The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-04-30

| D. Macarthur, cashier of the First
National Bank of Tracy, was in the
city Tuesday.
There will be light refreshments
served at the Riley entertainment, and
don't forget that tape will be made
and sold for 5 cents.
The new water meters have arrived
and Supt. Parkhill is busily engaged
in putting them in. One was placed
in the Melges barbor shop yesterday
and another in Hotel Francois.
j. H. Bowers was attorney in four
criminal cases at the Renville county
term of the district court, aside from
being attorney in seven civil actions, q
number of which he was called in af-
ter the commencement as counsel.
Ed. Shafer, aged l8years, died on
Wednesday of last week at the home
of his parents. Inflammation of the
bowels was the trouble. The funeral
was held at the German Lutheran
/ church north of this city Friday after.
noon.
Miss Henderson, professor of ora
tory at the Northwestern Christian
College, will give an entertainment Of
a literary nature, under the auspices
of the Endeavor Society of the Chris.
tan church, in the near future. The
date will be announced next week.
The Rev. w. H. Knowlton left fol-
Owatonna on Tuesday to attend upon
a three days session Of the southern
convocation of the Episcopal church
in Minnesota. The usual Thursday
service at the Church of the Holy
Communion will be omitted this week
The bicycle fends are becoming nu.
merous this year. Among the new
wheels purchased by local celebrities
up to the present time are The Spauld-
ing by M. D. Martin, The Windsor by
Col. Frank Ring, the Crimson Rim
by the editor of this paper, and fine
ladies' wheel by Miss Jessie Waldron
Tuesday was the last day for filing
new cases for the May term of court
Clerk Byram stated that there were
about IS new cases on the calender
and % or % old cases. The only
criminal cases on the calender at the
present time are those in which O. B.
and R. Turrell are defendants. Court
opens on May 5th.
Mark Hale met with serious acct
dent on the farm of j. P, Cooper,
south of the city, Sunday. He was on
top of frame barn, slipped and fell
off. No one but Mark was on the
farm at the time. The fall knocked
him unconcious and he was found in
that condition when the tenants ar
rived home several hours after the
accident.
In the Presbyterian church Sunday
the forenoon subject will be, "The
bad qualities of man transferred and
glorified by grace" Isaiah lis. Even
ing, "Faces we like to meet. l The
healthful face. 2 The happy face. 3
The hopeful face. 4 The helpful face
5 The heavenly face" Prayer meet
ing tonight at 8 o'clock. Y. P.S. c.
E. business meeting at 8:45, or after
prayer meeting.
A very heavy rain storm passed
over this vicinity, commencing about
five o'clock Saturday evening. 1t con-
tinued for two hours. The rain fell in
torrents and occasionally was accom-
panied by pebble hailstones. The
thunder and lightning kept up nearly
all night but without rain and Sunday
morning was clear and warm. In
fact Sunday was very hot. About
twelve o'clock midnight Sunday a
heavy wind storm started up but only
continued for a few minutes. 1t was
not accompanied by rain. The sky
was very black to the east.
Considerable excitement was caused
last Thursday evening by the an
nouncement that the dam across the
river on the Delhi mill property was
going up. 1t appears that the dam
sprung leak on the east side and
water worked quite large hole in the
same. 1t was repaired in few mo-
ments and the dam is all right. The
Delhi dam gives the city it's ice sup
ply as we'll as water for fire purposes
in case of large fires. During the ex-
element Thursday evening large