The Redwood gazette., 1896-07-16

| Steve Golden is now occupying the
residence of ]. D. Jackson on Wyom-
ing street.
Mrs. G. G. johnson is enjoying Wis
it from her mother, Mrs. Anna Henkel
of st. Paul.
Rev. McHenry of Delhi conducted
the services in the Presbyterian church
last Sunday evening.
Miss Lena Theiring returned last
week from an extended visit among
friends in Lodi, Wis.
Mrs. G. w. Mead and daughter Bessie
have been visiting friends in Under
wood and Echo during the past week.
Mrs. w. J. Mcleod and children re-
turned from two weeks visit with the
formers relatives at Arlington, Tues
day.
July % will be an exceptionally at
tractive day at the Waseca assembly,
and on that day the Northwestern will
sell excursion tickets to Waseca at very
low rates. Full information can be had
by applying to Agent Beecher.
Miss Hollister wishes to meet the
Physical Culture class next Tuesday
evening, July 21, at 8 o'clock, at the
M. E. church. Those who desire to
take the course are requested to be on
hand promptly, that final arrange
ments may be completed without de-
lay.
e. D. Griffith of Sleepy Eye, Monte
video and Echo, has purchased the
bank fixtures Of the insolvent Citizens
Bank, paying S75 for the same. On
Tuesday the fixtures were loaded on a
hay wagon and started for Granite
Falls, where they will be used in Grif-
fith's bank at that place.
The vestry of the Episcopal church
has decided to build rectory just west
of the church, on the site originally Sc
lected for the rectory by Rev. H. Beer.
Stones are being hauled for the founda-
tlon while the place is being connected
with the city water works. 1t is ex-
pected that the building will cost in the
neighborhood of $1,000 before it is COM
pleted.
The school board held regular meet
ing Monday evening. The business
was in the line of a cleanup of old busi-
ness prior to the annual school meeting
which will be held at the school house
next Saturday, and at which time sue
cessors will be elected to G. E. Mckay,
o. L. Dornberg and James Aiken.
Miss Linwell Of Minneapolis, sister OF
Selma Linwell, already teacher here,
was elected as teacher of the 5th grade.
G. B. Jennings was reelected janitor
of the school and his salary was re-
| stored to the old basis-S50 per month.
| l.. E. Morse, the owner of a farm just
across the Minnesota river in Renville
county, and QUE of the oldest settlers in
this section of the State, died at ST..
Peter, during the early part of the
week. His remains were brought to
this city Tuesday and were buried in
the Redwood cemetery in the afternoon
of that day, after funeral service from
the Christian church. The deceased
was about IS years of age and has re-
sided on his farm across the river ever
since 1867. The farm has been run on
a stock and forestry basis and has been
a very successful institution. He leaves
a wife and several grown-up children.
Government School Inspector Rake
straw Of Washington, was visiting the
Agency school during the week of July
4th, and in conversation with that
gentleman he informed a representative
of this paper that it was the intention
of the Government to close the Agency
school on account of the small attend
ance. After inspecting the excellent
work of Col. r. H. G. Hinman, the in
structor at the school, the inspector
stated that he would make strong
recommendation to have the school
continued as it gave the little Indians
an excellent opportunity for education,
and all of them at the Agency were en-
joying it.
A Lake Benton special says that the
case of the board of county commission
ers of Lincoln county against Lars 1.
Fjeseth, ex-county treasurer of Lincoln
county, together with twenty-five
prominent farmers of that county as
defendants, in suit to enforce the liza
bility of the ex-treasurer's bond, result
ed in Judge Webber directing verdict
in favor of the defendants. Judge
| Webber held that so long as the bank
was designated as county depository
the checks of the ex-treasurer to his
successor in office constituted payment
of the amount due the county. The
case was precisely the same as that of
the Redwood commissioners against
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