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

Light frosts on Thursday and Fri
day morning last. The weather has
been clear and fair since.
Judge Bowers made trip to New
Ulm on legal business last Monday
evening, returning Tuesday.
Misses Lou Everson and Sarah and
Elsie Collins of Springfield we're visit
ing in Redwood Falls during the past
week.
In the Presbyterian church Sunday
the subjects will be: Forenoon: "At
Sea-" Evening: Drifting Ashore
on the Wreck"
The Ladies Mite society of the
Presbyterian church will meet on the
lawn of Capt. Brooks next Friday af-
ternoon. Supper will be served at
81 o'clock.
Mrs. S. Thillman and son Henry of
Mankato, mother and brother of Mrs.
John Peterson, came up from Man
kato with Mrs. Peterson last week and
are visiting here.
Mrs. E. G.. Bailey of Grand Rapids,
Mimi, formerly of this city, has been
visiting friends in this city during the
past week. Mrs. Bailey likes Grand
Rapids as resident town.
John Garner has returned from his
winter trip in Ohio. Mr.. Garner
states that it would be an impossibility
to live away from Redwood county
if The GAZETTE could not be obtained.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Presbyterian church gave an ice
cream social on the lawn of Henry
Schleuder last Friday evening. Ow-
ing to the evening being chilly not a
very large crowd was present.
1t is expected that Mrs. Charles c..
Chollar and child of Avon Park,
Florida, will be here some time dur
ing the next two weeks. They were
visiting in Milwaukee last week. Mrs.
Chollar will probably remain here for
the winter.
st. Peter Tribune: Redwood Falls
is in danger; it rests on bed of as
good coal as the world ever saw. Sup
pose the 1000 acres should take fire
all at once, what a spectacle would be
presented. The gold, silver, brass,
peet, zinc and pewter mines have
been shelved temporarily.
The morning passenger train arriv-
al time has been changed from s
o'clock to 1886. There are no other
changes. The evening train for Sleepy
Eye does not connect with the freight
which passes through Sleepy Eye at
2:3O a. m. The passenger pulls out
of Sleepy Eye about G:2O a. m.
During the absence of Station Ag-
ent Beecher L. J. Mosher will act as
agent and Gus. Theiring will act as
operator. Gus came over from Spring
field last Monday to fill the place
temporarily. Jack is we'll on to the
ropes aud will be as pleasant and
courteous as the agent on his vacation.
Prof. NJ. H. Carleton of St. Pau].the
new assistant principal of the Red
wood Falls schools, is a heavyweight
of the first grade. One of the reasons
for his engagement was on account of
his weight and strength-a timely
warning to the youngsters who pro-
pose, just at this time,to clean out any
particular school. Prof. Carleton is
highly educated in all the different
branches of learning.
A stack of wheat belonging to Chas.
Boyer, residing about four miles west
of this city, was burned Monday af-
ternoon. A steam engine and thresh-
ing machine were standing between
the setting of wheat at the time, and
the setting had been very nearly
threshed. Suddenly one of the stacks
which had not yet been opened to be
thrown TO the feeder was noticed to
be on fire. At the same time it was
noticed that blaze was occasionally
swapping out from one of the belts on
the machine close to the stack and the
origin was palm. Teams were hustled
on to the separator and both it and
the engine were moved away without
injury. Careful watch was kept Of
the fire and it did not spread.
The Farmers Alliance Insurance Co.
of Redwood Falls township had the
insurance on the grain of Hugh Nc.
Dougal and Marion johnson destroyed
nv fro Some time 400 The directors