The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-21


tending to land matters in this section
during the past three or four days.
Miss May Ferris delightfully."- enter
tanned the Young Ladies Aid ofthe M.
E. church and it's friends last Friday
evening.
I wish to sell or trade for improved
farm my residence property in Red
wood Falls. Call and see me.
ct E. L. HAYES.
Squire Holden of Lamberton has re-
turned notice of the marriage of
Charles D. Carpenter and Susie Ellis,
both residing on the south side of this
county.
Fairfax Crescent: Redwood Falls
lacked but six votes of going dry this
year. 1t might have been good for the
renowned village.to have lived on dry
land for year.
Miss Charlotte.Schmahl of this city
has been complimented with a notarial
appointment at the hands of Gov.
Clough. She is the first lady in this
city to occupy position to do legal
swearing.
| Adelbert Stephens of Granite Rock,
aged 26 years,'sand son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Stephens, died at the home
Of his parents in that township, of
pneumonia, last Sunday evening. The
funeral will occur from the Episcopal
church, this city, commencing at one
o'clock this afternoon, Rev. W.. IT..
Knowlton, officiating.
Lamberton Star: County Treasurer
Lankard was in the city Wednesday
and secured his State bond of $50, 900.
He soon got the required amount from
the leading business men of the town.
He said that the other $4,000 bond was
received in Redwood Falls. Mr.. Lark
ard has made us an excellent official
and has the confidence of the citizens
of the county.
Alfred Edlund, at one time gold
mining prospector in the Minnesota
valley, and the alleged locator by spir-
itualism of the Ignite mines over on
the banks of the Redwood river, has
recently sold several lots in Walnut
Grove village to G. A. Scott. The con-
sideration was 500, considered a very
low price. In the deed Mr.. Edlund's
home is given as Hennepin county.
A. E. Chapman of Los Angeles, Cal.
formerly of this city, came into town
just before the blizzard of Saturday
and Sunday. Coming out of a banana
climate into the polar zone was 8
change that "Chip'' had not counted
on and he Immediately made Crane
stand "play" to capture suitable under
wear for the occasion. He will remain
here for few days just to get acclimat
ed and to attend to several business
matters.
O. L. Dornberg returned home from
ST. Paul last Friday after acting as &
delegate to the State Agricultural soci
ETY. and also attending a meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Masons for this State
At the former meeting there was more
or less of contest over the severa
places. 1t was also voted that onl,
one agricultural, society in each count,
was entitled to the State bounty TO
holding county fairs. At the Crane
Lodge session Mr.. Dornberg acted as
teller and was appointed to first place
ON the committee of returns for the en-
suing year.
w. P. Huntington was confirmed a
a member of the Board of Trustees o
the State Soldiers Home last Tuesday
What littletoppositlon there was to tn
confirmation, ..created by local prejudic
, and manifested for a short time by tn
Senator from this district, dwindlet
! away when it's insignificance becam
apparent-.and ON Friday last the Senat
or in question realized the opposition
SO hopeless that he agreed to move tina
the nomination be confirmed at the ex
ecutive session of the Senate on Tues
} day. The Senator, therefore, did tn
graceful act.
The Granite Tribune says that peti
ton has been circulated here and quit
generally signed asking the legislator
to appropriate sum of money to cree
monumental the old Sioux Agenc,
to commemorative so-called battle O
Wood Lake, which took place on Aug
20, 1862, between Gen. H. H. Sibley
with command of l, ZOO men an,
Little Crow, with about 1000 Indians
In this engagement four men wer
killed and seven fatally wounded. TIL
house passed the.bill two years ago, bu
it was shelved by the senate, and a
this battle was one of the four decisiv,
engagements in the Indian outbreak i
is thought that the spot should be suit
: ably marked by monument as ar
Birch Coolie, Fort Ridgley and CAM