The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-11

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Monday.
VIM. Stegner made business trip to
Mankato last Monday.
J. A. Engelhart of Hotel Francois was
among the passengers to Minneapolis
Monday.
Mrs. George B. Hughes and daugh-
ter have left for Wisconsin, where they
will visit month or more.
The residence of Andrew Birum on
Mill street, occupied by ]. R. Wolff, is
being connected with the city water
system.
Mrs. Wilson and daughter, Mrs.
Grace Ainsworth, who have been visit
ing here for some time past, returned to
their homes in Minneapolis Tuesday.
The Old Settlers Association of Will
low Lake and Shutdown will hold it's
annual picnic in Patrick O'Callaghan's
beautiful grove on Thursday, June 25th.
All old settlers are invited.
Lorenzo Stegner of Zumbro Falls has
been visiting relatives in this section
during the past week. Mr.. Stegner is
in the employ of a Minneapolis fruit
house as travelling salesman.
Arrangements are being made for a
Fourth Of July celebration in Milloy's
Grove in the town of New Avon. Aside
from the usual routine programme
there will be a bowery dance in the
evening.
Col. Frank Ring has little bit the
warmest thing imaginable in the line
of bicycle wearing apparel. 1t is a
sweater of deep red dye, with white
stripe trimmings, etc. Mr.. Ring states
that the sweater is the latest thing out.
Attorney E. E. Harriott was over
from Beaver Falls last Sunday. Mr..
Harriott is well pleased over the branch
office of his firm. He states that aside
from the increased legal business the
county officers are pleasant men and
make Beaver Falls as pleasant for each
other and outsiders as possible.
A piece of new breaking on the farm
of J. H. Bowers, just north of the city,
is completely covered with mustard.
The breaking is quite distance from
the place maliciously sowed with wild
mustard year ago last spring 1t is
presumed that some one has again
wreaked their spite on Judge Bowers.
Robinson and Co. have sold 80 acres
of land in section Is, town of Gales, to
Gedmas l.. Richardson. They have
sold the southeast quarter of section 7,
town l12, range 36, owned by A. E.
Chapman, to Ernest Purath, for S., 200.
Mr.. Purath traded in so acres in the
northwest corner of WestIine in connec-
ton with the latter transfer.
The school board held a regular meet
ing last Monday evening. No action
was taken regarding the employment
OF more teachers for the public schools.
The board decided to meet at the school
house and decide upon what repairs
to make in the building during
the summer. Bids for the contem-
plated improvements will be called for.
The stock owned by G. L. Dickinson
and located in the Yellow Front, was
closed to Redwood purchasers yesterday.
Mr.. Dickinson states that the receipts
from sales were not sufficient to meet
the running expenses and he decided
to move the same to Monaga, on the
Red Lake reservation. He is at work
boxing the stock up at the present time.
1t consists Of a small quantity of dry
goods, hardware, groceries, etc.
A postal card received by J. A.
Schmahl from Presiding Elder Rev. L.
L. Hanscom, written by that gentle
man while he was on the train Tuesday,
contains the information that he was
enroute to fill his new office at that
time. He also states that he will give
Redwood Falls call in the near future.
The appointment of Mr.. Hanscom to
the position of presiding elder of this
district was complete surprise to that
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Chas. G. Johnson is now acting as
agent of the railroad land company,
having it's headquarters for Redwood
county lands in Walnut Grove. Mr..
Johnson left for the Grove last week
and will reside there in the future. Mr..
Johnson receives good salary and his
expenses are all paid for by the COM
pany. Mr.SJohnson was former real
estate dealer in st. Paul and had good
idea of what real estate was worth in
that city during the boom times.
In the absence of the pastor the ser
vices at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday morning were conducted by the
Sunday school superintendent, E. c..
Patterson. The service consisted of re-
sponsive reading and singing by the
scholars, a talk on "The needs of the
Sunday SCHOOL, by D. A. Stuart,
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