The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-04-09

The managers of the April LIST social
are under special obligations to the
band for music on that occasion.
Will Burch and wife have returned
from their winters sojourn in the
northern part of the State. They are
now occupying their residence on
Fourth street.
Max Knopf and wife left for Win
nebago Citv last Monday. After
spending several weeks with Mrs.
Knopf's relatives there they will pro-
coed to Pennsylvania.
Mrs. G. B. Jennings returned on
Friday last from Wood Lake, where
she has been nursing her sister, Mrs.
Frank Clayson. The latter returned
with Mrs. Jennings.
D. D. Dayton has sold his residence
on Mill Street, formerly owned by A.
Bastian, to R. S. Pickett for $500.
Mr.. Pickett has sold out his interests
at Echo and will reside in Redwood
Falls in the future.
Miss Jessie Waldron arranged a
charming Easter window in F. w.
Philbrick & Co.'s store on Thursday
last. Easter colors surrounded a snow
white cross, while on either side of the
latter we're late patterns in ladies' and
misses gowns. Potted Easter lilies
and roses increased the beauty of the
picture.
Col. Frank Irish, travelling passeng-
or agent of the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway, was in the city on Thurs
day of last week. He was mum as an
oyster on the proposed extension of
the stub line to Marshall this or any
preceding year. All railroad subord-
mate officials are generally that way
on extensions.
Julius Melges' purchased a dead
snow white swan of Frank Jaeger last
Friday and the bird has been sent to
a st. Paul taxidermist for mounting.
Jaeger shot the bird while out hunt
ing last Thursday. 1t, together with
another swan, probably it's mate, and
quite large flock of geese, were at
tempting to find water in the Mime
sofa rives just north of Belview, when
Jaeger spied the flock, and particular
ly the swan. He crept upon the flock
stealthily and just as it was ascending
fired and broght down the swan which
he sold to Melges on Friday for So.
The bird is a beautiful specimens snow
white, with an ebony bill. Very few
of them are seen in this section now
a-days. Old settlers claim that they
we're numerous in days gone by.
Arthur Plover Cloudy, the genial
agent for one of the elevator COM
panies doing business on the North
western right of-way, had faint idea
that he was an angel for few minutes
last Thursday. The elevator uses
gasoline engine for it's propelling
power. Connected with the engine,
but outside of the engine room, is a
tank of gasoline holding about ten
gallons. BEFORE the imaginary and
temporary transformation the gasoline
in this tank was partly frozen and it
was impossible to make the engine
work. Mr.. Cloudy emptied the can so
far as possible, after which he took it
up to the lumber office of E. G..
Greene, and asked permission to thaw
the balance out by means of Mr..
Green's coal fire. Green is naturally
timid when he hears the word "gas-
oline" mentioned, and in deep shrieks
he ordered Arthur to remove the can
from his room. Arthur then placed
bundle of hay in the street, placed the
can on top, and then set fire to the
hay. Before he got more than rod
away there was terrific explosion and
Arthur turned about to see what had
happened. His gasoline tank was
blown to pieces. No one was hurt.
The adopted son of Charles Schaff-
ern, residing on section l, town of
Johnsonville, persisted in the blizzard
of last Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The body was not found until Friday
afternoon, despite the fact that the
adopted parents and neighbors were
looking for the same all of Tuesday
night, Wednesday and Thursday.
It was found by Mr.. Schaffern and
a German minister in corn field half
a mile east of the residence. It ap-
noars that tho how who was hatwaan