The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-08

A. G. Schmahl and wife visited with
the latter's parents near Olivia over
Sunday.
Geo. E. Keene and Miss Hilda Pet
erson of Mankato are visiting at Pho
tographer Kenney's.
J. B. VonReadon, superintendent Of
the Gilfillan farm, took dinner at Ho-
tel Francois last Tuesday.
Cashier H. A. Baldwin of the Red
wood County Bank, and Clinton Bald
win, made business trip to Echo last
Monday.
DIR. H. ]. Fountain and wife left for
Oskaloosa, Iowa, yesterday, where the
Doctor has secured a job with medi-
cine company.
A. &. Ochs, the Springfield brick
manufacturer, passed through the city
last Monday Ell route for western points
on the ST. Louis railroad.
F. S. Slough of Minneapolis was in
the city Tuesday looking up the value
of certain tract Of property Oh which
he proposes to make loan.
The Morton Republican blowout will
be heavy one. 1t will occur next
Wednesday evening and the speakers
will be Senator Davis, D. F. Reese,
Congressman Joel P. Heatwole and
others.
Edwin Halves, son Of Dr. E. L.
Halves, had an operation performed in
Mankato on one of his eyes last week.
The specialist having the case in
charge found it necessary to burn the
ulcer from the eye.
The lumber and mill work for the
new front of J. H. Melges' barber shop
has arrived and as soon as the glass
puts in an appearance the work of re-
constructing the front will begin. The
front will have the largest single plate
glass in the city.
The apple man holding forth in the
yellow front is doing land office bust
ness. Aside from the stock already
purchased he has five carloads coming
from Illinois, which he expects to sell
here. Apples which he does not con-
slider good enough to offer for sale are
placed in a cider mill and are turned
into cider.
Emil Schmahl is shipping quite ex-
tensively of late. Outside of his ship
ments last week he sent two carloads
of stock to Chicago and another car.
load to ST. Paul Tuesday. These ship,
ments have brought good number OF
farmers to town from not only Red.
wood county but also from we'll ovel
into Renville county.
Jorgen Simmons, the Scandinavian
orator, who was booked to speak in
Redwood county all of this week, com
mencing in Brookville, was unable tc
make his appointment for Monday ev
ening on, account of bad train connec
tons. He arrived here on Tuesday
and at once left for Brookville with the
intention Of speaking there that ev
ening.
According to, reports made to thu
Minneapolis Journal the Redwood
Roller mills used $1,000 bushels o
wheat during the period from Aug. l
1894, to Aug. 1, 1895. and 1880 bushel
during the period from Aug. l, 1895, t.
Dec. l, 1895. The Journal states tina
the Touring mills outside of Minneapo
lis and Duluth in this State uset
$4,000, 900 bushels of wheat during 1895
An attempt to climb the North Red
wood hill on bicycle cost Aid. w. r
Caswell the price of Victor pedal las
! Tuesday morning. The gentleman
had only got part way up the hill whel
the pedal broke and he was obliged t
come into town on one pedal. Th
broken pedal appears to have been tn
) one bent by young Gorden on his tri
, from Morton to Olivia.
The semi-annual apportionment Q
the State school fund just complete
by the State uperintendent give
Redwood county So, 740.60 for a total c
. 3,O14 pupils who attended school Ion
enough during the last school year t
receive the apportionment. Renvill
county is to receive 13,65O.3O for 4, 20
pupils while Lyon county receive
So, 1850 for 1908 pupils. The basis G
! the apportionnIent is $3.50 per capita.
J. Herb. Manchester was nominate,
for the legislature by the Republican
of Lincoln county last week, after al
exciting series of ballots. Herb was s
tickled over the Republicans Of hi
county selecting such an excellent MAJ
that he forgot to publish report o
Prof. Cations speech, delivered Their
the week before Last week he ex
planned it by almost admitting tina
the office cat got the best of the manu-
script Here is what he said in ex
4 planation: "Mistakes will occur in tn
best of regulated families, tits said, an(