The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12


at Philbrick & Co.'s store
Attorney V. B. Seward of Marshal
is in the city attending the November
term of court.
The vestry of the Episcopal church
held a meeting last Monday evening
and discussed matters in connection
with the new rectory just completed.
Miss Katie Stewart is now an ap-
prentice in the dressmaking parlors Of
Mrs. J. A. McGettrick.
A light snow fell on both Saturday
and Sunday. On Monday morning a
storm set in with a southeasterly wind
and a lilliputian blizzard kept up all
morning.
Lamberton had ratification meet.
ing last Saturday night. Several of the
candidates-elect to county offices at
tended the meeting and report very
pleasant time.
Miss Frances Everett will entertain
the Cycle of the Presbyterian church
at the home of Mrs. E. d. McClintock
next Saturday afternoon. Gentlemen
are invited to supper.
Will Brooks was down from Echo
last Sunday. He stated that the En-
terprise is having all the job printing
work, etc., that it can handle and that
he likes his new position very much.
According to the Renville Star-Farm-
er w. L. Abbott came up from st. Paul
to that place to attend the marriage of
his sister, Miss Mira to E. F. Collins.
Rev. H. Solum officiated at the we'd
ding ceremony and the Star-Farmer
states that the affair was quiet one,
none but members of the family being
present.
George Prokosch, II years of age,
mysteriously disappeared from the
farm of his father, J. w. Prokosch, in
Three Lakes, three weeks ago last Sun
day. He is tail, slim and dark COM
plexioned. His parents are exceeding
ly anxious as to his whereabouts, and
any one knowing of the same will con-
fer favor by addressing them at Nor
gan.
The creamery is now running only
three days a week-the regular time
for winter. Farmers keep their milk
as usual until the regular day for haul
ing in arrives and then the creamery is
operated all day. Supt. Graham eX-
poets big patronage during the win
ter and at the same time expects that
the creamery will pay big prices to pa
irons for the butter fat.
"Everything's coming our way" re-
marked w. H. Allen of the Sioux City
Engine & Iron Works, as he came
down last Sunday morning. awe
elected Mckinley & Clough last Tues
day and this morning was presented
with baby daughter" and the agent
let out chuckle that showed how well
he was pleased. His family now con-
sists OF wife, two boys and a girl.
Immediately after the special tele-
gram was received here last Thursday
evening, announcing the certainty OF
Gov. Clough's election, several of the
Republican enthusiasts of the town
bought up all the fireworks and fol
about an hour made things lively in
front of The GAZETTE office. Sky
rockets, fire crackers, flower pots, and
every other kind of fireworks were ex-
ploded in commemoration of the great
victory over fusion in the United States
as we'll as in Minnesota.
P. J. Weed of St. Paul has been at
Hotel Francois during the past week.
Mr.. Weed was commercial traveller a
good many years ago. Some twenty
years ago he sold merchandise in Red
wood Falls, staging it across the coun-
try from New Ulm. He sold to several
firms in Redwood Falls and afterwards
to James Mcmillan, whose store stood
on the spot where Hotel Francois now
stands. Mr.. Weed continued On the
road for number Of years, after which
he went into the insurance business in
St. Paul. Then he went into the col
lection business for a machine COM
pany. He is pleased over the growth
of the city since his first visit.
New Ulm News: Clarence Graham,
printer of Mankato, and several other
men from that city, were duck hunting
on Swan Lake, Nicollet county, last
week, and Thursday Mr.. Graham, who
was in small boat. did not return to
camp. The next morning search was
made for him, and he was found in a
distant part of the lake in his boat, ap-
parently frozen dead. He was taken
to N1collet, where DR.. Ray admins
tered restoratives during the day, and
in the afternoon DR.. Weiser of this city
was sent for. He arrived at Nicollet al
4 p. M, when the man was yet cold
but about an hour afterward he began
to revive, and Monday he was removed