The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-15


Tuesday afternoon.
John Woffensmith left for Hastings
Tuesday to attend to legal business.
Work on the new front to J. H. Mel
ges barber shop commenced Monday
morning. The work will be completed
this week.
JOS. Tyson left for St. Paul Monday
to attend the annual convention Of the
Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons of
the State, he being High Priest Of Red
wood Chapter.
l.. &. Buxton has been appointed pa
trolman during the absence of Chief of
Police Crooks, who was called to Indi-
ana last week by a telegram announc-
ing the death of his sister.
Clark Shaver has declined the Demo-
cratic-Populistic nominee for county
commissioner from the Fifth district,
and the committee has placed upon
the ticket the name of VIM. Steele,
well known farmer and silverite of
Delhi township.
Pretty good evidence of the fact that
Mckinley is certain of an election is
seen in the windows of Francois &
Schmahl this week. A display of sill
verWare is made and over it is card
bearing the words "this silver free if
Bryan is elected.n
Next Sabbath morning will be Quart
erly meeting at the Methodist church.
Love feast at $50 a. M, preaching at
the usual hour, to be followed by the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper. Pre-
siding Elder HanscOm and the new
pastor will conduct the services.
The first posting of poll lists was
made in this city yesterday. The first
ward enumerators posted a list of 200
names, and in the second ward 1873
names were posted These lists will
doubtless be materially increased on
the last registration day, Oct. 9th.
This evening is the night set for the
great Republican demonstration in
Morton, at which Senator Davis will
address the main crowd, while Con-
gresham Heatwole and Clerk of Su-
preme Court D. f. Reese will address
the overflow meetings. 1t is expected
that a large crowd from Redwood Falls
will attend the meetings.
A ~
the Methodist church at this point, has
been pastoro of the church at FairmOn1
for some time past. Rev. Porter arrived
here Monday and Immediately com
menced packing up his household ef
> fects with view to moving to Heron
Lake, his new charge. Rev. Jones may
conduct services here next Sunday.
a good many people residing arount
this city will remember sensational
rumor going around several years agt
given currency in the local columns o
this paper concerning Elder J. G. Har
rison, formerly pastor of the Christian
church of this city and Miss Jenni
Garter, a school teacher. After the ru
mOrs to the effect that the two ha(
practically eloped, had run it's gauntle
a confirmed report came to the effec
that Mr.. Harrison had been "churched
at meeting of Christian ministers. /
letter received from Mrs. Jennie Hal
rison, his first wife, by this paper, las
Monday, states that the two have re
Gently married, and asks for evidence
etc., on which she proposes to max
trouble for her husband. Recently
? report has been going the rounds tina
MIR. Harrison secured a divorce frOn
: his first wife but the tone of her lette
) implies otherwise.
Fifty thousand bushels of whea
came down the Minneapolis & 81
: Louis system from stations along tn
line of that road west of Echo las
Monday evening. To transport thi
immense cargo it was necessary t
have two trains. One train was tn
regular evening train, having 80 cal
loads of wheat and one empty. TIL
other train was special and consiste
! of thirty full carloads Of wheat. Tn
t latter was sent up the line in the morn
ing, going as far as Dawson, where
turned around and started back, com
: mencing to pad up while enroute. I
was passed by the regular train, tn
latter being loaded to the full extent
, Upon arriving at Echo the special foun'
that it had all the cars it could carry
1t was therefore necessary to leav
loaded cars at Echo, Belview, Delh
and North Redwood for the specia
!, train of Tuesday. The latter numbere,
: IA, one-half of a regular train.
John Woffensmith, who is operating
an engine in connection with thresh
ing machine outfit, was in the city las
Saturday. He gave it as his opinion
, that not over one-half Of the threshin.
in Redwood county was finished. II
some of the western towns it is prob