The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-07-11
Mrs. A. A. Van Wrinkle visited with

NILS. "A. "A. VanWlnkle VISITED with
her parents in Marshall on the 4th.
Miss Bertha Roberts of Menominee,
Wis.,, niece of Mrs. Asa Perkins, is
visiting with the latter.
Rev. Lutz of Wood Lake occupied
the pulpit at the Methodist church
last Sunday evening, in the absence
OF Rev. Hanscom.
Miss Tessie McBain returned to her
home in Sleepy Eye last Friday. Miss
Jennie McBain, sister, is visiting
with Miss McIlreavie.
Mrs. L. NJ. Duncan, Mrs. Mary Hall
and daughter of Appleton, Wisconsin,
the former a mother and the latter a
sister and a niece to Mrs. Charles
Fleischer of North Redwood, are visit
ing with the latter.
Rev. w. S. Cochrane of the Bates
Avenue Presbyterian church of st.
Paul was in the city last Tuesday and
Wednesday, booming the Maplewood
Park Chatauqua gathering, which will
be one of the greatest literary feasts
ever held in the northwest.
Prof. James G. Bleecker, the crack
Minnesota bicyclist, wheeled through
town last Tuesday. He was carrying
several pelts and about one dozen
hides with him bound for Minneapolis.
He claims to have come through from
Watertown during the day.
Editor Hill of the Morton Enter
prise came up during the early part
OF the week and had his last weeks
paper printed on The GAZETTE press.
Editor Hill had the misfortune of
having break occur in his press just
before he started to print Saturday
morning.
}. A. johnson of Mankato, formerly
of this county, was in the city on Sat-
urday of last week. Mr.. johnson was
married to Miss Mary Sontag of Man
kato about three weeks ago and the
couple were spending a portion OF
their honeymoon among relatives and
friends in Redwood county.
Friday and Saturday last we're two
hot days. In early morning of Friday
the thermometer touched IS and in
the afternoon went as high as los, &C.
cording to reports. On Saturday il
, wavered between those two figures,the
highest point reached being 100. A
strong wind blew both days and while
it was refreshing to the populace il
was hard on the grain.
Rev. L. L. Hanscom returned from
the Epworth League convention al
Chattanooga last Monday. Mr.. Hans
com is enthusiastic over the work o.
!, the Epworth League delegates pres
: ent on that occasion and particularly
} enthusiastic over the striking effec
the several thousand made when they
arose long before sunrise one morning
. and climbing to the top of Lookou
Mountain sang hymns of praise to tn
i Saviour. In an interview Mr.. Hans
com refused to state whether he wa
| or was not one of the many.
u While this paper was in press las
, Wednesday afternoon the jury in tn
case of the State VS.. Archie Howe, ar
: rested for stealing two steers from tn
r herd of one of the Alexanders in Vest
township and afterwards disposing o
t the animals to farmer named Syke
!, in Johnsonville township for So each
> returned a verdict of guilty. How
: was Immediately sentenced to sixt,
r days in the county Jail under the car
, of Sheriff Mead. Howe, however, too
an appeal from the sentence and tn
, latter was stayed. Howe gave bal
and will appear at the next session Q
t the district court for trial.
Ex-Sheriff Casper Blethen appeare,
7 publicly for the first time since hi
resignation at perjury case in Man
kato last Friday. The case was wher
r Cynthia Ritchey committed perjury il
having testified that one Geo. W. AL
Ign was the father of her unborn child
Blethen testified to her admission tina
! fellow named Sorg was the fathe
, of her child and that they had livet
, together as man and wife. There wa
!, other evidence and the girl was helt
, to the grand jury as result. Allyn
it appears, was an assistant sleuth tt
Blethen in attempting to locate U. S
Grant, who broke away from thu
Brown county Jail last winter.