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

! George B. Hughes left for st. Paul
Monday on a visit to the machine.
! Miss Mamie Engdahl of Minnepo-
lis is visiting Der brother, the popular
tailor of this city.
! s.. P. Fullen of Excelsior, father of
Mrs. Evangelist Erwin, will preach at
the Christian church next Sunday
morning and evening.
Myron w. King has been appointed
postmaster at North Redwood. He
recently came there from Boyd and
was the only Democrat in that town
who wanted or would accept that
Office.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
will give reception in honor of their
new pastor, Rev. w. H. Knowlton, at
the home of the latter on Wyoming
street, next Saturday evening from 8
to 10 o'clock. Members of the con-
gregation are cordially invited.
The annual meeting of the Ladies,
Mite society of the Presbyterian
church will be held at Mrs. Henry
Schleuder's tomorrow afternoon.
Business meeting open at four o'clock.
It is desired that all members be
present. Refreshments at the usual
hour.
Park Worden, now of Eureka
Springs, Ark, but formerly of this
place, at one time proprietor of the
mill now owned by A. G. Burmeiter,
and at present owner of several tracts
OF land in this city, will be in Red
wood Falls on business visit during
the first week in May.
State Superintendent of Schools
Pendergast was at Hotel Francois dur
ing his stay in Redwood Falls. Mr..
Pendergast stated that teachers train
ing schools, Normal schools, our Uni
versity and high school systems, were
rapidly putting Minnesota in the front
ranks Of education among the States
of the Union. He stated that Massa-
chusetts and Minnesota were being
pointed to as the model school States.
MIR. Pendergast also spoke in high
terms of the work carried on by Supt.
Race in this county.
The city council held a special
meeting. last Friday evening. At the
meeting license was granted to G.
Fred Thompson to run the opera
house for the ensuing year for SIP.
The salary of the superintendent of
the city water works was fixed at S55
per month and the committee on wa
ter works was given power to employ
and discharge the superintendent at
its pleasure. The city clerk was Or
dered to advertise for bids for water
for street sprinkling purposes during
the coming summer and Mayor Dick
inson was authorized to employ an at
torney to contest the case of w. H.
Allen VS.. the City of Redwood Falls,
an action wherein Allen sues for sal
airy alleged to be due him as chief of
police during the last few months of
ex-Mayor Bells term.
The will of the late Archibald Stew
art has been admitted to probate. The
will was made on April Goth, 1889,
and was witnessed by O. B. Turrell
and O. w. Mcmillan. It leaves all of
the property, goods and chattels, after
all Legitimate debts, bills of sickness,
funeral expenses, ETC., are paid, to the
wife of the deceased, Margaret Stew
art, who was named as executrix of
the estate without bonds. The will
requested of her, however, that she
pay to Neal and John M. Stewart,
their sons, upon their attaining their
majority, as much as he gave his 9TH
er children during his life. Mrs.
Stewart has since refused to act as ex-
ecutrix and A. M. Stewart has been
appointed with Baldwin, Harriott &
Patterson as attorneys for him as ad-
ministrator. The estate is estimated
at between $4,000 and $4,000, a
large portion of which is located in
this county and the balance near Ire
ton, Iowa.
In the Presbyterian church the Sun
day morning subject will be, typical
Men. l The perplexed man. 2 The
despairing man. 3 The ambitious
man. 4 The sectarian man. 5 The re-
ligiously vindictive man." Luke 9.
Evening subject, Memory" Memory
and recollection, The stOrehOuse of