The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-05-07
Miss Lulu Turrel is teaching school

Miss Lulu Turrel is teaching school
at Kasson.
Miss Susie Abbott has been over
from Renville during the past few
days. Her mother is seriously ill.
j. II. Thomas has been engaged in
raising his residence and placing
stone foundation under the same dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. Henry Hanson of Renvjlle
writes j. B. Robinson that she will be
in this city next week for the purpose
of starting laundry.
Jas. Larson and j. W. Marvin, the
latter town clerk of Johnsonville, we're
getting acquainted with jurors and
other participants around the court
house Tuesday.
A. Benham, who owns considerable
of real estate in this section, recently
broke his left hand in accident. The
break has prevented him from visiting
his property here.
F. E. Turner of Turner Bros, Lam
berton, is in the city, prosecuting
witness in the case against the Crouley
brothers, who are indicted for bur-
glary and larceny.
Robinson & Co. have sold lot 5 in
section Is, Sheridan, to n. D. Bald
win at $l4 per acre and the north half
of the north east quarter of Sec. 20,
Vesta, to j. P. Hustled.
Alex McBain of Sleepy Eye was re-
ported in a dying condition Tuesday,
and his cousin, Miss Barbara Nell
reavie, took the train that day to offer
her assistance to the family.
George Backer has finally decided
to build Touring mill at Mankato,
in case he is unable to buy or lease
the old mill now standing idle in that
city. Mr.. Backer, who authorizes this
statement, claims to have plenty of
money behind him.
Emil Schmahl and G. E. Lamberton
returned from their visit with Phil
Armour and other Chicago stock Gel
ebrities Wednesday evening. Both
gentlemen state that Mr.. Armout pro-
nounced the train load of cattle from
Gilfllan Siding sold by Mr.. Schmahl
in Chicago to have been the finest
sold there this year.
Another coursing contest occurred
just east of the city Monday evening.
A huge jack rabbit was the leader OF
the chase, with Jack and Slivers on his
heels. The hounds chased the ami
NAL for three miles, turned him over
four times, but on account of the muz-
zles, were unable to hold him. The
rabbit finally made his escape by
turning into hole east of the farm of
Mrs. Andrew Scott.
At the last meeting of the commits
sioners it was decided to request the
city council to extend the Second
street sewer system from Washington
avenue to the county Jail. The COM
missioners have made such request
of the council and have agreed to ad-
vance the necessary funds for carry
ing on the enterprise. The action is
taken from an economical standpoint.
1t is costing the county about $50 per
year for cleaning out the cesspool at
the Jail and the completion of the
sewer system would save the county
that much expense.
One of Hamlin's Wizard Oil COM
panies is playing at the opera house
this week. The company is made up
of gentlemen and ladies and they pre-
sent refined entertainment. DR..
Gardiner, the head of the company, is
an entertaining talker. Billie Wells,
for many years the leading comedian
and manager of the Olympic,St. Paul,
furnishes the comedy, and he is brim
full and running over with it. His
Interpretation of the country boy on a
visit to his city cousin, on Monday
evening, is perfect and comical in the
extreme while his Interpretation of the
Chinaman unfolding his experiences /
and catching humble bee keeps the
crowd roaring with laughter. His
wife, is as of yore, thoroughly famil
lar with the art Of. entertaining, and
like Billy, reads her lines to perfect
ion. Harry Albert is superb Jug
gler. His bottle balancing shows
wonderful nerve. The company closes
a season of 80 weeks Saturday even
ing.