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

trip to st. Paul last Monday.
Messrs. S. w. Tredway and Chas.
Double were over from Morton for q
few hours last Sunday afternoon.
Hon. VIM. P. Huntington left for
| st. Paul Monday to attend a regular
meeting of the trustees of the State
Soldiers Home.
Rev. N. G. Smead came down from
Willmar where he conducted revival
meeting for two weeks. He states
that the meetings caused many con-
versions.
Miss Laura Brainerd left for her
home 10 Blooming Prairie last Satur-
day. after spending several weeks
here, the guest of Mrs. o. L. Dorm
berg.
| Elsie Curtis, formerly of this city,
and graduate of the Redwood Falls
high school nearly two years ago, but
now of Portland, Oregon, was married
to William G. Black, of that city, on
Feb. I'd.
On last Thursday one of the long
est and most seyere cold snaps known
in this community for long time.
came to an end. The weather mod
Grated greatly that day, and Thursday
and Friday were ideal winter days.
Miss Virginia Huntington enter
tanned the members of the st. Agnes
Guild at her spacious home on Bridge
street last Wednesday evening. There
was large crowd present, and as US
ual at Guild functions, an enjoyable
time was had.
While going into church in West
Newton Friday afternoon, says the
New Ulm Review, Albert Arhard
slipped on the steps and sustained q
rupture of one of the main blood ves-
sells. He died soon after and was bur-
led from the local church on Monday.
The ladies of the w. R. G. gave a
delightful supper and entertainment
at G.. A. R. hall last Friday night. In
the neighborhood of one hundred old
soldiers, their wives and daughters,
and friends of the organization, were
present, and all were taken care of in
the W. R. C.'s most approved style.
The next Nickel Reading entertain
ment on Feb. 10Th, will be most ex-
citing event. The town challenges
the High school to spelling match,
There will be team of ten or twelve
citizens compete against like nam
! Der of scholars, and the best two out
of three heats will decide the victory
We expect a good time and full
house.
A dispatch from Cottonwood to the
Minneapolis Journal, says: ~. D.
Smith, prominent farmer of this vi
cinity, has just sold on the local mar
ket II 3-year-old fat steers, averaging
200 pounds, bringing 500. This is
the result of an experiment of fatten-
ing On wheat, which, according to his
statement, brought him rs cents pc,
bushel."
i An enjoyable evening was spent in
the White school house in the town ol
Three Lakes last Friday night. The
programme was furnished by the pu'
pills of Miss Henrietta Patterson
teacher at the school house, and its
Interpretation was witnessed by par
ents who packed the school room
Both pupils and teachers received
many words of praise for the per
Torrance.
Mayor Ed Weaver, of Mankato, was
lin town last Friday, calling on the
GAZETTE. Mayor Weaver had just re-
turned from a trip to Lake Benton
He reported peculiar item. Lake
Bentonites are obliged to haul ice {
distance of eight or uine miles fo1
their summer use, Notwithstanding the
fact that the town is located on tht
shores of what was once great lake
The water in the latter has meanderec
little by little each year, and what wa'
once great water basin is now nearly
dry. Only few more years will have
to pass ere the lake will be used for {
potato patch, or something of tina
kind.
Theirs will be general mass meet
ing of all interested in the new coop
erative creamery association at thu
court house in this city next Wednes
day, commencing at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon, and continuing all day. The
project is is still in an embryo shape
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