The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-09-23

Mrs. Ella Mcmillan returned last
Saturday from an extended visit
through the east.
Mrs. Clara Yaegar of Belview,. has
commenced an action for divorce from
her husband, Frank Yaegar, on the
ground of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and drunkenness.
Conductor Henry Hand was back
on his run on the St. Louis last Mon
day. The report brought to this city
from Tracy to the effect that Mr..
Hand met with an accident whereby
he had to have both limbs amputated
below the knee was false. Mr.. Hand
met with an accident while driving a
trotting horse several weeks ago, re-
sulting in the scraping of one Of his
legs. While he paid no attention to
the scratching at that time it soon be-
came painful, and his physician pro-
nounced it erysipelas. He retired to
hospital and has been there up to
last Saturday, coming out thoroughly
cured.
The congregation of the Catholic
church of this city, assisted by the
members of that church in this parish,
have raised nearly $1,000 to be used
in the construction of a rectory at this
place. The rectory will be built just
north of the church on Lincoln street,
and will be superb home for the
Catholic minister, Rev. Fir. Jas. J.
Woods, who left for st. Paul last Mon
day to impart the success of his first
attempt here to Archbishop Ireland,
and receive from that high prelate the
plans and specifications for the build
ing. Nearly $1,000 was raised in this
city, and this sum was almost equalled
by the parishioneers of this county
among whom Rev. Fir. Woods will
labor.
A sudden change in the weather oc
Cured last Wednesday evening. ano
before daylight Thursday morning {
general cold wave with clear skies wa
prevailing over this section of thu
State. All day Thursday was COO
and clear and Thursday night th'
first heavy frost Of the season oc
Cured. All garden truck not covered
with hay, blankets, ETC., was checked
in it's growth by Mr.. Frost, while tb'
corn fields not ripened, and they wer
few, if any, we're also stopped in thei
growth. The frost coating on Frida,
morning was very heavy and remainet
on the sidewalk and roofs until tn
sun was we'll up in the air. It re
J NAMED cool all day Friday, although
J the wind changed to the south in tn
J afternoon. 1t continued cool durini
the night and on Saturday, with clea
| weather, all tending to give big i'm
! petus to threshing in this vicinity.
} Hon. J. T. McCleary, Representative
in Congress from the Second distrie
, of Minnesota, was in the city last Sal
: urday, between the arrival of th
, Northwestern morning train and il
: departure. Mr.. McCleary called on
j. number of friends and acquaintance
: in the town. His mission was to lear
: the sentiment of old soldiers REGARD
!, ing the selection of a member of tb
! pension examining board from Sleep
, Eye, sentiment quite strongly in fl
, vor of the elder Welcome. Mr.. M,
. Cleary came from Lamberton an
r Morgan, where he also heard interes
| ed parties regarding to postmaste
l ships of those two places. In Lam
l berton the fight is between Geore
l Tretbar and A. M. Clark, with chance
: strongly in favor of Mr.. Tretbar, VII
!. for number of years has been on th
> Republican county committee and hs
' always worked for the party, and {
! Morgan the contest is between Wn
, Kinman and the present incumben
) Mr.. Hartwick, with the chances
favor of Mr.. Kinman.