The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-09-19

Fred Barnes spent a couple of days
in the vicinity of Olivia.
Mrs. c. Ward was visiting with
friends and relatives in St. Paul last
week.
Ex-City Superintendent of the wa
ter works McGlinchy, and bis wife
were in New Ulm over Sunday.
Mr.. Ernest Thornquest baptized
two young men in the river just be-
low the falls last Sunday evening.
Fred Neasmith of Vicksburg, Mich,
an old friend of DR.. G.. R. Pease, has
been visiting with the latter during
the past week.
Springfield Advance: Gold to the
amount of &,643 is said to have been
taken from the Redwood gold mine.
How much has been taken from the
stockholders pockets is not 50 easy
to learn.
Mrs. John O'Hara and Mrs. William
OHara were among the visitors at the
State Fair last week. 1t was their first
visit to st. Paul and Minneapolis and
they were appalled, at the crowds and
the sights they saw.
Alfred Moon had foot badly cut
by the sickle of mower Friday last.
The horses started up while he was in
front of the sickle bar and before they
were stopped the accident above re-
ferred to had happened.
1t is reported that the adjutant gen.
eral OF Minnesota has corps at work
surveying out the site for the Fort
Ridgley monument and that the corps
will also run a line for the proposed
change of the Birch Coulee monu-
ment.
The members of the Catholic church
OF this city gave social on the lawn
of j. A. McGettrick on Broadway last
Monday evening. The lawn was dec
Grated with Chinese lanterns, etc.
There was large crowd present and
all report good time.
A heavy rain fell here between one
and four O'Clock last Friday morning.
It came down in torrents and the
guage measured nearly an inch.
The rain was accompanied by consid-
cradle Of lightning and thunder. A
second rain fell during Saturday ev-
ening. Both of them we're welcome
as the ground was very much in need
of moisture. The rain Friday morn
ing appears to have been general.
Messrs. Schmahl & Go. have pur-
chased the two-story brick block now
occupied by that tfirm and The Ga
zETTE. John Dobner was the original
owner and the deal was practically
made during that gentleman's visit
here last week. The consideration is
between $4,000 and $4,000. The prop
erty is considered one of the most
valuable business tracts in the city
Schmahl & Co. will carry out all the
improvements originally contemplate
ed by Mr.. Dobner.
Mr.. Ernest Thornquest has resigned
his pastorate of the Christian congre-
cation in this city and left last Mon
day for Excelsior, where he resumes
his studies in the Northwestern Chris
tan college at that place. Mr.. Thorn
quest took the lead of the congrega-
ton at this place for the summer
alone and the time of his resignation
was known as soon as he commenced
his work in Redwood Falls. He will
graduate for the ministry in two years
Luring his stay here people found
him an active, energetic worker in the
cause of religion.
Miss Myrtle March will leave for
Chicago in about two weeks. Her flu
ture residence will be in that city. It
is probable that she will become Mrs
C. R. Tanner shortly after leaving
here for that city. Cliff Tanner is en-
ployed in Sears, Roebuck & Co.'S cs-
Enlistment. Notwithstanding his fail
ure to find employment in this city he
has found wife in one of Redwood's
most charming, amiable and modest
daughters. He is certainly to be con-
graduated. If present intentions are
carried out Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Skinner will occu-
py double house on one of Chicago's
most fashionable residence streets i'm
mediately after the wedding ceremony.
Mr.. Shannon, representative of the