The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-27

visiting with the formers parents in
Renville county.
! The w. G. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
W. B. King this afternoon at fifteen
minutes before three o'clock. Please
be prompt.
Miss Hattie Peavey went to Waseca
on Tuesday and will spend several
weeks in visiting with friends in that
city and vicinity.
The St. Peter Herald reports a
small fire caused by the explosion of
gasoline stove in G.. w. Bunce's res
taurant in that city last week.
St. Agnes Guild of the Episcopal
church will meet with Mrs. Eva Bald
win tomorrow afternoon. Ladies are
requested to be present at three o'clock.
Bring thimbles.
j. E. Hodson presents his compli-
ments to the sports of the State and
authorizes The GAZETTE to say that be
will wrestle any man in Minnesota
catch-as -catch-can for $25 side.
j. R. Wolff left on Mondays st.
Louis train for St. Paul. He will
make extensive purchases for the
spring and summer trade. Mr.. Wolff
will remain in St. Paul for week or
more.
Next Saturday is Feb. 10Th, the off
day which only appears once in four
years, and which will not appear
again in eight years. The day will be
commemorated by the descendants of
Mrs. R. Schmahl, it being her 18th
birthday.
In renewing his subscription to The
GAZETTE A. H. Morgan of Underwood
writes as follows: "You must be
hustlers at getting news. I learn more
particulars through the columns of
The GAZETTE of what has been trans
piring among my neighbors within
two miles of me than I do from them
myself"
The Springfield Advance says that
The Brookville Creamery has been
obliged to put in another separator in
order to keep up with the increase of
milk received daily. There are now
81 patrons to the creamery and the
amount received averages over 5000
pounds daily. The farmers are anxious
to purchase more COWS.
The Redwood Falls Cooperative
Creamery association purchased its
second Alpha No. | separator from
the Creamery Package Co. of Man,
kato last week. The separator arrived
here Saturday,was Immediately placed
in position, and on Monday was put to
work alongside of the other separate,
of the same make. The creamery is
now running four days week. Supt
Graham is of the opinion that with
two separators he will be able to take
care of the supply by running foul
days a week until April.
| Col. and Mrs. Frank Waters Of
Morton gave a stag party to the bach
dor friends of S. w. Tredway on the
occasion of his birthday last Thurs
day, Feb. Goth. A dozen stays re
sponded to the invitations sent out
Dinner was served at 7 p. m. The
menu card included large number
of delicacies. The banquet table wa.
decorated with carnations and smila,
and the rooms of the Waters resi-
dence were decorated with pottee
, plants. After the banquet an exchange
of large yarns occurred, and later tn
twelve INDUCED in cards.
Cottonwood Current: David Franz
sold ten fat steers of the Polled An
gus breed in Redwood Falls recently
the average weight of which was 1922
/ pounds. Eight of these would not b.
three years old until some time mex
spring and the other two would b
two years old next spring. The aver
age price was trihe over $4l apiec
and the price per pound 1886. AM
yet there are farmers who think
. does not pay to raise stock out stic]
to the old habit of exclusive grail
farming. Some time the crop of whea
will be destroyed by hail, winds, bligh
or some other cause and the farme
who "has something to fall back on
may be saved from mortgaging hi
: farm to get money to CARRY him unit
he can harvest some good crops.
In the Presbyterian church on Sun
day forenoon the subject will be