The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-05-09

Postmaster Drake was down from
Echo Tuesday.
Maj. 9. B. Heffelfnger is expected
up from Minneapolis during the latter
part Of this week.
John Lloyd Of Tracy has been ap-
pointed game warden for the Second
Congressional district. The position
pays 50 per day.
A neat little skimming station for
Redwood Falls creamery is being
erected in Delhi. 1t will be mag
nifcent feeder for the local plant.
Mrs. D. r. Caswell and two chill
dren returned from Cakes, N. D. last
week. Mrs. Caswell was called to
Cakes to attend the funeral of her
father.
Walter Henze left last Friday for
Chicago, where he assists in Sears,
Roebuck & Co.'s general supply
house, and where J. Fletcher Skinner
and G. R. Tanner are now employed.
The band boys will give dance in
K. of P. Hall tomorrow evening for
the purpose of replenishing their 1ex-
chequer. A local orchestra will fur
nish the bulk of the music. although
the entire band will blow,off waltz
or two. A large crowd is expected.
Mrs. Frank Waters of Morton
passed through this city last Friday
on her way home from Mankato, where
she had been attending the funeral
services over the remains of Mrs.
John F. Meagher, late an estimable
and leading lady of Mankato, and
wife of Hon. J. F. Meagher.
The New Ulm Review states that
the Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision of Judge Weber in the in
junction case brought by Joseph
Smith against the county officers of
Renville county, an action to restrain
the county officials from removing the
records to Olivia. If this is so Olivia
has the county seat without a doubt.
The St. Agnes Guild of the Episco-
pal church has presented the church
with handsome new organ, costing
about $l2O. The Guild previously
purchased the stained glass windows
for the temple and the purchase of the
organ inside of a year after making
that improvement shows the Guild to
be an active organization of young
people.
In the case Of the Citizens Bank Of
Redwood Falls VS.. j. F. Jones of Bel
view, an action to recover $500 and in
terest on note given by Jones to The
bank several years ago, the defendant
last week appeared before Judge
Weber through Attorney Reese ano
asked to have set aside the notice O
service upon him by Marshal Simpson
of Belview, on the ground that Jones
was resident Of Michigan at tn,
time of the service. Judge Webbe
refused the application, and the cas-,
will now come on for trial in the dis
trict court in and for Redwood count,
at the November term of court. Ou
Belview correspondence of last weel
gave the particulars of the trouble il
securing service on Jones.
During the week ending last Satur
day tho rainfall, as taken by Weathe
Observer Laird, was two and 1910
inches,a remarkable fall for the lengtl
of time. The fall a week ago las
Sunday was 81 100 inch. There wa
no fall on the following Monday ant
Tuesday, but on Wednesday Their,
was fall of 1O-1OO inch, on Thursda,
of 68-l00 inch and CA Friday 58-1O'
inch. There was no rain on Saturday
While the rainfall has been UNUSUAL,
large the ground absorbed the moist
ure very rapidly as a result, while
there is enough moisture in the GROUND
to meet all emergencies for two O.
three weeks the growler cannot say
that we are having too much of thu
same. With the exception of the sud
den and short fall on Thursday anc
Friday evening the fall was such thai
it was absorbed almost entirely on the
very spot that the drops fell.
Miss Rosa Laird had thrilling ex-
perienee between 4 and 5 o'clock last
Sunday afternoon. In company with
q playmate she was strolling around
the falls of the Redwood, and the two
attempted to jump across the water
at what was once the head of the old
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