The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-05

Mrs. w. d. Finn returned from Co
lumbus and other Wisconsin points
last night.
A. d. Southwick organized the Juni-
or Endeavor League for the winter at
the Presbyterian church last Sunday.
The League will meet hereafter at 3
o'clock every Sunday afternoon.
Sheriff c. w. Mead spent Friday in
st. Paul and Minneapolis. He was
subpoenaing several witnesses in i'm
portant cases that are likely to come
before Judge Weber at the term of
court to commence next Tuesday.
Rev. w. H. Knowlton has moved in
to the new rectory recently constructed
by the congregation of the Episcopal
Church of the Holy Communion. H.
S. Baldwin has moved into the resi-
dence on Wyoming street recently va
Gated by the minister.
There was general reception to Pre-
siding Elder l.. L. Hanscom and Rev.
r. A. Jones of the Marshall Methodist
district and of the local Methodist
church at the church last evening. The
members of the different churches of
the city participated.
Isaac Root and wife returned from
New York State last Friday. They
have been visiting with relatives there
during the past summer. Both are
greatly improved in health on account
of their vacation and both were glad to
get back to Redwood Falls.
Prof. H. A. Patterson of South Da-
kota, brother to Attorney E. G. Pat
terson of this city, arrived here last Fri
day afternoon. Prof. Patterson has
been teaching school in South Dakota
and he is now on Supt. Races corps of
Redwood county teachers, he having
been engaged to teach a school on the
south side of the county.
Stephen and DR.. J. w. Golden left
early Sunday morning for Sleepy Eye,
where they took the train for Northern
Minnesota. The two boys threw away
the privilege of registering their polit-
ical preferences for two weeks hunt
in the forests of the north, where they
expect to shoot deer and other animals
of the forest.
The crew of the stub line running
between here and Sleepy Eye took, a
special excursion train to Springfield
last Saturday night, the passengers 60
ing to attend political meeting. On
the return a wheel Of one of the pas.
senger cars was broken. The train ran
along for some time before it was dis
covered, and then the passengers all
wondered over the narrow escape they
had in meeting with serious accident
Some boys about town were mistak
en- in Halloween night and on Friday
night last they stole into the belfry Of
the Second ward hose house and muf
fled the bell so that Curfew Ringer
George Smith met with little surprise
when he attempted to ring curfeW a
promptly nine O'Clock that night. The
bell refused to ring until George as.
cended the belfry to the bell and re
moved the distinctions. Curfew rang
a few minutes late Friday night.
One of the pranks of the spirits tina
walked abroad last Saturday evening
was the changing of a horse collar from
in front of a harness shop in this city
to tree in front of a residence abou
two block away and the changing o
the gate leading to the residence to {
conspicuous place in front of the har
ness shop. Stove signs and barber shol
poles, it is said Iwere found where they
should not have been early Sunday
morning by the original owners-fount
before the residents awoke from thei
slumbers.
The GAZETTE has just received :
three-quarters ~ face bust of Maj. Nc
Kinley. The bust was made by Ham
Hirsch, the German sculptor, who hat
a personal sitting with the president
elect before the. National convention
} The bust is of American Parian mar
BILE, mounted ON a mahogany PLAGUE
and it's counterpart is the one presented
to Elect Foraker after the nom
nation speech at st. Louis. 1t was
sent by the American Art Souvenir
Works of Chicago under direction O.
Chairman Mark Hanna of the Repub
lican Nationall committee.
Saturdayswas--flag day, prompted by
the order Of. Chairman Mark Hanna
and followed by. Niger" Driver Jones
of Arkansas. : The day was properly
observed in Redwood Falls. In fact
the whole city presented a holiday ap
pearance. Early in the morning flag
or two made it's appearance on Wash
ington avenue and Second street anG
in less than. half an hour practically ev
cry business house commenced throw
ing "Old Glory" to the breeze. By
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