The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-24

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turned home to Redfield with Mr..
Howard last Monday.
Word has been received from Chica-
60 to the effect that girl baby was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Skinner
recently.
c. L. Cole, Jr., and F. s. Stone of st.
Paul, deputy inspectors of boilers, were
in the city last week, inspecting the
boilers in this section.
The Cycle of the Presbyterian church
is making arrangements to hold fair
about week previous to Christmas.
At the fair articles suitable for Christ
mas and birthday gifts and other use
full things will be offered for sale.
Maj. S. w. Tredway and Col. R. H.
G. Hinman Of Morton were in Red
wood Falls for a short time last Sun
day. The two gentlemen came over on
their bicycles. Maj. Tredway states
that the new stone and brick office
erected by Col. Frank Walters for his
milling business is one Of the finest Of
fees Of the kind in the State.
J. H. Melges has just awarded the
contract to the Winona Lumber Co.
for the taking out of the present front
of his barber shop and replacing the
same with magnificent new plate
glass front. The design for the new
front calls for side or west entrance
and one mammoth. plate glass leading
from the entrance to the east side of the
property line. The cornice work will
be something unique. The work will
commence in few weeks.
The Rev. Boyd Mccullough, A. NJ,
pastor Of the Covenanter church in
Glendale, Minneapolis, at one time a
worker in this neighborhood has caused
to be published book, giving his ex-
perience in 20 years Of his life. In this
book he mentions the fact that he
preached in this county in 1885, the
year in which the Mower murder had
been committed. He speaks of the
facts of the murder and the scenes in
the family home as the murdered man
was brought in. He also touches up
the massacre at the Lower Sioux
Agency.
An item in the Sleepy Eye Dispatch
states that Frank Conklin of Redwood
is closing out and will move into the
Red River country. Mr.. Conklin re-
sides in Granite Rock township, where
he has not only been an active farmer,
but also live worker for the Republic
an party. His removal was made nee
essary on account of his wife's health
and her desire to be near relatives. S.
E. Lankard of Vesta will also leave
Redwood county for the winter on &C
count of his wife's health. Just where
he intends to 60 is not yet known but
he is looking up high altitude, or one
high enough where the climate will be
beneficial to Mrs. Lankard.
The weekly crop bulletin for the
week ending Monday, September IA,
follows: The first half of the week was
warm and clear. Thursday and Sun
day were showery, with the rain poorly
distributed, the northern and southern
portions of the State seeming to receive
the most. Frosts were reported in all
sections Friday morning, but no dam
age was done, most of the vegetation
being too ripe to be injured. Threshing
is in progress, though delayed by local
rains and wind. Corn is generally safe
from frost; it is good crop and much
of it cut. Flowing going on, though in
many places the groundi is very dry. In
the southeast section the ploughing has
been greatly helped by good local rains.
Potatoes are generally light crop.
Small amounts of rye are being sown,
and winter wheat seeding is going on
in Rice county.
A heavy frost last Friday night put a
stop to growing vegetables in this sec
ton. Tomato vines and other late gar
den truck fell before the white destroy
er and the housewife is now meditating
over the preparation of green pickles.
Garden truck of all kinds has been
plentiful this year and the prices for
certain articles have tumbled far below
anything seen here in many a year.
Tomatoes, for instance, started in with
the season at 81 per bushel. On last
Saturday they were selling at 25 cents
per bushel and the grocers were having
hard work to dispose of them at that
price. Green corn came in the market
at ten cents per dozen ears, dropping to
five cents and then two dozen for a
nickel. All other products have tum-
bled in proportion. The reason is ap-
parent when it is known that nearly
everybody has garden and that all
gardens bore abundantly this year.
Henry Cook was over from Flora
township last Thursday and gave full
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