The Redwood gazette., 1896-07-16

Miss Edith Drake was visiting with
her uncle, Stephen Drake, at Echo,
during last week.
The Sanborn team defeated the Win
dom club onEJuly 4th, Bert Rollins
pitchingi.for the. Sanbornites and
French catching.
Culver r. Thurber, well-known in
various parts.of this county, returned
Saturday from a two years swing
| around the circle in North Dakota,
Wisconsin and this State.
A. G.. Schmahl and wife spent Sum-
day with the latter's parents in Rem
vile. Alex states that Renville, with
only about 800 population, boasts of
having $50 bicycles owned by residents.
Charles Dickson is now regularly
salaried pitcher in the Austin club. In
a game played Tuesday between Aus
tin and Owatonna, the latter being the
old Leroy club, Owatonna won by a
score of to 4.
Mrs. G. Leffingwell with her young
est son and only daughter left for the
formers old home in Ohio during the
early part Of last week. They will be
absent several weeks. The visit is the
first made to the old home by Mrs.
Leffingwell for 20 years.
Lake Benton News: Col. McPhail
yesterday presented to J. B. Davidson
souvenir Of the early days of the civil
war which will no doubt be cherished
by the latter. 1t is photo of Mr.. DAY.
idson and a comrade named McGill
taken at Racine, Wis, in 1861, and has
been in the possession of the Colonel
thirty-fve years.
Sunday was the hottest day on
record this summer. The thermometer
ranged between 80 and l02 degrees in
the shade, reaching the latter mark as
late as four o'clock in the afternoon.
Not breath of air was stirring. After
the sun went down the evening con-
tinued warm and residents We're unable
to sleep until early Monday morning,
when breeze from the north came up
and cooled the athomphere.
A Saturday special from Granite
Falls says: Last evening tramp ap-
piled at the residence of Edwin Sven
son, who lives some miles east of town,
just over the line in Renville county,
for something to eat and a nights
lodging. Mrs. Swenson was alone, and
she refused to grant his request. He
then pulled revolver and made threats.
Mrs. Swenson sent word to her husband
who was in the field, but just before he
reached the house the tramp left. This
afternoon he was taken to Renville for
a hearing.
E. r. Houck and wife, the Misses
Nettie and Carrie Houck, Sophia Mil
Ter, May Ferris and Daisy Clayson,
Will Houck, J. r. Lankard, Dewitt
Martin, Frank Ring, NJ. Terpening,
George Kettlewell and Frank Hubbard
were Redwood members of the Ep-
worth League in attendance at the sub
district convention at Fairfax over Sat
urday and Sunday. The convention
will be held at Wood Lake next year.
Among the officers elected for the en-
suing year is Julius Hitchcock of this
city as President and NJ. D. Martin,
also of this city, as third president.
Hon. Gilbert Gutterson and family
of Lake Crystal, Blue Earth county,
passed through here Friday afternoon.
They were driving towards home, hav-
ing had a weeks outing tour. Mr..
Gutterson has been a member of the
legislature from Blue Earth county for
the past two or three sessions and was
considered one of the most conscientious
young men in the house. He is
brother of Edward Gutterson, we'll
known here as the husband of Minnie
Mcmillan. The party lunched at the
falls, and Mrs. Gutterson spent some
time sketching the scenery around the
latter.
Granite Tribune: The Jensvold boy
is improving Notwithstanding the pitt
able condition he was in as result of
the pounding he received at the hands
of his would-be slayer. Not one boy of
his age in thousand could stand the
punishment he received as he is a mus
cular and wirey boy and has physique
capable of standing large amount of
physical torture. Those who knew him
best could not have recognized him
when he got to his home after the fiend
had left him for dead. But thanks to a
strong constitution and ability to stand
punishment, he is able to appear
against his assailant to testify. We
hope other boys will not do as he did if
invited to accompany a tramp to al
most sure death. Give the rambling
sycophants wide berth and do not be
influenced by any offers thew nav