The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-14

Mrs. Frank Greene and daughter Of
Sleepy Eye have been visiting with the
family of Willet Greene during the past
week.
There will be dance in Shoemaker's
hall, North Redwood, Tuesday evening,
Jan. 26th. Prof. Holcomb will furnish
the music.
Irwin and Miss Olive Tiffany re-
turned last Thursday from visit dur
ing the holidays with friends at Mar
shall and Lynd.
The Ladies society of the Presbyter-
ian church will give social at the
Commercial House tomorrow evening.
Supper will eserved from 6 to 9 o'clock.
Everybody is invited. Supper Is cents.
C. D. Gilfillan of this county spoke
on the feeding of cattle to large crowd
of people attending the State Agricul-
tural society meeting at the CONNER
cial club, st. Paul, last Tuesday even
ing.
Sheriff Pease was engaged in NOV
ing into his new residence in the Jail on
Thursday Of last week. Ex-Sheriff
Mead had previously moved into his
residence on Fourth street, which has
been remodeled and enlarged during
the past few months.
Editor King of the Jackson Pilot was
being piloted around this city by the
family of w. H. Webster during Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday. The editor
was "hurd" to say that he would not
object to plotting Redwood young
lady around as a Kings queen.
The papers for an appeal to the Su-
preme Court in the case Of Justin F.
Jones VS.. The Citizens Bank, a case
supposed to have been dropped, were
filed with Clerk of Court Warner last
Saturday. While the plaintiff prob.
ably does not expect to recover a cash
verdict it seems that he wants to get q
verdict to offset the claim of the bank
against him.
Representative Larson was allowed
$40 miles for his transportation to anC
from St. Paul as member of the lowel
house. This paid him $51. Represen
tative Bergley Of Renville county was
allowed 100 miles, giving him $3.50
Herb. Manchester Of the Lyon county
district was allowed 40 miles or $61.5
while Geo. Odds, the other representa-
tive from that district was paid $40.5(
for 270 miles.
|. Marshall went dry by just one ma
jority. This year, according to thu
statement of reliable citizen of Mar
shall there were about 80 voters dis
franchised by reason of the recently
adopted constitutional amendment
The same citizen stated that of the dis
franchised voters IS per cent. woule
have gone for license. mo license, ,
therefore, seems to have received Sc
we're setback in that town.
James Arnold of Vesta came dowI
from that town last Thursday to at
tend meeting of those interested il
the new reform paper. Mr.. Arnold
stated that the roads were in a very
| bad condition on account of the drifting
snow and that he found it necessary t.
drive to Echo and take the train from
that town. He stated that it took two
hours to get from his farm to Echo, 8
distance of eight miles, with sleigh.
Council No. 100 of the Northwestern
Legion of Honor held a regular meet
ing in Lechner's hall last Saturday ev
ening. Three candidates were initiated
after which the officers for the ensuing
year were installed by Deputy Crane
Commander VonDusko of st. Paul, as
sisted by Jasper Stegner as installing
marshal. After the installation a SO
cial time was enjoyed by number o
the members. e. G. Patterson is tn,
representative of the local council tt
the Grand Council.
On last Friday Gov. Clough reap
pointed Capt. w. P. Huntington o
this city as a member of the board o
trustees Of the State Soldiers Home
The appointment is for six years. Thi
reappointment was strongly opposed b,
certain influences here, including Sen
ator French and his friends, who hat
another candidate for the place, bu
who was turned down for Mr.. Dun
nington. The appointment of Capt
Huntington shows who has the infiu
ence with the executive of the State.
What came near being disastrous
fire occurred at the barn of Franz
Truesdell on Washington avenue, abov,
Broadway, last Saturday night. The
barn is leased by G.. W. George and i.
used by that gentleman for the housing
of poultry. About 1870 o'clock on tn,
afternoon of the day in question Franz
Curtis filled and lighted a kerosene
stove used for heating water. He lief
| the stove in charge of an emDlOyee O