The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-05-23

Items in the Echo Enterprise have
it that Ed. Jones has rented the prin-
cipal hotel in Cottonwood and will be
ready there for business in short
time, and that S. J. Davidson of San
born has located in Echo and will en-
gage in the jewelry business.
DR.. w. D. Finn and Mrs. Finn re-
turned from their trip to Washington
and Baltimore last Thursday evening.
While in the latter city the Doctor at
tended the annual convention of the
American Railway Surgeons Associa-
ton, attended by nearly two thousand
physicians of more or less fame. DR..
and Mrs. Finn also spent some time
up and down the Atlantic Coast.
taking in Newport News. Fortress
Monroe, Atlantic City and other i'm
portant stations.
''The Maid of New Ulm" is a book
just issued by the Novelist Publish
ing Company of 81 Beekman street,
New York. 1t deals with the Indian
war and Indian massacre in and
around New Ulm, touching upon Fort
Ridgley, the killing of Captain John
S. Marsh and his company and other
points in this vicinity of Minnesota
interviewer with historical facts is a
clever little love romance just to make
the work all the more interesting. J.
NJ. Merrill is the author. The book
is dedicated to the pioneers of Mime.
sofa and their relatives.
Rev. L. L. Hanscom attended the
first annual preachers meeting of the
Methodist preachers of the Marshall
district at Marshall last week. He was
elected vice president of the associa
ton and was also on the committee
on nominations. Mr.. Hanscom OK.
tended cordial invitation to the min.
listers, on behalf of the city of Red
wood Falls, to hold their next annual
meeting in this place, and his invita-
ton was accepted. The district com
prises the counties of Martin, Jackson
Mobiles, Rock, Pipestone, Murray, Cot
tonwood, Watonwsn, Brown, Redwood
Lyon, Lincoln and Yellow Medicine
The Redwood county w. G. T. U
held an annual meeting in this city
last Thursday afternoon. There wa.
a good representation from the coun
try districts, several ladies from Delhi
being present. Mrs. H. F. Clipfel
was reelected president of the unior
for the ensuing year, while Mrs. Ellie
Mcmillan was reelected secretary anC
Mrs. w. B. King treasurer. Miss
Helen Hitchcock was made superin
tendent of matter for dissemination
through the local press of the county
while Mrs. Joseph Chadderdon was
appointed to the position of superin
tendent of literature at Sunday
schools.
OF the Episcopal ministers in thi'
CITY last week the Rev. George H
Davis of Mankato is probably tn
most magnetic. Mr.. Davis is pow
erful speaker and logician and ha
been at the top in many debate. FL
went fishing along the banks of tn
Redwood early Thursday morning
He was accompanied by another min
lister. The latter got bite but failet
to land the fish on the ground. "That
was an awful fish, remarked MI
Davis. "Must have been six or sever
feet long. Funny how large all thes'
fish are that we don't CATCH" was tn,
sarcasm he used at his brother in tn
work for the Lord.
The Matter divorce case has beer
tried on the merits Of the charge O
cruel and inhuman treatment. Thi
was done by stipulatioao on the part o
j. H. Bowers and Clague, attorney
for Leona M. Matter, and Somervill'
& Olson for Julian P. Matter, the de
fendant. 1t was first agreed that tn
defendant should give full possession
to his wife of all land in her name
after which it was stipulated that thu
case should be tried on the first charge
Of cruel and inhuman treatment. Ths
judge took the matter under advise
ment. In case q decree is not granted
the case will be tried on the charge Of
adultery at the next term of court
j. E. johnson of Morgan has pho
tographed pumpkin which he has
called Hercules, the great pumpkin
raised in the suburbs of Morgan vii