The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-29

Miss Virginia Huntington has ac-
cepted clerkship in the general store
of Francois & Schmahl.
George III. Stott of Minneapolis, a
life Insurance solicitor, was in the city
last week, the guest of Stanley Bissell.
Presiding Elder Hanscom held quart
erly meetings at the Lynd Methodist
church in Lyon county on Sunday af-
ternoon last.
Next Saturday, Oct. 81, is flag day.
Let every business house in Redwood
Falls as we'll as every residence have
one or more flags displayed from it's
front.
Attorney George w. Somerville of
Sleepy Eye passed through here Tues
day en- route for Beaver Falls to attend
the October term of the Renville coun-
ty district court.
Hon. J. NJ. Hawthorne will speak at
the opera hall this evening, under the
auspices of the Democratic county
Paul man and is a silver talker.
There will be Republican rally in
the Walton school house, District 46,
tomorrow evening. Good speakers
will be present and Sheridan residents
are urged to turn out and hear them
disuss the political issues of the day.
Capt. w. P. Huntington left for ST.
Paul Tuesday for the purpose of attend
ing meeting of the trustees of the
Soldiers Home and to confer with
some of the leaders or the Republican
State campaign. He will return home
to-day or tomorrow.
Next Tuesday is legal holiday for
all schools in the State on account of
it being election day. The forenoon of
that day is a legal half holiday for all
factory employees, laborers, etc., the in
tent of the law being to give the en-
ployed time to vote.
Emil Schmahl received over 400 hogs
for shipment last Monday. Some of
them came from farmers residing in
Renville county near the H. & D. road;
others came direct from Morton, while
the balance came from the south and
west. Of the number received four
carloads were shipped out the same
night.
Mrs. w. P Tenney met with quite a
serious accident while going home
from church last Sunday. She was
walking on the sidewalk on the corner
of Fourth and Washington, when 8
loose board in the walk, flew up and
struck her near the knee. 1t was neces
sary to carry her home and she has
been obliged to remain in bed evel
since.
Judge Weber and Court Stenogra
pher Wenzell T. Eckstein came w
from New Ulm Monday evening ant
spent the night at Hotel Francois. The
next morning they left for Beave
Falls where Judge Weber opened thu
regular October term of court in Rem
vile county. Unless the calendar il
disposed of by next Monday court will
be adjourned over Tuesday in order t.
give the court and the attorneys an OPP
portunity to go home and cast a ballo
for the candidates of their choice.
i o. F. Conway, formerly Of this city
but now of Pasadena, Cal, sends TIL
GAZETTE a copy of the Los Angelo
Sunday Times containing the speecl
of Congressman McCleary of this dis
trict. The Times is supporting the Re
publican ticket. 1t also contains al
announcement regarding the Republic
an club Of that city to the effect tina
Hon. Frank Davis of Minnesota viii
address the club at it's next meeting
The wool growers of the California bel
are for Mckinley, according to inter
views published in the Times.
Whoever is elected sheriff next Tues
day can take charge of the office a
SOOH DIS luo I0UltIllS nave De6l OlllC1dll,
canvassed by the county election boart
and he files his bond and oath of office
1t will be remembered that Sheriff
Mead, the present incumbent, wa
elected by the county commissioners
The statute under which the election
was made provides that the person 81
elected or appointed shall hold the of
flee until his successor is elected AM
qualified. AS a result the candidate
elected Tuesday will be able to hold OF
to the office for nearly 26 months be
fore his successor can take charge O
the same.
The st. Peter papers are bound to 10
cate coal field in Nicollet county ant
thus eclipse the short-lived Ignite boon
in Redwood county. The Herald o
last week has the following: Charles
Bittrich, the gentleman who hal
charge of the Ottawa coal drills, wa
in the city on Tuesday, bearing mum
Der of very good specimens Of soft Goa