The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-20

to St. Paul and Minneapolis on bust
ness on Thursday of last week, re-
turning home Saturday.
The 18th annual encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic for
Minnesota, will be held in Harmonic
Hall, Minneapolis, Wednesday, March
18th next, commencing at ten o'clock.
Commander-in- Chief Walker will be
present. The Women's Relief Corps
will hold it's annual convention at the
same time.
Chairman Powell has called meet
ing OF the Republican county commit
tee for next Tuesday for the purpose
of deciding upon date for holding a
county convention to select IL dele
gates to the State convention in Min
neapolis, which is to select four dele
gates to the National convention at St.
Louis. The county convention will
also select district delegates.
In the candle guessing contest at
Lechner's grocery store the end was
reached Monday afternoon and on
Tuesday morning the committee an
nounced that Miss Dolly Kellam was
the successful guesser, and she was
awarded the set of dishes offered by
Geo. Lechner to the party who made
the closest guess. The candle burned
IT'S hours and IS minutes. Dolly's
guess was 779 hours.
County Attorney Clague was in the
city Tuesday. He stated that at the
examination of candidates for the
West Point cadetship held at Manka-
to last Friday Ralph P. Yates of New
Ulm was selected as first and John
Current of Springfield as alternate.
Mr.. Clague stated that Yates passed a
fine examination and that he would be
greatly surprised if he did not pass
the examination at Fort Smelling on
March Sd.
Postmaster S. S. Drake of Echo,
Geo. M. Browne and f. NJ. Holmes of
Delhi were in town Friday evening
last. Mr.. Drake has recently returned
from a visit among his old acquaint-
ances and relatives in Rushford. While
there he discovered some photographs
of the Drake brothers when they were
under Is years of age. He remarked,
and everybody concurred in the re-
mark, that time made a wondrous
change in people.
AS will be seen by The GAZETTE ad-
vertising columns the shaft and assay
houses, the milling house, the black
smith shop with tools, the immense
engine and boiler and everything else
belonging to the Minnesota Gold Min
ing and Refining Co. at it's mine north
of Delhi is offered for sale, bids being
invited for the same. This action oil
the company is another step towards
convincing people that gold does moi
exist in the Minnesota valley in pay.
ing quantities.
Photographer N. B. Andersen left
for st. Paul and Minneapolis last Sat
urday for the purpose of attending
the annual convention OF photograph
ers of the Northwest. He took with
him large number of specimens O
his work for submission to the mer
composing the convention. Mr.. An
dersen will remain away about three
weeks. After the convention he viii
take in series of lectures and expert
ments in the latest discoveries in pho
Biography and may probably return t
Redwood Falls with sufficient knowl
edge and the proper instruments t
successfully practice with the cathod
rays in this city.
| No definite action was taken at tn,
meeting in Sheridan for the purpos
of considering certain proposition
looking toward the establishment of
Populist paper in this city. The ques
ton of putting in new plant or pur
chasing one already located was con
sidered and committee was appoint
ed to look up the matter. JAS. Arnol1
was in from Vesta Monday and Tues
day and stated that Senator j. G
Cronkhite of Norman and Kittsol
counties would probably move t
Redwood Falls and be the editor o
the new paper, in case it was estab
lished.
A George Washington entertain
ment will be given by the second di
vision of the ladies of the Presbyter
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