The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-25

E. j. Hodson returned Friday from
three months visit among friends and
relatives around Lynchburg and South
ern Ohio.
Miss Electa McCrea, sister of Mrs. U.
G. Truax, arrived here Friday from her
home at: Oskaloosa, Iowa, and will
spend the summer here.
Mrs. J. N. Little and daughter AL
berta of Minneapolis arrived here Mon
day and will visit with Mrs. Horace
Baldwin Oh the stock farm during the
summer.
Miss ;Luella Turrell returned home
Saturday from Kasson where she
has been teaching school and where
she has been engaged for the ensuing
school year.
Aug. Knuepple and wife have been
enjoying visit from the formers broth
er, Henry Knuepple, wife and daughter
of Gibbon, who recently came to this
country from Gibbon.
H. w. Ackmann of Sheridan was in
town Saturday. He states that crops
in his section are looking fine and that
the only thing to fear was hail storm
or excessive hot weather from this time
out.
N. V. r. Hunter and Mrs. Rose
Hunter Burgess, the latter on visit
here, received word from their old
home in Pennsylvania last Friday Of
the death there of their father. The
elder Hunter was well along in years
but his death was unexpected.
Charles Brown of DeKalb, ILL.,, was
at Hotel Francois last Wednesday. He
is in the machine business. 1t was his
first visit here and he stated that Red
wood Falls was the prettiest city he has
seen for many day and that its hotel
accommodations would be credit to a
city six times the size.
J. B. Robinson returned Saturday
from three days trip through the
southwestern section of this county. He
states that crops are looking fine. Bar
ley is heading and wheat is hub high
on the buggy The fields several miles
out are well-flled with mustard, but he
is of the opinion that the farmers will
sood do away with the nuisance.
O. B. Turrell returned Saturday from
a business trip in Wilkin, Clay and
other counties in the Red River valley.
Mr.. Turrell states that not over one
half Of the seeding in that section was
completed this year and that nearly all
of. the land seeded was under water
when he was there. The Red River
valley will raise practically little or no
wheat this year.
Sunday was the 18th anniversary of
the communion of Pope Leo. A special
dispensation was granted to all of the
Catholic churches to offer communion
to children for the first time on that
day, but owing to the fact not having
been announced from the pulpit of the
Catholic church in this city in time the
services were not carried out here. A
large crowd of people was present, how
ever, to listen to the remarks of Rev.
FIR. Vonderlage.
Rev. John Sinclair will leave Red
wood Falls about July 5th for Wash
ton, where he goes to attend the
convention of the Worlds Christian
Endeavorers. 1t is expected that there
will be about 1000 delegates present at
the convention, besides large number
of other people. Several of the Red
wood minister's friends from Scotland
will he among those present. Before
returning he will take trip down the
Hudson into New York.
Hon. John l.. Gibbs made a second
visit to this city last Thursday, just after
hearing the news that Aitkin county, a
county in which Clough claimed every
thing, had gone for Gibbs. The gentle
man was highly pleased over the
returns from Aitkin for two reasons.
The first because it showed that Clough
was losing ground, inasmuch as coun-
ty supposedly for him, had gone against
him, and second because Aitkin county
is the first to be called in the State con-
vention and casting it's vote for Gibbs,
as it will, will have some effect on the
other delegations.
Emma Banker was seriously injured
in runaway accident Thursday morn
ing. The accident happened on her
return home from the creamery, where
she had delivered the milk from what
is known as the Banker route She
had just put off the cans at A. D..
Smiths farm house when the spirited
team of colts ran away down the hill.
Before the team stopped the wagon was
completely telescoped and the tongue
broken out. Milk cans were scattered
around Unfortunately and badly de-
molished while Miss Banker was
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