The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-15

went to Lacrosse via st. Paul over the
Northwestern Tuesday.
The original and only Ignatius Don
nelly is billed to speak here next
Wednesday evening, Oct. 2lst.
Mrs. Chas. Nicholson of Mankato ar
rived from Mankato Tuesday evening,
on visit to her sister, Mrs. R. D.
White.
There will be prayer, meeting at the
Presbyterian church this evening. The
meeting will be led by one of the mem
bers. Rev. John Sinclair will return
from st. Paul tomorrow.
Keep in mind the rally at Delhi next
Monday evening. The new band hall
will comfortably seat large crowd,
and no speaker in the State could bet
ter hold their attention than genial,
logical Bob Evans.
The Misses Kittie Carroll and Marie
Kiefer of Sleepy Eye were guests at Ho-
tel Francois last Monday, taking din
ner under the brilliant rays of Tom
McCall's diamond. The former is a
compositor in the office of the Sleepy
Eye Herald.
J. n. Jones and Carl F. Maasch of
Westline were in the city last Monday.
The two gentlemen stated that thresh-
ing was far from being half done in the
section through which they passed,
and they were Of the opinion that it
would require good weather from now
until Christmas in order to complete
the same.
Six bids for supplying Redwood
county with coal for the court house
and jail the coming winter were opened
by Chairman Cooper last Monday. The
successful bidders were B. A. Ferris,
who is to supply Illinois Spring Valley
lump coal in carload lots at 1922 per
ton, and CIV. George, who will deliver
Hooking Valley coal at 1925 per ton.
Next Saturday evening, Oct. 18th,
Messrs. Larson and Clague will adj
dress a campaign meeting at the Tors
ton school house in Waterbury, District
No. 7S; E. G. Patterson and others will
make things interesting at the Waba-
sha school house in Sherman, District
No. 9; and Treasurer Lankard and 9TH
ers will address a similar meeting at the
frost school house in Sheridan, District
No. II.
Capt. w. P. and James NJ. Dunning-
ton received a telegram from Malta
Ohio, last Monday morning to the eff
feet that their mother, Mrs. Terresss
Huntington, died at that place at sew.
en- o'clock that morning. Old age and
a recent accident was the cause O.
death. The deceased was Sc years O
age at the time of her death. She was
born in Williamsport, Penn, and was
; married to James Huntington in Yves
Virginia. They were the parents o
ten children, of whom Capt. Dunning
ton is the oldest, and all of them ar
living at the present time with the eX
ception Of two. Her death leaves bu
three generations of the Dunningtol
family. She was the surviving mem
) Der Of the first generation. She was
devout member of the Methods
church from infancy, and while here
! year ago last winter she attended tn
church at this place on several occs
sions.
The State Board of Equalization ha
taken fall out of Redwood county
After decreasing the valuation of three
year-old horses ten per cent the Boar
proceeds to a general increase of every
thing. Hogs, for instance, were il
creased 10 per cent in valuation, sew
ing and knitting machines were il
2 creased 20 per cent, watches and clock
were increased $50 per cent, pianos fiv
5 per cent, household and office furn
, ture Is per cent, agricultural tools an
, implements so per cent, stocks of furn
ture, saloons, eating houses, etc., 10
? per cent. In class "a, relating to ban
stocks there was special increase il
, three towns of the county. OF course
the class applies to State and Nations
t banks alone. The stock in the Stat
Bank at Lamberton was increased l
per cent in value, the stock in tn
State Bank at Morgan was increase
in valuation to the extent of "a pc
cent. The value of real estate in tn
county, other than city lots, including
, structures, was increased per cent.
The Bible Society of this city held it
annual meeting at the Methods
church last Sunday evening. OWNS
to the absence Of J. B. Robinson all tn
official business was postponed excep
the reading of the report of the loca
book agent, H. Winter. The meeting
was conducted by Rev. Fullen. ]. H
Bowers was the first speaker and reat
a paper on the "Bible." He spoke 0
the work of the Bible, of the harmon,