up on the St.
Louis.
The ladies of the Catholic church
gave a social at the home of NJ. Offer
man, three miles west of this city Mon
day evening. A large crowd was pres
ent and good time had.
George Lion has been appointed
postmaster at Granite Falls, vice Hen
~ Bordewick, term expired. Borde-
wick has held on to the job long
time after Growers election.
The St. Paul Dispatch says that the
DAYS of booms in the west are over.
This settles Redwood Falls and the
gold and other mines may now be
closed, says the St. Peter Herald.
Otis L. Christian, father to VIM.
Christian, is visiting with the latter in
this city. The elder Christian was one
of the victims of the extensive gas as
phyxiation in st. Paul two weeks
since. He has entirely recovered from
the effects of the same, but has no de-
sire to be victimized in such a manner
again.
Judge Webber has filed an order
denying the motion for new trial in
the case of John Weber VS.. the Wi
mona Il St. Peter railroad Co., an &C.
ton wherein Weber secured a verdict
at the last term of court against the
company for the destruction of his
meadow by fire. Frank Clague is
Weber's attorney.
At the banquet given by the Young
Mems Republican club of Alexandria,
to Hon. Knute Nelson, Senator-e'ect
from Minnesota, last Thursday even
ing, Asa P. Brooks, formerly of this
city, eloquently responded to the toast
"Nelson as Soldier and Citizen" be-
ing review of his battles in the re-
bellion and afterwards his success as
citizen and politician. From reports
the young man made big hit and he
evidently stands high with Senator
Knute.
i The will of the late John w. March
has been fled for probate. The estate
according to the estimate of the widow
and son, is valued at about $1,000
The entire estate is given to the wild
ow, Eliza March, to be kept by bel
during her natural life, after which
the greatest portion passes into the
hands of Albert March, the only son
A legacy is to be paid to Mrs. Franz
L. Carpenter, daughter of the de
ceased, and to her children, out of tn
estate to be left by Mrs. Eliza March
: 1t appears that there is quite stor.
to the discovery of coal on the How
place in Granite Rock. A party o
young fellows, returning from Red
wood the night before the discover
was made, had with them a load O
, coal. They marvelled on the fun
would be to dump pail full of Goa
in the we'll being dug. No soone
| thought than done. Two pals ful
we're dumped overheard and it wa
good Hooking Valley or Wilmington
coal, at that. When the Howe boy
recommended the digging on the fol
lowing morning they necessarily cam
across the material, and the discover
naturally enthused them. The Ga
. zErrE assayer was not mislead, how
!, ever.
| Stratford, the favorite trotting stall
lion, groomed by Frank H. Barnard
who keeps the animal around her
during the summer, made great rec
ord in half mile race on the ice nea
St. Paul one day last week. He wa
entered with Capt. Wood, Pearl R
Biddy Bidoo and other horses, SOM
of them having as low a record al
2.17l Tho first heat half milo wa