The Redwood gazette., 1895-06-06

Ed. Hendricks has moved his FAM
lily and cigar factory to Fairfax.
Mrs. Belden, wife of the editor of
the Caledonia Argus, and daughter of
Darling Welch of this city, is visiting
her parents here.
Geo. Houghmaster and Till Tib-
belts report the sale of 16O acres of
wild land in Westline township to q
party named johnson for $1,000.
Judge I. M. Olson, formerly of this
city, delivered the Decoration Day
address at Sleepy Eye last Thursday.
It was considered an excellent ad-
dress.
w. E. Baker came up from Mime
apolis last Saturday. Mr.. Baker is
of q paint manufacturing
institution in Minneapolis. The con-
cern does large business.
At tho Mankato Normal school
graduating exercises last week Ella
Marie Hawk of this city, and Marie
Belle jackson of Redwood Falls town
ship graduated from the senior class
while Jessie May Beer of Redwood
Falls township graduated from the
elementary class.
Bert. Scherwood of Bird Island was
drowned in tho Minnesota river while
swimming, at a picnic near Morton,
last Friday. The Bird Island pupils
were picnicing along the river and
while dinner was being prepared the
boys went bathing with the result that
Scherwood was drowned.
Mrs. Lincoln of New York and Mrs.
Holcomb of Illinois, sisters of Geo. I.
Davis, residing on farm southwest
of this city, came to Redwood Falls
last Thursday and decorated the
grave of their father in Redwood
cemetery. The two ladies have been
visiting Mr.. Davis and friends in this
city since their arrival.
Marshall Messenger: The arrival
at Redwood Falls of 2O-horse power
boiler and engine for the Minnesota
Gold Mining and Refining company,
of that county, has stirred up the
spectators of the town as they have
never been stirred since the alleged
finding of gold in Redwood county.
The fact that this machinery is to be
followed by crusher has had another
tendency to bolster up the stock of
that company.
The rainfall last week was as fol-
lows: Monday Is inch; Wednesday
8 inch; Thursday 81 inch and on
last Sunday the fall was 81 inch and
on Monday it was so inch. The re-
port is for the "a hours prior to each
morning of the day mentioned. The
total fall for the week ending last
Saturday night was 1873 inch. The
total fall for the month of June 1891
was SOB inches. Counting Sunday
nights rain the fall up to and iuclu :
ing that time was 1872 inches.
In the Presbyterian church on Sun
day forenoon "Children7s Day" will
he observed and the children will
conduct the greater part of the exer-
cises from the program prepared in
New York, entitled ''The Cross, the
Flag and the Child" A number Of
children will be baptized. In the
evening the Y. P. S. G. E. will con-
duct the service. Mrs. Dornberg, Mrs,
D. A. Stuart, Miss Lulu Porter, DR.,
Gibson and others will take part. The
music will be supplied Sy newly
organized double quartette choir from
the Y. p S.
New Ulm Review: The Sleepy
Eye Bantam" and x-Chanpion Nc
Intosh came together on the banks OF
the Minnesota river in Ridgley ON
Sunday last, and without any pre-
limiuaries started up business with a
rush. Four rounds were fought in
royal style, when the appearance of
Officer Blake on the scene put stop
to the battle. Blake brought the cuI-
prits before the town squire at a gait
that would have done Chicago "cop''
credit. The evidence, however, was
not sufficient to hold them and they
were dismissed on the promise of good
behavior in the future.
AID. w. R. Caswell had a 4O-mile
ride on his bicycle between 3:15 and
8 p. m. last Saturday afternoon. Aid.
Caswell took the train for Sleepy Eye