The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-24

Furnished room for rent. Apply to
Mrs. M. e. Curtis, corner of Wyoming
and Minnesota streets. If.
Mrs. A. F. ingalls, of Dodge Centre,
who has been visiting with Miss Jessie
Waldron during the past two weeks,
returned home yesterday,
A shawl belonging to Cora Garner
was lost in front of Philbrick's store
yesterday morning: Finder will please
return to THE GAZETTE office.
Miss Mary Shea of Montgomery, this
State, and Mrs. Maj. Tousley, of Min
neapolis, are visiting at H. c. Ack-
mann's. Miss Shea is a sister of Mrs.
Ackmann.
A Bird Island special to the Journal
of Tuesday states that A. w. Stones
hardware store was burglarized during
the night previous and over $50 worth
of razors, knives, revolvers, etc., were
taken from the same.
The following Democratic county
central committee has been selected for
the ensuing two years: A. w. Bager,
chairman, Redwood Falls; John or Con-
nell, Westline; John Posi-, Sanborn;
Edward Lewis, Sherman; and Joseph
Tiffany, Delhi.
Adam Alexander has moved from
bis farm in Vesta township to this city,
where he will reside in the future. Mr..
Alexander was deslrous of giving his
children better school facilities as we'll
as to reside in the city during the cold
months of the year.
The well-known Cardo entertainers
have been putting up magnificent
show at the opera house during the
past week, and they will continue for
another week. The entertainers sell
medicine between acts. They are a
crack lot of artists.
J. F. Barnum brought a cannon ball
into The GAZETTE office last Tuesday.
A son of Mr.. Barnum found it while
blowing on the latter's farm in New
Avon township. 1t is supposed that
the ball was lost by soldiers while on
their expeditions against the Indians
in 1862. 1t is larger than base ball,
and has rusted badly by long laying
under ground.
The candidates on the Republican
county ticket held a meeting with
Chairman George Tretbar of the late
Republican county convention at Lam
berton last Monday evening and after
discussing the question of the county
central committee for the ensuing two
years authorized Chairman Tretbar to
make the following appointments: A.
E. King, Redwood Falls, chairman;
Arson Evans, Walnut Grove; Charles
Chester, Lamberton; Horace G. Eaton,
Morgan; and J. M. Thompson of Bel
view. A general discussion was also
entered into regarding the campaign
now at hand. The candidates all re-
manned over Tuesday and took in the
| Populistic convention in the afternoon,
returning home in the evening.
An alarm of fire was turned in at SIC
o'clock yesterday morning, fire having
been discovered in the shed adjacent t.
the barn in the rear of H. B. Wolff's
residence on Broadway. The fire de
partment responded as quickly as pos
sible, but before a stream of water was
turned on the building the same wal
enveloped in flames. Prior to the rap
i'd spreading of the fire Mr.. Wolff. as
sisted by neighbors, got out the horse
and other occupants of the barn, a
we'll as the carriages and sets of har
ness, etc. The fire was extinguishe(
with practically total loss ofthe build
ing at about $50 o'clock. How the fir
originated is a mystery, although it
supposed that it commenced from
stray spark in the building early tn
evening before. The barn was insured