The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-18
Miss Lizzie Bissell has returned home

Miss Lizzie Bissell has returned home
from Fergus Falls, where she has been
teaching school during the past winter.
J. A. Crawford of St. Paul, represent
ing bottling house of that city, and
formerly with the Dun Mercantile
Agency, was in the city last week.
A silk plush cape, lined with change
able red and blue silk, was lost between
this city and Viewers Grove. Finder
will be rewarded if returned to this
office.
Stanley Bissell is now ticket agent
for the Northwestern at Duluth. Stan
ley has permanent position as such
and will probably not visit with his
parents here for some time.
Mrs. Mabel March Henry of Fargo,
N. d., arrived here on Thursday of last
week, on visit with the friends of her
school girl days and relatives. Mrs.
Henry will remain here a month or
more and will be joined by Mr.. Henry
later
Three little girls, under care of the
ladies of st. Paul and Minneapolis,
having in charge the fresh air fund, ar
rived from those cities last Tuesday,
and are now staying at the farms of H.
F. Clipfell, O. A. Mason and Alfred
Moon, east Of the city.
The road down the hill on Glendale
Farm has been greatly improved dur
ing the past two weeks, the poll tax
payers of Homer township having put
in all their work on the hill. Alfred
Moon, roadmaster for that section of
Homer township, superintendent the
job.
Attorney George w. Somerville of
Sleepy Eye was in town Wednesday
and Thursday Of last week. Mr.. Som
erville is giving all of his time to the
canvass for the Republican Congress-
ional nomination. He states that his
prospects are highly pleasing to him
and very encouraging to his friends.
New Ulm Review: While Rudolph
Seydock, who works for Otto Hey
mann, was trying to shoot turkey
yesterday morning, he accidently shot
Mr.. Heymann. The turkey was near
some brush at the time and Mr.. Hey
mann happened unfortunately to be
walking in the same neighborhood.
The turkey was killed, but the shot also
passed through Mr.. Heymann's legs,
near the hip of the left and the ankle
of the right.
Chas. Zuberbier, with whom Mrs,
John Spofford is stopping in Johnson
vile township, was in the city Friday
Mr.. Zuberbier states that since SpOfOrd
kidnapped the three children from his
farm Mrs. Spofford had heard of him
and her children twice in Missouri. On
two occasions, the eight-year old boy
had attempted to run away from his
father. The last time she heard OF
Spofford the latter had taken his chill
dren and driven to parts unknown.
A. D. Stewart and JOS. Chadderdor
returned from Marshall, where they at
tended the Populistic Congressional
convention, last Friday. The conven
ton elected delegates to the Nationa
convention James Arnold of this
county was elected an alternate. A. d
Stewart was chairman Of the conven
ton He states that it was the larges
and most enthusiastic Populistic con
ventaon he ever attended. The Con
gressional nominating convention viii
be held at Window, Aug. Goth.
The st. Louis excursions of the pas
two weeks appear to have been partici
pated in by people who cared more TO
going to :St. Paul and Minneapolis OF
visits or sn business rather than visit
ing the State Experimental station
One of the Redwoodites Who went OF
the excursion informs THE GAzE1T1
that he was among the number to visi
the State Experimental station anc
that cut Of the 81 persons to whom
excursion tickets Were sold at NORTH
Redwood week ago last Monday h,
saw only few of them, mot over ten al
the most, at the farm during the time
he spent there.
Hon. T.. D. Gilfillan returned from
his trip to Chicago and Illinois OF
Wednesday of last week. He state.
that the rainfall for that State is about
rs large as it is in this section and thai
workingsnen were only permitted tt
work about four days per week OH &C
count of the heavy fall Mr.. Gilfillar
also stated that he had 100 acres of corr
growing OH his farm at the Siding thai
would be credit to Illinois this year
while he saw, during his trip through
that State, one or two fields of wild
mustard that would be credit to Min.
nesota. His wife and children. who
have been making a tour of foreign