The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-17

j The male quartette of the minstrel
show will occupy the choir box at the
Methodist church next Sunday even
ing.
i Miss Ida Dinneen, teacher in the
public schools, is suffering from an
attack of the measles. Miss Fannie
Rowe is teaching during her illness.
| Mrs. Daniel r. CaswelI and two
daughters left over the St. Louis for
Cakes, N. d., Monday, where they
will remain with Mrs. Caswell's father,
who is seriously i'll.
Sheriff Casper Blethen left Tues
day for St. Paul where he went to at
tend an annual convention of sheriffs
OF Minnesota, OF which Casper is an
active specimen. He will also witness
the caucus over the position of United
States Senator.
The city council will meet to-mor-
row evening to pass upon six applica-
tons for liquor license. All OF the sa-
looms running at the present time have
made application. City Recorder
Warner took the reins OF office Tues
day.
In the Presbyterian church on Sun
day the forenoon subject will be "Ef-
fectual, Fervent Prayer. What does
that Mean?" James SIG. In the ev-
ening the subject is "Do the business
men of this town adhere to the legiti-
mate laws of trade?" Luke 1918.
A Hanley Falls item in the Granite
Tribune says that there is a headless
report flying around that every second
station on the NJ. & St. L. r. r. is to
be. closed. 1t created some excite
ment in town until it was learned
that although the town is small it is
SO good trading point and wheat
market that the railroad company had
decided not to close Hazel Run at anv
rate.
The next meeting of the nickel
reading society will be next Tuesday
evening. Manager Mcleod, of the
programme committee, is preparing
an interesting programme, and it bids
fair to exceed the best already present
ed. The proceeds derived from the
result of the meetings are being
placed at the disposal of the relief
committee, and the society should be
accordingly we'll patronized.
The Sleepy Eye public schools have
an enrolment Of nearly 500, while the
St. Mary's Catholic school, of that
town, has an additional enrolment OF
l25,making total of about 600 pupils
Here in Redwood Falls the enroll
ment last Tuesday was 375. Notwith-
standing the difference in the enroll
, ment of the two towns, Redwood
Falls casts larger vote than Sleepy
Eye. The conclusion is that Red
: wood Falls has many more single
. men than Sleepy Eye.
, According to Brown county jury
: the Western Union Telegraph Cos
name is pants. In the celebrated
, libel suit for $4,000 of Senator Peter
son vs.. that corporation the jury las
{ Friday returned verdict awarding
r the complaint the full amount suec
} for. Senator Peterson appears t.
) have good hold on the people of hi
| county. The case will he appealed t
the Supreme Court, where the West
ern Union Co. expect to have the yer
dict knocked out completely. S. L
Pierce. who prosecuted Madigan, was
} Senator Peterson's attorney.
State Agent Alexander, of thu
| North American Fire Insurance Co.
represented here by French & Hough
master, was in the city last Wednes
day and Thursday. On the morning
} of the latter day he laid down a checl
for $4,000, less one-sixth of eight pei
| cent, the full amount of insurance
carried by R. A. Turrell, on his resi-
dence, destroyed by fire a week age
last Sunday. The loss was consequent
~ adjusted in full three days after
the FIRE, and the action is good rec
ommendation for the company. The
one-sixth of eight per cent discount is
discount allowed in all cases by the
insured where the company settles the
loss within week after the fire. The
company is allowed 60 days to settle
and it values money at eight per cent
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