The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-12-24
Have you tried us on groceries? We
can do you good.

Have you tried US on groceries? We
can do you good.
SOUTHWICK & ANGEL.
Miss Louise M. Knowlton is home
from st. Mary's college to spend the
holidays with her parents at the Epis-
copal rectory.
Stanley Bissell, now a canvasser for
life insurance company, with head
quarters in the Sawdust City, is home
spending the holidays with his father
and mother.
There will be no services at the
Church of the Holy Communion next
Sunday, the rector having his regular
monthly appointment at Sleepy Eye
on that day.
A. E. King left for Rockford, ILL.,.
last Tuesday. He will spend couple
of weeks with Mrs. King and their
daughter, before returning. Miss King
is receiving medical treatment at Rock
ford and is slowly recovering her health.
A sleigh load of Rebekahs drove over
to H. F. Buechner's residence on Ram
sey Heights last Friday evening and
gave H. F. Buechner and sister, Miss
Anna, a surprise. The evening was
pleasantly spent with cards, gossip and
refreshments.
Morton Enterprise: We wilted the
other day when we saw Bro. Schmahl
of Redwood Falls, open up his heart
and give reverend gentleman pack
age of "Tip Top" smoking tobacco
which had been passed around as sam
pies. Schmahl is noted for making
enemies.
A son of J. J. Hanna of Brookville
was burned so badly last week that he
died from the effects of the same. His
clothes caught fire while the mother
was out of the room and before the
flames were extinguished his side and
shoulders were burned SO badly that
the result was as above stated.
The Brookville creamery association
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Soren Hanson;
president, Julius Jacobson; secre-
tary, F. A. Zieske; treasurer, H. M.
Jensen. Three trustees were elected,
being August Sasse, Nels Christensen
and Jorgen Jepsen. The affairs of the
creamery are in a satisfactory condi-
ton.
J. R. Lankard shipped car load of
wet wheat to Minneapolis on Tuesday.
He received a report from the commits
sion men that wet wheat sold at from
2 to IL cents per bushel less than dry
No. Northern. The wheat that will
be shipped was that threshed about ten
days ago and which was on the outside
of the stack. TWo-thirds of the stack
was dry and the wheat sold to the local
elevators for No. l.
The Penny News followed in the
footsteps of THE GAZETTE with a
Christmas edition this week. 1t con-
sisted of eight pages, full of advertise
ments and placed the News next to
THE GAZETTE, or in second place in
the newspaper field of the city. From
the News it is learned that Asa Brooks
will be home for the holidays; that
Fannie Brooks will visit with Miss Ju-
liza at Morgan this week; that Miss
Joan Kidd, who has been living with
Mrs. B. A. Ferris for some time past, is
to spend Christmas with her mother.
Exceedingly hot items are reserved fol
next issue.
The earnings of the Sleepy Eye cleo.
trio light plant, owned by that town,
for the eleven months of the past coun.
Gil year, amounted to $1,596.65. The
operating expenses amounted to
81 ,83O.97. The Dispatch says that this
means that instead of being more eco.
nomically operated than were the first
dynamos used here the Wood machines
are costing this town almost $40 pei
month more to operate. This years
test efectually explodes the Fl
Wayne Co.'s claim in regard to the
electrical efficiency of their machines
and these facts want to be strongly
brought out before the jury that is to
determine whether this town shall pay
for the plant. 1t will be remembered
that the Ft. Wayne Company had the
nerve to demand pay for the plant put
in here and because settlement was re-
fused until the efficiency of the plant
could be demonstrated, the company
brought suit and the case comes up for
hearing at the January term of court.
Arthur Winter, nephew of H. T.
Winter, and Miss Maud Gibson, eldest
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. G. P. Gibson,
were united in marriage at the home of
the brides parents, on Fourth street,
this city, at about eight o'clock last
Saturday evening. S. P. Fullen of
the Christian church, performed the
ceremony. The wedding was an ex-
ceedinglv quiet affair. the cOunle suc-