The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-12-24

A large display of diamond rings and
shirt studs at Schleuder's jewelry store
during the holidays. 1t
Miss Luella Turrell came home from
st. Paul Tuesday, to enjoy the balance
of the holiday vacation.
Mrs. Ferris of Mortified is visiting
the family of J. P. Jones, her brother,
accompanied by her youngest son.
John Rosendahl of Delhi was in
town Monday. John stated that an
infant had come to his house during
the day.
Mrs. elastic Gleason and Miss Lulu
Brewster have opened dressmaking
parlors in the front rooms over Carl
Roseberg's bakery.
James Beecher came home from the
State University on Saturday last for
the purpose of spending his holiday
vacation with his mother here.
Miss Marie Jackson came down from
her school at Bellingham last Saturday,
and is spending the holidays with her
parents in Redwood Falls township.
The local camp of Modern Woodmen
has elected J. L. Stegner venerable
council, D. A. Stuart worthy adviser
and G. r. Pease camp physician for
the ensuing year.
Miss Bertha Roberts, decorator in
Francois & Schmahl's store, leaves for
her home in Menominee, Wis, next
Saturday, where she will spend several
weeks visiting relatives.
In one of the local churches last Sun
day morning, the minister contending
that couple of boys were making too
much of disturbance while he was
speaking, descended from the pulpit
and summarily elected the two.
Harmony Johnson, residing near the
Barr farm, in the town of Sheridan,
and one of the early settlers in that Sec
ton, died at noon Tuesday, of Bright's
Disease from which he had long been
suffering. The deceased was well along
in years. The funeral occurred from
the house yesterday afternoon.
An alarm of fire turned in about 5:45
Tuesday evening called the department
to the alley in the rear of Mill street,
between Chestnut and Wyoming,
where a one and a half story frame
barn owned by A. L. Gale was on fire.
The fire was extinguished with loss of
about 500, team and COW having
been removed before the fire had spread.
w. g.. Taylor and w. G. Gresham of
st. Peter were up from that town on
Wednesday of last week. They looked
over the clay and kaolin deposits on
the farm of F. J. Peabody and secured
his price on the same. Mr.. Peabody
was seen Tuesday and said that his
proposition had not been accepted by
the two gentlemen.
In an item published last week re-
garding Daniel Clark's trip to Knox
vile, Tenn, it was stated that Mr..
college out from that city. Mr.. Clark
informs us that he did and that the
faculty was composed of a nice lot of
men, as was also the roll of students.
The article was not intended asa refec-
ton on the college in any manner, as it
is considered one of the best of it's kind
in that section.
A. G. Burmeister, who, it was gener-
ally conceded would be mayor to sue
coed w. F. Dickinson, has just discov-
cred that he is ineligible to hold the Of
flee on account of the recent constitu.
tional amendment providing that al
electors must have their second papers
before they can be legal voters or office
holders. Mr.. Burmeister always sup
posed that he had his second papers
and it was not until last Sunday tha
he discovered otherwise. tits conceded
that there are from SO to 100 voters il
this city DISTINGUISHED on account O
the amendment.
Al. Theiring had an experience will
ghosts few nights ago that he will
never forget. While going home abou
10 o'clock in the evening he was stopped
by four white ghosts with black faces
They made Al. surrender and 60 along
down to Andersen's gallery and have
their pictures taken. OF course, Al. wa!
in for that, and soon was the centre
fig'-re in a group in the gallery. He
tried to look frightened but he did moi
succeed, and when the flash went of
the ghosts forgot themselves an6
yelled, "Oh, Alp The negative was g
grand success. Call and see the
photo. 1t
At the Presbyterian church last Sun
day evening Rev. John Sinclair gave
one of his usual interesting Sunday ev-
ening sermons. His subject was along
the line of the advance of civilization
and religion, and his remarks covered
all the period from the birth of Christ
mill the present day. The arbitration