The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-11
!. M. Welles returned to Minneapolis

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Monday.
Attorney Madigan was attending to
legal business at Lamberton last week.
M. Dewitt Martin left Monday for his
old home in Rockford, ILL.,, where he
will visit with his parents for several
weeks.
George w. Smith and wife left over
land for Spirit Lake, Iowa, on visit
Tuesday morning. They will be absent
several days.
F. H. Beach, travelling passenger ag-
ent of the Minneapolis & st. Louis, was
in the city Friday. Mr.. Beach was
getting an estimate of the crowd for
Mondays excursion.
Robt. Watson, at one time postmast-
er of this city, has been appointed an
assistant to Sergeant-at-ArmsB yrnes of
the Republican National convention.
Mr.. Watson was selected from among
the old soldiers of Minneapolis.
Miss Jorgenson, in the employ of H.
A. Baldwin as domestic, met with
queer accident one day last week. She
was washing at the time and making
sudden lunge into the tub of hot water
splashed the latter in her face, scalding
it badly.
E. B. Hale and daughter Miss Faith
returned home Saturday, the former
from Fairfax, where he has been solicit
ing life Insurance, and the latter from
her school near Buffalo Lake. Miss
Hale has been invited to teach at the
same place during the next school year.
w. H. Allen returned from Sioux
City, Iowa, last Wednesday. Mr.. Allen
has been complimented by the Sioux
City Engine & Iron..Works for sales of
well drilling outfits, etc., made during
the past year. He also secured several
Napoleonic medals commemorative of
the victories Of Napoleon.
R. Walter, renter of a 160-acre tract
from Capt. Sanders, was in town last
Friday. He states that he had IL acres
of rye destroyed by the hail of May
2lst. H. Dornfeld also lost four acres.
Mr.. Walter says that the hail broke IL
windows and killed about IS young
chickens on Dornfeld's farm.
Faribault Republican,: G. D. Gilfillan,
who owns $4,000 acre farm in Red
wood county, gave all order few days
ago for Hazen windmill, manufac-
tured by F. w. Winter & Co., of this
city, which is the fourth order of the
same kind that has been received by
the company, for mills to use on the
same farm.
E. f. Nichols has sold his interest in
the Mill street meat market to Frank
Percy, who has been at the head of the
meat market for number of years.
Mr. Percy purchased Mr.. Nichols good
will and stock and leased the tools.
Mr.. Nichols states that he will reside
in this city in the future and that his
business will be the buying and ship
ping of fat cattle and feeders.
A rain storm came up from the north
west very suddenly last Thursday even
ing, and for about five minutes there
was general rush to the cyclone Gel
lars, and for the closing of doors, etc.
The storm, however, after few mo-
ments of strong wind, resolved itself in
to rain. The rain kept up for a few
hours. Friday morning dawned as
clear as crystal.
J. G. Snyder, the successful bidder on
the insOlvent stock of Laird & Dorm
berg, was in the city Saturday and
Sunday. He made arrangements for
the opening of the store Monday, d. J.
Laird acting as his agent Harry Laird
will assist his father in the store, while
Postmaster Dallas E. Laird will be as
sisted by Miss Ella Laird. 1t is prob
able that the Lairds will secure the
stock in short time.
Attorney Mcleod and Assignee Aune
returned from Franklin Wednesday af-
ternoon. While in Franklin Mr.. Aune
sold the assigned stock of CIV. G. Cor
monitor, druggist of that place, to G.
w. Woodbury., wealthy resident of
the same town. The stock brought $50.
Other assets of Cormonton will send
the total to $500. The total liabilities
are about $500. The estate will not
quite pay so cents on the dollar.
The Supreme Court, for the second
time, last Thursday, set aside the ver-
dict in the case of S. D. Peterson VS.. the
Western Union Telegraph Co. The
second verdict ofthe Brown county jury
gave Sam SIS, $50. The case is ordered
sent back for new and third trial.
Chief Justice Start says that the mes
sage transmitted was susceptible, on it's
face, of a ibelous meaning, and that
the evidence was sufficient to justify a
finding by the jury that the defendant
maliciously published the libel. But