The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-08-27
"Last weeks GAZETTE was hum

mer," write Essler & Johnson of the st
Peter Herald.
Miss Daisy Whitemore of Canton
ILL.,, is now in the employ of Francois
& Schmahl in the capacity of cashie
and boOkkeeper.
Mrs. A. L. ingalls, and child of Gay
lord have been visiting with the form
er's parents in this city, G. E. Waldror
and wife, during the past week.
The doors of the Methodist church
were restained last week. The stain re.
sembles a dark antique oak and gives
additional attraction to the church.
Mrs. It. r. Hughes and daughter
Mary Ann Hughes of Sleepy Eye, the
former the wife of the stub conductor,
We're visiting with Mrs. H. c. Ackmann
Tuesday.
Mrs. S. J. Race and Miss Ada VIM
We're visiting with Mrs G.. r. Kneeland
at Lamberton during the latter part OF
last week while Supt. Race was en-
gagged in conducting a teachers exam
ination.
A. d. Southworth Of Mortified came
up from that town last week, and has
been spending considerable of time at
tending to the threshing results on his
farms west of this city and adjacent to
Belview.
VIM. Cummins returned last Satur-
day from two weeks trip through
South Dakota, where he visited rela-
tives and friends. He returned to work
as clerk in Geo. Lechner's grocery last
Monday morning.
Col. Frank Irish, travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago & Northwestern
system, with headquarters at Winona
was at Hotel Francois over Wednesday
evening. Col. Irish reports that the
passenger traffic is on the increase.
The water in the Redwood river was
not sufficient to keep up power for the
Redwood Roller mill and the mil
started up under steam this week. Mr.
Burmeister spent portion of last week
in repairing boilers and other portions
of the steam machinery for steady
run.
E. w. Hooper and John Hooper O.
Lake Mills, Wis, brothers of Mrs. A
G. Burmeister, arrived here last Satur
day to visit with their sister. The two
left their Wisconsin home on bicycles
early last week and "bikedn it all the
way to Redwood Falls. They report
the roads in good condition.
Cord. H. Siege and Mrs. Froelich O.
CORTLAND have been visiting in this
county during the past week. Siege is
the person to whom one of the mort
cages manipulated by Gleason was as
signed to. The mortgagor was Frank
Sheffel, who, through the transaction
of Gleason, sues to recover possession o.
his property by annulling the mort
gage.
Arrangements are being made to eff
feet series of five debates between
Congressman McCleary, at present Re
publican nominee for congress from this
district, and Hon. John Lind, silver
candidate for Governor of this State
In case the proposition is perfected the
points in contemplation are Mankato
ST. Peter, Redwood Falls, Wells and
Tracy.
Walnut Grove is building a new no.
tel, according to the last issue of Rural
Center, which states that the contract
for building the hotel has been awarded
to Robert Edgar and that work on the
foundation is already in progress, with
the brick work q feet high. The same
paper thinks that Maj. Gibbs of Tracy
is likely to be "mine host" of the new
hostelry, when completed,
Herman Werder has been operating
his threshing machine around this city
during the past week. He reports that
his wheat east of the city averaged
about 20 bushels per acre; that H. F
Buechner's wheat just west of the city
averaged II bushels and a peck pei
acre and that John P. Cooper's wheat
averaged II bushels per acre. Herman
states that these fields were considered
poor fields before the harvester went in
to them.
A Missourian has been in the city
during the past week or two. He wears
cartridge belt, loaded to the brim
with cartridges, and a gun in case at
tached to the belt. Chief Crooks sound
ed the fellow Friday. He told the Chic
that he was not looking for trouble
The chief told him that it was not Gus.
tomary to go loaded to the muzzle in
this country. The man told the chief
that it was customary to do so in his
State. The result of the conference
was an agreement on the part of the
man to leave his gun and cartridge
belt in his room,