The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-08-15

Q. G. Hanscom was up from St.
Peter Saturday afternoon.
y. B. Turrell reports that the aver
age yield of wheat on the Turrell farm
was about Is bushels per acre.
Mrs. John X. Peterson and children
left for Mankato Saturday to visit
with Mrs. Peterson's parents residing
in or near that city.
II. c. Bohanon threshed out piece
OF wheat on his farm in Vesta last
week and it averaged him about 81
bushels per acre machine measure.
Mrs. J. A. Pugh gave an evening
party in honor of Miss Bertha Gomez
of Waseca at Oak Terrace Tuesday ev-
ening. Dainty refreshments we're
served.
Two stacks of oats belonging to Mi
chael Wagner, south of town, we're
struck by lightning and destroyed by
fire during the storm of last Thurs
day morning.
John Ilett of Brownton came up
last week, accompanied by his boys,
and he is now building an addition to
his house on his farm west of this city.
Mr.. lett expects to move onto his
place in about month.
DIR. and Mrs. w. D. Finn left over
the St. Louis Friday, the former for
St. Paul and the latter for Columbus,
Wis.,, and points in Michigan, where
she will spend the next two months
visiting with friends and relatives.
The Ladies' Mite Society of the
Presbyterian church gave one of it's
regular socials at the church last Fri
day evening. Ice cream and cake
we're served on the lawn. Quite a
large crowd was present. Chinese
lanterns were hung over the lawn.
Auditor Anderson is engaged in
drafting a quarter section map of Red
wood county, something not yet
owned by the county. The map will
be on canvas, of the largest size and
accurate on every point so far as it is
possible to make the same accurate.
The task is difficult one and will
consume several weeks of time.
The marriage of Charles L. Annis,
son of Levi Anpis of this city, to Miss
Ella McCowlin occurred at Slayton
last week. Editor James Ruane, in
his official capacity as justice of peace,
otficiated. Mr.. and Mrs. Annis at
once commenced housekeeping in
Moulton township, Murray county,
where the groom owns fine farm CIV
en- to him by his father.
The death of R. w. Newton, form
erly of this place, occurred at Belvi-
dere, ILL.,, at II o'clock last Friday
morning, according to a death notice
received by Redwood Lodge 6S, I. O.
O. F., of this place. The cause was
not assigned. The funeral occurred
at Belvidere Oh Sunday afternoon at
two o'clock, under the directions of
the Odd Fellows of that town. Mr..
Newton was prominent G.. A. r.
man and his wife, Mrs. Bessie Newton,
was an active worker in the Relief
Corps. He leaves wife and one child
Sleepy Eye Herald: Thirty years
ago Thursday, Aug. LIST, was a day
never to be forgotten by Mark Cane
Mr.. Cane was in Alabama in company
with the Union forces and as the war
was about closed he was invited to
come north with some of the Minnesota
forces and the march north began Aug
LIST, 1866. It was the first time since
the emancipation proclamation was
signed by the immortal Lincoln and
proclaimed throughout the land that
Mr.. Cane fully realized the full mean.
iag and BENEFITS of that wonderful
edict. He left Marion couoty, Ala.
and after q Tins found himself located
in the North Star State. Mr.. Cane
says whenever he thinks II his past
life and how he has been preserved he
not only feels like rendering thanks
and praise to his Maker but in humbis
alteration gives Him all honor and
praise.
A large crowd witnessed an interest
ing bicycle contest between George
KettleweQ of this city and Otto P
Newsan OF Minneapolis, an ex-cham.
pion Of Minnesota. There we're two
races, tho first for half mile and the
other for q mile. Newman won them
both in an exciting finish. In the first