The Redwood gazette., 1896-08-13

W. ~. DdkeI Cdluc up lTOm Mluuc-
apolis last Saturday. He will spend
more or less of the fall in this city.
An effort is being made to organize
bi-metallic league in this city. The
silver advocates are proposing the mat
ter and will probably make success
of the scheme.
G. P. Greene found a watch charm
near the watering trough Tuesday af-
ternoon. Owner can have same by
calling at this office, proving property
and paying for this notice.
John Lauterbach was seriously kicked
by colt last Thursday afternoon. The
heel of the colt struck him directly over
the heart and the force knocked John
down and unconscious. 1t was some
time before he rallied.
The w. G. T. U. will hold its annual
election of officers this afternoon at the
M. E. church. Reports of the years
work will also be given, and dele
gates elected to the State convention to
be held this year in Minneapolis.
d. Welch shipped to the Eagle Roll
er Mill Co., New Ulm, the first car Of
new Wheat on Aug. 10th, 1896. 1t
graded No. I Northern and tested 81
pounds per bushel. The price paid
was 43 cents per bushel.
Miss Hollister spoke last Sunday ev-
ening at Delhi on the tobacco habit,
and on Monday afternoon addressed
the ladies on "Responsibility of par
ents in relation to social purity.' AS
result of her work a w. G.. T. q. was
organized in the town.
Prof. Brokaw and Prof. Beckman
and the Misses Mann and Tanner of
the corps Of summer training school
teachers left for their homes last Satur-
day. They all stated that Redwood
Falls was the town of their choice and
they hoped that they would always be
assigned here.
Capt. w. P. Dunnington is in ST..
Paul attending the annual meeting of
the trustees of the State Soldiers Home.
He will return to-day. At the meeting
Tuesday Capt. Thomas Mcmillan was
reelected cOmmandant of the Home, a
position held by that gentleman ever
since the first building was constructed,
some eleven years ago.
The Bellingham Times says the tick
ct plan of feeding tramps has been
adopted in that village and works adj
mirably. When a tramp calls at a
house for something to eat he is given a
ticket, which after performing certain
amount of labor under the direction OF
the marshal entities him to a meal.
Very few of the tickets are ever pre-
sented to the marshal.
r.. H. King received his Otto gasoline
threshing engine direct from the manu-
facturers last Friday and on Saturday
he got the engine into condition and
gave it little street parade. He dis
covered few slight defects in the put
ting together of the machine, which
were remedied an hour or two later by
the expert, and late Saturday afternoon
the engine made it's own way to the
King farm west of the city.
A number ofyoung people are indulg.
ing in hayrack picnic party to-day on
the banks of the Redwood river neal
the Bissell farm. Those participating
are Misses Hattie Beecher, Alice Big.
ham, Lizzie Bissell, Virginia Dunning
ton, Frances Everett, Carrie Isham
Agnes johnson, Charlotte Schmahl
Winnie Warner, Ada and Bertie Winn
Miss Brainerd of Blooming Prairie
Miss Donaldson of st. Paul, Miss
Woodward of Wood Lake, and Mrs. G
! r. Pease.
The antipathy to labor on the part O.
the wandering gentlemen of leisure, o.
about 95 per cent of that class, is won
derful. During the past week farmers
have visited their different trading
points with view of obtaining labor
They offered to pay $3.50 per day tt
these men. The men, not caring te
work, would ask $l.75 per day. When
ever their demands were met they
would stipulate that they be paid every
evening, on completion of their work
and on having this request met, they
would either refuse to go on account O.
poor health, or else go, and after work.
ing a day, would insist that they were
sick, demand days wages and come
to town and join their fortunate col
leagues who would roast them severely
for degrading the profession by even at
tempting to work whole day.
Hon. Timothy E. Byrnes of Mime
apolis, sergeant-at-arms for the last Re
publican National committee, and at
torney for the State Game and Fish
commission, was in the city last Thurs
day and Friday, stopping at Hote
Francois. Mr. Byrnes ordered fish
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