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

E. D. French came up from St.
Paul last Monday.
w. F. Dickinson is connecting his
bank with the sewer system.
Secretary Dornberg states that the
creamery will be in full operation
Monday morning. At that time he
requests all patrons and would-be
patrons to bring in their milk and
commence their patronage.
Sylvester Truesdell left this city for
Duluth last Thursday afternoon.
Sylvester expects to return to Red
wood Falls this fall and proposes to
make this city his future home. The
Judge" as he is Familiarity called, is
really an old Redwoodite and as
such has many friends here who will
be glad to see him back.
The Fargo Argus of last Sunday
contains the follow item: G. E.
March was made happy yesterday
over the advent of a bouncing baby
girl to keep company with the one he
already possessed. Charley says he
will have to have a bicycle built for
four now. Balance of the family do
ing we'll, and it is thought Charley
will survive.
Interesting graduating exercises
were held at the Swedes Forest school
house last Monday evening, the grad
yates being Frederick and Mary Holt
and Ida Oleson. Principal Torrens
and Miss Stevens of the Redwood
Falls high school, and Supt. Race
and wife attended, and Messrs. Race
and Torrens made brief congratula-
tory remarks.
Rev. J. Sinclair visited Lone Tree
Lake on Monday, and in conjunction
with Rev. N. H. Bell and Rey. J. M.
Smith, organized a Presbyterian
church there. Twenty members
signed the charter; six adults were
baptized; three elders we're elected,
and communion was dispensed. The
new organization will be worked by
Rev. J. M. Smith of Morgan.
John Laughren is now travelling
auditor of the Winona & Western
Railway, in whose employ he has
been for some time. Heretofore he
has been station agent at Usage, Iowa.
Mr.. Laughren will take hold of his
new Office on June LIST. He has q
peculiar fitness Tor that class of rail-
road work. His many friends here
will be glad to hear this news.
Archibald Stewart of Underwood
has secured verdict against James
Mckay of the same town for $5O3.4O
The two gentlemen own farms adjoin-
ing each other. Mr.. Stewart owned
about $50 trees of all sizes growing on
his farm and used as wind-break.
Mckay, it is claimed, had a grudge
against Stewart and some time ago
cut the trees down. Stewart sued to
recover for the value of the trees and
for damage done. The jury awarded
him the splendid verdict above. w.
L. Pierce was for the plaintiff and M
E. Matthews for the defense.
DR.. E. A. Lyman came into collision
with group of Morton bicyclers last
Wednesday evening about 10 o'clock.
DIR. Lyman was driving team be-
longing to Peck & McGettrick from
Morton to Redwood Falls. The BIZ
cyclers headed by S. w. Tredwsy and
! r. G. Hinman had been calling on
friends in this city and we're returning
home. The were in the woods below
the agency hill. Two or three of
them had passed the livery but one
was thrown from his wheel, frighten-
ing the horses into running so that
the driver lost control of them. DR..
Lyman found his buggy very badly
demolished on reaching Redwood
Falls.
J. M. Maurier lost about $500 on
the construction of the sewer system
for this city. The loss was the result
of mistake which seldom happens to
contractors, especially shrewd con-
tractors such as Mr.. Maurier is known
to be. It will be remembered that
when the city council opened bids for
the construction of the system Maur-
Ter was found to be over $500 below
the next lowest bidder. At that time
Mayor Dickinson and various men,
bers of the council figured over the
matfor at lnnufh and did MT COO bor,