The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-02-14

Agent Ferris, of the Standard Oil
Co., has the oil wagon in active oper-
alton.
There was a social gathering of the
young folks of the neighborhood at
Thomas March's last Saturday even
ing.
August S. Boyer, of this city, has
been engaged in chopping wood
around CORTLAND during the past two
weeks.
The Odd Fellows give ball and
supper at their hall on Feb. 22d. Ex-
tensive arrangements are being made
for the affair.
Mrs. G. T. Ward, Mrs. H. D. Bald
win, Miss Baldwin and Master Harry
Ward arrived in San Diego, CAL, on
Tuesday of last week in the best of
health and spirits.
The county commissioners have
been called to convene in special ses-
sion on Thursday, Feb. 21st, at which
time the county Jail will probably be
accepted and the special Jail commit
tee discharged.
Till Tibbetts has added the new X.
P. quadrille by w. W. Hall, of Grand
Forks, to his list of dancing music
and changes. The quadrille has been
executed at one or two dances in this
city during the past month and is
highly commended for it's artistic
changes and pleasing music.
On Tuesday morning Geo. Whittet
received over the Northwestern a
cream separator with horse power at
tachment which he has already placed
on his farm and which will soon. be in
active use. Mr.. Whittet proposes to
RIM creamery of his own, and take
no chances on the proposed cooper
alive creamery being failure. While
he continues to make a net profit of
So or So per day what are the rest of
the farmers doing?
A letter from G. G. Chollar, now at
Avon Park, Florida, says that the
late freeze in that State did very little
harm around Avon Park. He says
that pineapples are fruiting, orange
buds are showing their white petals
and everything looks much better
than it did a month ago, or just after
the frost. Mr.. Chollar planted water
melon seeds on Feb. 1st He says
that his mother, who has but recently
arrived there, is very much pleased
with Avon Park and surrounding
country.
The school board held a regular
meeting last Monday night. The
only important matter up for consid
GRAFTON was letter from the State
treasurer to the effect that the $1,000
refundment loan could not be secured
from the State It'll the call for a
special meeting had been published.
This is a new departure. The Board
therefofe called special meeting for
this purpose, notice of which will be
found elsewhere. The refundment
has already been ordered at previous
special school meeting.
Something new and unique is prom
ised in an entertainment to be given
under the auspices of the ladies of the
w. G. T. U. at the opera house Oh
Saturday evening, Feb. 23d. It will be
presentation to be known as the ia;
nous Smith Family" and will con-
sist of various sketches through can
vass, etc. There will be eight Smiths
} in plain view all the time, while a
number of Smiths will be back of the
} curtains part of the time. Further
light will be given in the programme
to be published next week.
} Marion Sites, seven-year-old son
of Oscar Sites, was badly frozen about
the face, hands and feet in the storm
of last Thursday. The young fellow
} had heard his parents speak about
informing neighbor, Mr.. DeGroat
not to haul any more coal for them
and desiring to show his nerve, with
out notifying his parents, started
across country, distance of one mile.
with the message. He delivered it.
On returning home he was overtaken
by the storm and got lost. He wan
dered around in a circle for an hour
when he sank exhausted. One of the
Ackmann's found him in the above
pitiless condition. He may loose one
or more limbs.