The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-05-16

Alfred johnson visited with Nicol-
let friends last week.
r. III. Wolff of Litchfield is visiting
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Wolff.
The last day for paying taxes be-
fore the 10 per cent. penalty is at
tached will be May 31st. Taxpayers
should paste this in their hat and
avoid the penalty.
Frank G. Wilmeroth is now en-
ployed in Eliott's jewelry store, Min
neapolis. He is learning to put a
watch together and the kind of medi-
cine to give it when it is out of order.
Crops and vegetation of all kinds
are from two weeks to u month ahead
of what it was last year. By fair
weather::it isIpredicted that there will
be considerable harvesting on by July
4th.
Captain Lewis sent The GAZETTE q
package of::fine lettuce grown on his
farm last Saturday. It was the pro-
duct of large garden planted early
and good sample of what Redwood
county can do.
The new editor at Marshall sug-
gests that the Redwood river running
through there be stocked with fish,
not knowing, of course, that the Red
wood river at Marshall has been void
of water most of the time for the past
few years, says the Tracy Herald.
Jasper Stegner has received word
from the State headquarters of the
Modern: Woodmen of America that
the $1,000 insurance on the life of
Fred. G. Gley had been allowed. The
notice was accompanied by draft in
favor of Mrs. F. G. Gley for the full
amount.
Granite Tribune: The Park hotel
was destroyed at Redwood by fire
soon after the Francois was scorched
and incendiarism is charged. The
three fire theory is as firmly believed
by the superstitious as that the
moon is sign of wet or dry weather.
Is it not possible that may account
for the succession of fires frequently?
Look out for sharpers, particularly
on the south side of Redwood
county. A company of about dozen
men arrived in Window last week, &C.
cording to the Reporter, to canvass
that county and adjoining territory for
stoves and ranges, they shipping their
goods direct from Window. They
have teams and propose to make a
house to house canvass. Don't sign
anything. Better not buy anything
but of responsible local dealers.
The annual farmers picnic will be
held in Longbottom's Grove on
Thursday, June 9Th. The program
is yet in an embryo state, but there
will be speaking, baseball, etc. Here
tofore the picnic has been under the
direction of the Farmers Alliance
but Mr.. Longbottom states that that
organization is so defunct now that it
cannot get up enough energy to direct
the picnic. Andrew Stewart has in
vited Ignatus Donne'ly to be present
The city council has awarded the
contract for the completion of the
sewer to JIM. Maurier, the contractor
of the uptown system. It appears
that when the original contract was
let it omitted 125 feet leading to the
river from the north terminus for the
reason that the quarrying through the
rock was something that the contract
ors had no desire to bid on. It has
been decided to pay Maurier AZ cents
per square foot for the LIS feet while
going through dirt and soft stone and
pay him an extra amount, not yet
computed, for quarrying through the
rock.
| From the Minneapolis Times we
clip the following regarding Mr.. S. H.
Bissell: Manager Bissell of track
athletics, is arranging series of inter-
class contests which will be prelimi-
nary to the general field day sports
which occur during the commence
ment week. A medal or cup will be
offered to the class making the high
est number of points, and it is thought
that in this way more than the usual
interest can be awakened. The final
contest will be held in Athletic Park,
and with the proceeds a number of
man will ho sont &o Ch;oooo IN %ol>o