The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-12-03

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The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church
meets with Mrs. J. HI. Bowers to-mor-
row afternoon for the purpose of sew
ing
! DR.. w. D. Finn has been attending
a meeting of the Minnesota Valley
Medical association at Mankato during
the past week.
! Miss Craig, at one time teacher in
the public schools of this city, has been
visiting with c. w. Everett's family
during the past week.
Buyers of Cloaks or Overcoats will do
we'll to read our ad. this week and note
special reductions.
F. w, PHILBRICK & Co.
Frank Erritt of st. Paul, travelling
agent for an insurance company, rep
resented in this city by George Hough-
master, was in the city yesterday.
The board of directors of the local
Building & Loan association, has
been holding several meetings during
the week, Strengthening up affairs of
the association.
The Knights of Pythias were to have
elected officers for the ensuing year at
the meeting Tuesday evening, but ow-
ing to the small attendance the cleo
tiou was postponed until next Tuesday
evening.
VIM. Crouley will leave for Galvest-
on, Texas, on Dec. 18th. He will re-
main in the south during the present
winter, and will probably visit the va
rious points of interest in all Of the
southern towns before returning.
FIR. Weaver of New Avon township,
was registered at the Clarendon Hotel,
St. Paul, on Monday evening last. Mr..
Weaver took a west-bound train at
Belview, going to HanleyFalls, and then
taking Great Northern into st. Paul.
The past week has been one of the
coolest on record for the same week of
the same season. Aside from the storm
of last Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, the weather has continued cold,
and the thermometer was at zero or
below up to early Tuesday morning.
A light snow commenced falling Tues
day, and continued at intervals
throughout the day.
Asa Carkhuff was arrested and ar
raigned in the municipal court last
Tuesday on a charge preferred against
him by Frank Truesdell, wherein the
latter accuses Carkhuff of having, on
April 18th last, struck and beat Trues-
dell. The affair appears to have grown
out of Mr.. Truesdell's domestic troubles.
Carkhuff retained A. G.. Dolliff as his
attorney and continuance for two
weeks was secured.
Redwood Falls Lodge No. So, I. o.
O. F., elected the following officers at
the regular meeting last Saturday ev-
ening: John Wofensmith, noble
grand; Henry Lyss, vice grand; r. S.
Pickett, recording secretary; E. A. Ly.
man, Jr., permanent secretary, and S.
Pollard, treasurer. The new officers
with those to be appointed by the no
BILE grand, will be installed at the last
regular meeting in this month.
The new gasoline lamps recently in.
troduced in this city by Henry Schleud
er seem to be a success. Mr.. Schleudel
has been using two or more of the
lamps in his store and the light fur
nished is very satisfactory. 1t is Of {
blush tint when observed through {
plate glass. The Welsbach burner j:
used in connection with the lamps A
set of the latter has been ordered fo
Hotel Francois and Landlord Engle
hart expects to have them in operation
during the next week.
The city council held a regular meet
ing Tuesday evening and made arrange
ments for holding the city election OF
Tuesday, Jan. 5th, 1897. w. P. Dun
nington's frame building, where tn.
November election was held, was mad,
the First ward voting place with F
M. Isham, G. G. Johnson and Lev
Truesdell as judges. In the seconc
ward the building recently vacated by
The Fair will probably be the voting
station. d. L. Bigham, John White
and George Drake were made the judg
es Of election.
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During the past week large number
Of the creditors of the insolvent Citi
zens Bank have been receiving notices
from the Northern Trust Co., assignee
Of the bank, to the effect that the Trus
Co. has been diligently endeavoring tt
convert the assets of the bank into
money, SO as to pay dividends. The
Trust Co. continues that it regrets t.
say that there seems to be little pros
pect now of it's being able to pay any
considerable dividend after paying the
debt to the State, which is made pre-
ferred creditor by law. The Trust Co