The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-07-30

/ Judge Weber and family are At Dull
falo Lake this week camping out"
Miss Kate Forbush of ST. Peter has
been visiting the family of Capt w. +.
Huntington during the past week.
Miss Laura Brainerd of Blooming
Prairie, daughter of Hon. John Brain
erd of that place, is visiting with the
family of DIR. Finn.
The Misses Ida Burghart and Jane
McRae Of Sleepy Eye came down on
their wheels from Montevideo and
were the guests of Jessie Beer Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week.
A poll of the passengers on the west
bound st. Louis train last Monday, re-
suited in 81 being for the Republican
nominee, 10 for the Democratic-Popu-
list nominee and eight undecided
To-day the Indians will reach Mar
shall, coming from the Flandreau res
ervation. There will be nine of them,
full blooded Sioux, and the Marshall
base ball club will give them battle on
the Marshall grounds in the afternoon.
Laird-Norton Co. report the sale of
the lumber for the erection of the new
German church on the farm of George
Hauptli, in the town of New Avon.
The church will be erected according to
modern plans and specifications and
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During the storm Tuesday morning
lightning struck the home of VIM.
Henke living two miles east of town
and instantly killed Mrs. Just, mother
of Mrs. Henke, Sam, Gotleid, Gus,
Emil and Otto Just, says the Wood
Lake Ledger. The roof Of the house
was badly torn.
The Laird-Norton Co. secured the
contract for the lumber for the new
rectory of the Episcopal Church of the
Holy Communion. Capt. Huntington,
in Winona, last week, made arrange
ments with that company for the lum-
Der, which will be shipped out of the
yards at that point some time this
week.
DIR. E. l.. Halves sent THE GAZETTE
a photograph of himself, wife and boy
in camp on the shore of a lake near
Underwood, Otter Tail county, last
week. The photograph was taken by
the doctor himself, and was not only
an excellent work ofthe photographers
art, but showed that the family were
evidently enjoying themselves in camp.
DR.. Halves will be at his office in The
GAZETTE building at noon of Aug.
10th, unless something happens to pre-
vent.
The small boys are making them
selves very promiscuous at the present
time "swiping' apples from the trees
of residents of this city. Some of the
trees of the larger variety have been
fairly stripped by the youngsters, who
are even getting SO bold as to approach
the trees and pull the fruit in broad
daylight Owners are talking of form
ing league for the purpose of watch
ing the trees and causing the arrest and
prosecution of some of the youngsters
merely for an object lesson.
Alfred E. Wallin, an old Redwood
attorney, has just been renominated by
the Republicans of North Dakota for
chief justice of the Supreme Court of
that State. Mr.. Wallin has been on
the North Dakota Supreme bench al
most continuously since the inception
of North Dakota into Statehood. Prior
to leaving Redwood Falls he had an Of
flee in what is now Otto Schmahl's
building and at one time was Repub-
lican candidate for Judge of the Ninth
Judicial district, at which time he was
defeated by Judge Cox.
An impromptu leap year dance oc-
Cured at K of p. hall last Friday ev-
ening. The affair was arranged in
about Is minutes, the ladies in charge
being Mesdames G. r. Pease and w.
A. French, the latter happening to be
over from Olivia at the time. The
dance was in honor of Mrs Henry of
Fargo, who has been visiting friends
here for several weeks past. 1t only
took the ladies short time to engage
their partners and arrange the hall for
the occasion. Prof Holcomb of st.
Paul furnished the music.
A reception was rendered to Rev. J.
V. Porter, the new pastor Of the Meth
odist church of this city, at the church
parlors, last Friday evening. The re-
ception was under the direction of the
young ladies of the Epworth League
The parlor was decorated with flowers
for the occasion. J. B. Robinson and
wife assisted the new minister in re.
ceiving members of the congregation
and all others who happened present
After the ceremony of receiving was
over rafraShmaDtS cOnciStinU Of ic1