The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-10

W. new, side splitting and
2 original. For further
particulars about the company see
program.
A Beaver Falls special says that
Wenzel Kartak, an old farmer Is
years old, living near this place, met
with fatal accident while trying to
asst his son in binding load of hay
By the breaking of the hay beam the
old man was thrown off the load,
striking head foremost upon the frozen
ground. His neck was broken, causing
instant death. Kartak has sons re-
siding in Westline, this county.
At the nickel reading last Tuesday
evening David O'Hara, the youngest
son of John O'Hara, appeared to win
first laurels in a song and recitation.
The other participants in the program
were Ivy Gale and Matte Beard in a
duet, Eta Baker in instrumental
music, E. R. Houck, Rev. John Sin
clair, Prof. Torrens. Rev. L. L. Hans
com and VIM. Cummins. The money
derived from the reading up to date
will probably be disbursed through
the relief committee for the poor of
the city, of which there are one or two
cases.
During the past week the weather
has been mild, severe, clear and
stormy. 1t was mid and cloudy up
to Sunday evening, showing all day
Sunday. That night it turned cold,
and continued growing colder all day
Monday until the thermometer reach
ed "a degrees below zero Tuesday
morning, when the weather modified.
On Monday the snow which fell on
Sunday was sent across the prairie in
to a genuine blizzard, but the wind
ceased it's work by night and the ev-
ening was clear and beautiful.
The handsome new residence of r.
A. Turrell, assistant cashier of the Cit
liens Bank, located on Ramsey
Heights, was totally destroyed by fire
last Sunday afternoon. The fire was
first seen issuing from the west pro-
lection of the residence by Finley A.
Gray, who was on his way home from
town. At that time the projection
from the sill to the first story was all
afre. He gave the alarm, which
quickly spread to the city, but before
help could arrive at the spot, half
mile from either of the hose houses,
the interior rear portion of the build
ing was seething mass of flames.
Mr.. Gray had, however, in the mean
time, secured his father-in-law, and
breaking in the. house, commenced
saving all the furniture possible. In
this the firemen assisted when they ar
rived on the spot, land before the build
ing was entirely ruined nearly all the
furniture on the first floor was saved.
The furniture on the second floor was
total loss. Some of the windows,
stained and otherwise, were saved
from the wreck. All of the wearing
apparel of Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Turrell
and the baby was destroyed. The to-
tai loss is estimated at $500 by Mr..
Turrell, on which there is an insur-
ance of 81 500 on the house, and $500
on the contents. Mr.. and Mrs. Turrell
were spending the day with Mrs. Tur-
relps parents, D. L. Bigham and wife,
on the south side of the city, and did
not arrive on the spot until the fire
had made good Roadway. The origin
of the fire is unknown, but it is sup
posed that parlor matches in the china
closet, dropping on the floor, was the
cause. Mr.. and Mrs. Turrell left the
house about ten o'clock. The resi-
dence will be rebuilt.