The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-20

visit at Red Wing on Saturday.
Who so would do honour to George
Washington will have great oppor-
tunity tomorrow evening at Il. A. R.
hall.
John Clark, Jr, manager of the
Willard farm, made trip to Mime
apolis last Thursday returning home
Saturday.
Lamberton Leader: The bonds
men of ex-Postmaster w. D. Smith of
this city-C. H. Anderson, M. L. Nc
Gee, F. Schandera, Geo. Shelton, Ole
Fredrickson and John Koenig-Wed-
nesday of this week paid shortage of
$56.o5 in Mr.. Smiths postal accounts.
The amount divided up among the
bondsmen made the sum small for
each to pay.
Matt. Mccarthy is having the Com
mercial hotel at Granite Falls remod-
eled. He has also recently estab-
lished billiard and pool hall on the
temperance plan in the hotel. The
city council of Granite Falls is op-
posed to saloons and billiards and
pool being run together, and hence
the outside fellows have a rake-off on
that business.
The Prescott Blethen entertain
ment at the opera house last Tuesday
evening was not largely attended. The
entertainment was considered par ex.
cellence of its kind by every one that
attended. Mr.. Prescott, in his sober
pathetic readings, quickly carried the
audience to tears, moving them tc
laughter but once. In this latter at.
tempt he had his audience in tears
In three seconds he brought his story
to humorous close and the audience
fairly roared. Mr.. Blethen is the hu.
morist of the party.
Amos Moon got off the St. Louis
west bound passenger at Morton last
Saturday. He had just returned from
Northern Wisconsin, where he anC
Armanus have half settion of as fine
timber land as there is in the State
Mr.. Moon will remain here until Ap
ril and will then return with his fam
lily. While en- route for Redwood
county he stopped off at Minneapolis
long enough to purchase a portable
saw mill. He states that both Armap
us and he are more than satisfied with
their bargain.
New Ulm News: Piles are being
driven for the Minneapolis, New Uln
& Southwestern railroad bridge across
the Minnesota river at this city, and ;
large number of farmers along thu
line are hauling bridge material from
Winthrop to the river. 1t is expected
that work on the bridge proper will
soon be commenced. Had there beef
snow to make Shedding, the bridg
timber and material would have beel
all on the ground now. Street Com
missioner Filzen has the contract TO
hauling the bridge stone.
The corn function given by the NAL
members of the Methodist churcl
congregation last Friday evening, wa
a success from the standpoint of tn
bill of fare, as we'll as financial. !
large crowd was present. The me
did all the serving and served th
, corn, in it's various forms, in perfee
shape. The different chefs wer
recommended for their efforts. TIE
and coffee we're the only articles serve
not containing corn, although sewers
men were in favor of serving cor
} meal as sugar in tea and coffee.
, Tyson & Dickinson, proprietors {
the Glendale herd of Polled Aberdee
, Angus cattle, have sold during tt
> past month the bull calf Ellswort
3 No. 2O,954 to Julius Elke of Woo
\ Lake,the three year old bull Paine
: Knight No. 1874 and the heif'
: Leonora of Summit Park I'd
: Ferd. Timm of Wood Lake. tt
latter is twin and it is in
possible to tell the sisters apar
Dickinson & Tyson found it necessar
!, to tag them in the ear for this purpos
The purchase of these animals h
, Wood Lake farmers proves that tt
farmers up that way are drifting int
blooded stock rapidly.
Evangel:sts Erwin and wife cease
their evangelistic work here last Sur
day evening, and leave a record of
recruits to the cause of religion an