The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-04-11


SD. Race and Prof. Torrens visited
the schools at Delhi on Friday of last
week.
Next week The GAZETTE will pub
lish letter from Charles G. Chollar
on Florida subject.
Ell. Wright, Of Minneapolis, father
to Mrs. J. A. Engelhardt. came up
from Minneapolis Tuesday night and
is at Hotel Francois.
The second generation Of the Hutch
inson family has lost none of the vim,
dash and. vigor, none of the culture
and true musical genius of the old
stock, says the Winnebago City En-
terprise.
Hon. OBJ. Turrell has been selected
to attend the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church, comprising all
the northern States, to be held at
Pittsburg, Pa, during the month OF
May.
It is expected that there will be a
grand rush at the Francois fire sale
next Saturday. Special police will be
detailed for that purpose while the
staff of clerks will be increased to
meet the demands.
Col. John Laughren, ex-railway
magnate of Redwood Falls. but now
of Usage Iowa, has been in the city
during the past three or four days,
and the old Redwoodites have given
him hearty welcome.
The annual convention of the Min
nesota Sunday Schools association
will be held at Faribault April 16 to
Is, 1895. B. F. Jacobs of Chicago,
the veteran leaders and others from
abroad will be present.
The Wallbridge Elevator, at Echo,
operated by the Central Company,was
destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon
with $4,000 bushels of wheat. An ex-
plosion of gasoline caused the fire. H.
o. Homme, the company's agent, was
badly burned. G. A. Smith & Co., of
Minneapolis, lost notes to the amount
of $1,000.
The attendance from this county to
the potato excursion at Dawson yes
terday seems to have been very large,
all of the St. Louis stations reporting
an immense demand for the free
tickets. Messrs. Houghmaster, Hitch
cock and j. NJ. Huntington were the
committee from Redwood Falls. The
GAZETTE expects to be able to give a
report of the proceedings next week.
The city council held a special
meeting Tuesday and opened bids for
the construction of sewer on Wash
ington avenue from the center of the
block between Third and Fourth
streets to the river. Five bids were
received. j. NJ. Maurier of Minneap-
oils was the lowest bidder at 81. 165. 10,
nearly ST. 900 less than the engineers
estimate and the contract was finally
awarded to him.
Mrs. Frye, State president of the
w. G. T. u, lectured to a fair sized
audience in the Methodist church last
Thursday evening. Mrs. Frye was
given a reception in the parlors of the
church in the afternoon by the ladies
of the local union. Mrs. Frye was in
troduced by Mrs. Brooke, president of
the w. G. T. U. of this city, as the one
that was to go before the w. G. T. U.
in the temperance work in this State.
She conducted her address along the
line of temperance education. Mrs.
Frye stated that there was a State
temperance law in every State except
three southern States, which she
thought would soon fall into line, and
one United States law. People were
just beginning to learn that there was
as much alcohol in the lighter drink s
as in the stronger ones. She said
that some of the foreigners are the
best temperance workers. She also
spoke about the practice of giving
opium by doctors to sick persons tc
quiet pain and that those persons very
often become the victims of the opium
habit.
At the Presbyterian church last
Sunday evening the Y. M. c. A. con.
Quoted services. The choir was com
posed of Messrs. Martin and Buxton
and Miss Rowe and Mrs. johnson
which rendered several anthems dur.
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