The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-08-22

Miss Virginia Huntington has been
in Sleepy Eye during the past week.
Miss Mayme Nockels has been Wis
iting with Redwood friends since Sat
urday.
Miss Lucy Rowe returned from the
training school at the Minnesota U.
last Friday.
II. G. Purinton threshed out 80
acres of wheat that yielded him 10
bushels per acre. Mr.. Purinton has
his best crop to thresh yet.
DR.. E. L. Halves will not be in his
Office until after Sept. LIST. Mrs.
Halves will remain in the northern
part of the State, visiting with her
parents, for some time to come.
Miss Lizzie Bissell leaves for Fer
gus Falls next Wednesday. Miss
Bissell has charge of two branches in
Fergus Falls high school. She is fast
becoming prominent in the education
al world.
Lovers of fine vocal and instru-
mental music should not forget to be
present at the Epworth League con-
cert next Friday evening, at which
Miss Maud Martin makes her farewell
appearance.
Geo. w. Norcutt was in from Rock
township Monday. Mr.. Norcutt stat
ed that the wheat on his farm threshed
over 80 bushels per acre. He was
within half mile of the hail storm
that passed through Rock a month or
50 ago.
A pail of milk, pail and all, was
stolen from the rear porch of the resi-
dence of the editor last Sunday even
ing. 1t was a mean trick but if the
fellow will only return the pail, we
will excuse the taking of the milk, and
say nothing hereafter.
Emil Preston was sentenced to 20
days in the county Jail Saturday for
stealing a shirt, a lady's comb and a
bar of toilet soap from the store of F.
w. Philbrick. Preston is supposed to
be the fellow who tapped Laird &
Dornberq's till for $40 or more a wear
or so ago.
John P. Cooper dug 20 foot we'll
on his fine residence property on the
corner of Lincoln and Wyoming
streets about two months ago. He
wishes that he hadn't now, because,
owing TO a desire to keep the grass
green around his house he was obliged
last week to connect with the city wa
ter works.
New Ulm Review: Hon. o. B. Tur-
rell and Attorneys Bowers and Pierce
of Redwood Falls were in the city
yesterday. Their mission was relative
to an attachment, issued by Judge
Webber at the county attorneys re-
quest, upon all the property of the
bondsmen of the defunct Citizens
Bank. The county's claim is $3,642.74.
The base ball boys got their new
suits last Monday evening. They are
a cedar red, with black caps and
black hose and black belts. Across
the front of the shirt in black letters,
is the word Redwood" The suits
are supposed to represent the red
cedar trees growing around the city,
and from which the city's name was
derived.
w. B. Parsons was up from Dodge
Centre last Thursday evening and was
present at the starting of his elevator
on the Northwestern right-of- way Fri
day morning. A. B. Truesde]l is in
charge of the elevator. He is an old
Redwood boy, having had some ex-
perience in thelelevator business un-
der w. r. Caswell. He is a reliable
young man and farmers will find him
square in his dealings.
Granite Journal: J. &C. johnson,
L. H. Schenbach, o. w. Topping,
Geo. Lien and Ed. Slime made a trip
to the gold mine in Redwood county
Sunday last. They went down on the
side of the riverl and the cyclometer
showed the distance to be twenty
eight miles; they came back via Rem
vile the distance being thirty-two
miles. They did not get to see much
in connection with the mine, as every
thing was closed up, and no one al
lowed to go inside,
Blaine Mckay had a thrilling ex-
perience experimenting last Friday
and is now nursing a lacerated leg,