The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-01

relatives.
The ladies Of the Christian church
will serve dinner on Main street on the
next Fair day, in October.
Col. James Blocker of Minneapolis
came up from that city early in the
week and remained day or two.
In the Presbyterian Church, Sunday,
the subject will be: ooh that had the
wings of dove, for then would I fly
away and be at rest"
The Ladies' Mite Society of the Pres
byterian church meets with Mrs. S.
Pollard this afternoon. Supper at $50,
to which gentlemen are invited.
Rev. w. H. Knowlton is expected
home next Saturday, and will conduct
services at the Episcopal church next
Sunday morning and evening, and reg
ularly hereafter.
Col. Frank Irish, travelling passenger
agent of the Northwestern, was in the
city Monday, passing through town on
trip over the st. Louis from Water
town to North Redwood.
The young people of the Christian
church spent last Saturday evening
with Rev. S. P. Fullen and wife. Wat
ermelons and bananas were served and
all report pleasant time.
The father of Mrs. E. B. Hale died in
Glencoe last Friday at ripe age. The
funeral occurred in that city on Sunday
and was attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Hale, they leaving for Glencoe on Sat-
urday and returning to Redwood Falls
on Tuesday.
Chairman King Of the Republican
county committee, has received notice
that an eloquent young Norwegian and
Danish speaker named Simons would
be at the disposal of the county COM
mittee all of next week. He will speak
in Swedes Forest, Springdale, Gales,
Shutdown and Brookville during the
| week.
The annual union meeting Of the BIZ
BILE Society will be held in the M. E.
Church on Sunday evening Oct. 18th.
Several ministers and laymen will
speak. The election of officers for the
year will be made. All who are inter
ested in the Bible are expected to be
there. Rev. J. G.. Evans of Minneapo-
lis, one Of the State agents, was here
on Monday and expressed himself sat
isfied with the sales of Bibles by H
| Winter, the local agent. A collection
will be taken at the meeting for the
general society.
The congregation of st. Catherine:
church is to be congratulated on the
enlargement of that structure and thu
neat interior appearance. The build
ing was increased by an addition of q
feet this spring, and beautiful Cath
olic pulpit arranged in the eastern por
ton of the same. The interior wa
neatly papered. 1t is understood tina
arrangements are already being mad
for an increase of the pew room. A
the dedication yesterday Fir. Christie
expressed himself as pleased over tn
efforts of the Catholic flock of this city
and vicinity.
AS will be observed from our Belviev
correspondence, the Sheridan creamer,
has suspended operations. The suspen
sion was not caused by demand from
the company from whom the machin
cry was purchased, as was reported
about town. The creamery association
owes very little for the machinery AM
building and this, the stockholders ar
able to pay, in case a demand is made
The main reason for the suspension
was the lack of ice and the giving gu
of the water supply. 1t will be re
membered that the creamery was com
PEELED to purchase ice in this city abou
month ago. The directors concludes
that the association could not afford t.
continue the purchase, and the fact tina
the water supply was short added t.
the pressure to close down the cream
cry until cold weather came on AM
more water could be found. The cream
cry is located directly on the side hill
half mile back from the river Twt
wells have already been dug but neithe
or both furnishes the required amount
of water.
The report of the climatical condi
tons of Minnesota for the month o.
July shows that the average rainfall
according to the records of "a stations
for that month was only 1888 inches
ranging from 5.33 inches at Fergus
Falls on the north to O.33 at Cambridge
on the south. The greatest daily pre-,
cipitation was $40 inches at Worthing.
ton. In nearly all parts of the State
there was less than the normal fall, the
greatest deficiency being 2.66 inches at