The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-10-03

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the races in st. Peter on Thursday
and Friday.
Tom Jones and wife drove to Rem
vile on Tuesday, where they attended
the golden wedding Of Mrs. Jones'
parents.
NJ. =. Powell was attending meet
ing OF the Fort Ridgley monument
commission in st. Paul Tuesday. The
contract for erecting a $500 monu-
ment was awarded.
Mrs. Zimbeck and children, the
former the wife of DR.. Zimbeck of
Montevideo, who have been visiting
with Clark Shaver during the past
two weeks, returned to their home in
Monteyideo over the St. Louis last
Monday. Mrs. Zimbeck and Mrs.
Shaver are sisters.
Different districts of Redwood
county have borrowed a total of
1857 from the State school fund land
on the total amount there is interest
due amounting to $1,618.77. Renville
districts have borrowed $3,383.5O and
on the amount there is interest due
amounting to $83O.54.
H. L. Beecher and Miss Hattie
Beecher returned last Thursday even
ing from their trip to Boston, where
the National ticket agents association
held a convention. Both Mr.. and
Miss Beecher are enthusiastic over
the trip and particularly the scenery
around Niagara, Lake Champlain,
White Mountains, etc.
The New Ulm Review states that
Hon. John Lind has secured prom
Use from the Minneapolis & St. Louis
officials to inspect the country be-
tween Winthrop and New Ulm with
the view of building a line across and
giving New Ulm more direct connec-
ton with St. Paul. The St. Louis
has long been thinking of extending
it's line from Mankato to New Ulm.
A change of mail routes has been
announced by the postofice depart
ment. The route from Bird Island to
Beaver Falls via Norfolk, will be dis
continued and direct route estab-
lished from Olivia to Norfolk and re-
turn, mail leaving at 9 a. m. and re-
turn at 5 p. M, three times week, on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs
days. The route from North Red
wood will be changed as follows:
Leave Olivia Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays of each week for North
Redwood via Bechyn at 7 a. m. and
returning the same day.
Wilbur Thomas Chollar came in on
last Thursday afternoons Minneapolis
& St. Louis train. He returned to Chi
cago on Friday and on Oct. resumed
his studies at the Chicago U and his
special reportorial work on the Chica-
go Chronicle. He came up from Min
neapolis where he has been visiting
his mother and sister, Miss Bessie, for
some time. Wilbur says that business
is exceedingly dull in Chicago and
that all of the daily newspapers in
that city are losing money. He also
remarks that his recent work on a
Democratic newspaper has had ten
dency to change his political faith.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: Richard
Gerdes, former prominent merchant
at Morgan. died on Monday last at
st. Peter, where he had baen sent for
treatment for a nervous disorder. AT
the hospital an autopsy was held and
the physicians assign the cause oil
death as heart trouble. Deceased
came here in 1883 and took position
as clerk in the postofice under Mr.. Mo.
After two years he entered the U. S.
postal service and kept that position
until 1887, when he embarked in bust
ness at Morgan. He was about thirty
five years old and leaves mother and
sister to mourn his loss. The funeral
occurred yesterday afternoon from the
residence of the deceased's most
intimate friend, Mr.. Hans Mo. Rev
VIM. Blackwell conducted the oh.
sequies.
Judge j. H. Bowers and Mrs. Bow.
ers returned from the Methodist con-
ference at Faribault on last Monday
They both reported an interesting
time but brought home the rather sad
news that Rev. L. L. Hanscom, who
has been here for three years past.
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