The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12

T.. ". OIceu duu ldUy Ol OlOVcISVIIlc,
New York, took dinner at Hotel Fran
co.'s last Monday.
Mrs. w. H. Knowlton left for Grand
Rapids, Mich, over the Northwestern
noon train last Monday, in response to
telegram announcing the serious ill
ness of her mother
Capt. E. M. Brooks informs The GA
zETTE that he is likely to make Red
wood Falls his future resting place
that he will not return to Todd county
before spring, anyway.
Mrs. Charles Luscher entertained a
large number of the members of the St.
Agnes Guild and her friends at the
Baldwin-Luscher residence on Broad
way last Friday evening.
All kinds of dressmaking, in har-
mony with the latest styles and pat
terms will be done by leaving orders
with Mesdames L. L. Hanscom and F.
I. Gleason at the home of the former
on Wyoming street.
On Sunday week Mrs. c. o. Van
Cleve will make her annual visit to the
Presbyterian church and will speak as
usual on missions. Many of the citi-
zens outside of the church will want to
hear the hoary-haired lady.
Mondays st. Paul Dispatch an
nounced that Commander McCardy of
the State G. A. r. had announced
number of additional aides-de-camp
and that among the number was James
M. Huntington of the John S. Marsh
Post of this city.
Miss Carrie A. Holbrook, secretary Of
young peoples work in the State, will
begin series of meetings for the young
here on Thursday of next week, Nov.
10Th. Preparations are already being
made for the visit of Miss Holbrook
and good work is being looked for
ward to.
A number of young people gathered
at the home of o. A. Mason last Thurs
day evening for the purpose of surpris-
ing Miss Huhnerkoch and were ex-
tremely successful in their attempt, the
occasion being Miss Huhnerkoch's
birthday. A very pleasant evening
was spent in the enjoyment of games
and light refreshments.
Rev. John Sinclair went to Island
Lake on Monday morning to help ded-
icate the Scotch church there which
has been newly built. After the dedi-
cation of the church he will hold some
meetings before returning. His Scotch
friends who were here visiting him will
make their visit to Scotland after the
church affairs have been got in order.
w. F. Dickinson left for Chicago on
Tuesday. He arrived there yesterday
morning in time to attend the opening
session of the American Polled Aber-
deem Angus Breeders Association an
nual convention. At the session of that
association year ago Mr.. Dickinson
was made director of the same. The
Glendale herd of cattle of this place will
be we'll represented.
The total male vote cast in Redwood
county at the last election, according to
the official returns to Auditor Ander-
son, was 3,173 by males and III by fe-
males, as against about 1900 by males in
1894. This shows that Redwood county
is fast becoming populated and the Re-
publican majority would indicate that
it is being settled by good Republicans,
who take an interest in the election as
well as to deliberate before casting their
ballot.
S. d. Peterson and A. J. Grimmer of
New Ulm are at Hotel Francois. The
two gentlemen are interested in the
Seaman VS.. Alexander, Gleason ct al
case, Mr.. Grimmer holding the mort
gage given by the Scanlans to the my
thical Alexander, and then assigned to
Maggie Henningsen and by her to Mr.
Grimmer, the latter two being innocent
parties. Seaman contests the mort
gage, not denying but what he received
the money, but on the grounds of fraud
so far as the myth Alexander is con-
cerned.
Tracy Herald: A sad accident oc-
CURED on Wednesday, at the home of
Robert Letteau, young farmer living
about four miles northwest of this city.
Mr.. Letteau was away from home and
Mrs. Letteau went to the barn to at
tend to the stock, leaving her little
babe in charge of an older child. Dur
ing her absence it is surmised that the
older child got to playing with fire
brands taken from the stove and in
some manner set fire to the clothes of
the infant, burning it so severely that
but little hopes were had for it's recov-
cry.
Ed. Pratt of this city has just received
letter from A. Edlund, the we'll
known gold and coal mine seeker, who