The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-08-08
Miss Grace Abbott is visiting
relatives in this CITY.

Miss Grace Abbott is visiting
relatives in this city.
Charlie Knopf returned last Satur-
day evening from Pennsylvania, where
ne spent the summer.
Col. James G. Blocker of Mime
apolis was buying hides and pelts in
town last Monday and Tuesday.
Double barrelled breech loading
shot gun for sale or trade for anything
useful. Inquire of J. T. Stegner.
Mrs. w. L. Abbott, ST., Misses Mira.
Susie and Grace Abbott were all pres
at the Abbott-Buck wedding in Man
kato last Thursday evening.
John T. Wooley of Omaha, Neb.,
was in the city last week soliciting in
surance for the Masonic Aid associa-
ton of Dakota. Mr.. Wooley is Ma
son of high standing.
Rev. L. L. Hanscom and family, j.
H. Bowers and family, W. B. King
and family, Mrs. HIM. Hitchcock and
children, NJ. D. and Miss Martin
formed a picnic party that spent
Tuesday afternoon on the banks of
the Minnesota river northwest of this
city.
Thos. Barber of Vesta was in the
city on Tuesday. Mr.. Barber report
ed that eight acres of wheat on break
ing belonging to James McGregor
threshed out 80 bushels to the acre
last week. Mr.. Barber is of the opin-
ion that every farmer who threshes
before stacking makes a great mis-
take.
Charles Dickson returned from
Fairmont,wh he has been employed
for several weeks past laying brick on
the new school house, last Wednes-
day evening. During his absence Mr..
Dickson pitched game of ball for
Blue Earth City in contest with
Austin, the latter winning, owing to
the Blue Earth City fellows being
unable to bat the ball and make
scores.
Miss Nina Pratt, who has hereto
fore conducted a millinery store in
the Ola building on Mill street, pur-
chased the entire stock of millinery
recently controlled by J. D. Jackson
of H. G.. Schmahl and H. G. Ackmann
last Saturday afternoon. Immediate
ly after the sale was made Miss Pratt
moved her stock of millinery from the
Ola building to the Mul]igan build
ing where the Jackson stock has been
ever since the sale to Messrs. Schmahl
and Ackmann. Miss Pratt will con-
duct millinery business at that
place, and in addition will have ladies'
notions, etc.
Madge Tenney, the nine-year old
daughter of Charles H. Tenney, had
her right leg broken between the hip
and the knee by falling from tree
back of her home last Monday after
noon about one o'clock. Madge was
playing with some little children al
the time and had assembled the tree
for the purpose of showing them how
we'll she could climb. Upon getting
up as high as ten feet from the ground
she fell and in falling her right leg
struck a ladder, and the blow was
probably what broke the limb. Drs
Finn and Pease set the limb, DR.
Gibson, who was also summoned, ap.
pearing::during the operation.
Sleepy Eye Herald: A picnic was
given Tuesday afternoon at Lakeside
Park by Miss Tessie McBain in honol
of her cousin, Miss Barbara Nc
Ilreavie of Redwood Falls. Thes,
present were Misses Lena Frank
Mabel McBain, Mabel Griffith, Nettie
Helen and Jessie Gilman, Mary an<
Lizzie Kiefer, Sophia Frank, W.
Gress, Grace Slecum of Minneapolis
Eda Koch of New Ulm, Barbara Nc
Ilreavie of Redwood Falls, and Tessi.
McBain. At six o'clock an elaborate
lunch was served to which all die
ample justice. The afternoon anl
evening were pleasantly spent. Mis-
Tessie makes a charming hostess.
Every one residing here four or fiv.
years ago will remember a restaurant
man named Estes. They will also re
member him as fellow who wen
away owing nearly everybody. III
was in Mankato and st. Peter las
week and he displayed large roll o
bills backed nv Uncle Sam and those