The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-02-21

The county commissioners are in
session to-day.
Frank Clague was over from Lam
berton last Thursday and attended to
county business.
John Ilett and son Charles, of Brown
ton, we're visiting with David Whittet,
of the Ramsey Creek dairy, during
the past week.
Our Granite Rock correspondent
reports great scarcity of hay and
straw in that vicinity, and unless
spring comes early stock is likely to
suffer.
Daniel Powell, of Sim county. Iowa,
was married to Miss Margaret E. VOL
born, of Morgan, by Rev. John Sin
clair, of the Presbyterian church, last
Saturday.
G.. E. Mckay and E. B. Hale left
last Monday for st. Paul to attend the
annual Grand Encampment of Odd
Fellows of Minnesota. Mr.. Hale will
20 the home office of his insurance
company after the session is over.
Commencing next week The GA
zErrE will publish the serial story.
"Chattanooga," q striking and realistic
war romance, full of exciting exploits
and tender fiction. The story is by
one of the best writer's of modern war
stories.
Rev. H. Beer, of the Church of the
Holy Communion, has rented the
house of j. Fletcher Skinner, on Wy
oming street. Mrs. Beer will return
from her Canada trip about the mid
die of next month and the two will
keep open house in that residence.
Miss Mabel March, daughter of Ed
ward March, formerly of this city, but
now of Fargo, will be married in that
city to-day to a Mr.. Henry, clerk in
one of the large department stores in
Fargo. Miss March has many friends
here who will wish her happy life.
Tomorrow night will be gala one
for Odd Fellows and their friends
The ball and supper will be given on
that evening and the memory OF
George Washington will be cherished
The price has been placed within the
reach of all and a large crowd will un.
doubtedly be present.
N. B. Andersen, our photographer
left Monday noon for St. Paul, to at.
tend the Northwestern Photographers
Convention, to be held there Feb. 20
Fl and %. He is there to introduce
his new photo-dryer to the visiting
photographer. New ideas in photog.
raphy may be expected on his return
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of
last week we're days that reminded g
person of spring. About noon Sun.
day, however, blizzard set in, and
kept up at intervals for the re,nainde,
of the day. Monday dawned bright
and clear, however, and old settlers
have commenced taking stock in the
ground hog story.
The weeks butter shipment of the
eight creameries around Blooming
Prairie for the week ending last Fri
day amounted to 1880 pounds, o.
which amount the creamery at Bloom
ing Prairie furnished 1890 pounds
The reports from that vicinity show
that the product is nowon the increase
and will continue so until the maxi
mum is reached in summer.
Alex Schmahl has a couple of nov
elites for Minnesota climate. Abou
four years ago he dropped a single
orange and a single lemon seed il
two different flower pots. These seed!
terminated and to-day Mr. Schmah
shows an orange and a lemon tree eacf
about three feet high. In winter time
the trees are kept close to the stove
while in the Summer season they arr
allowed to bask in Mother Earth un
der banana sun. Up to the presen
time neither tree has blossomed.
A St. James special to the Dispatcl
of last Saturday says that r. J. Tyler
an elderly gentleman, formerly o
Redwood Falls, who has been laid W
for the past three weeks with rheuma
tism in his limbs, met with very
painful accident to-day. He was ~
ing on sofa at his home, when hit
wife, in passing him with large par
full of boiling hot water, slipped and
dropped the contents on Mr.. Tyler's
legs, and, before his clothing could b.
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