The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-02-25

relatives at Rockford, LII.
Fred. Cain, jr., has returned from
the numbering districts around Ken
non, Wis.
G. E. Mckay left for st. Paul and
Hastings Monday to attend to bust
ness matters.
I Mrs. Charles Hartman of Water
town, S. D., has been visiting with
Mrs. Fred. Barnes during the past
week.
Monday being Washington's birth
day all of the banks we're closed and
business was slightly impeded on ac-
count of the same.
Matt. Mccarthy, former proprietor
of Hotel Francois, was in the city last
Friday and Saturday, the guest of Il.
A. Baldwin. Matt. is now CONNER
cial traveller and handles the grip with
great deal of ease.
Thos. Griffin returned from st. Paul
last week. He has been in hospital
Of that city during the past winter, re-
ceiving treatment for his eyes, and
they are in much improved condi-
ton, although a complete cure has not
been effected.
Rev. T. A. Jones of the Methodist
church was in Jasper over Saturday,
Sunday and Monday, looking up the
matter of establishing school in that
town. As result of his absence Sun
day Rev. G. B. Wyatt of Wood Lake
occupied the pulpit at the Methodist
church morning and evening.
Superintendent M. 81. Graham of
the Redwood Falls COOPERATIVE
creamery, was in Owatonna last week
attending the annual meeting of the
Dairyman's and Butter Manufacturers
Association. The meeting was large
ly attended and Mr.. Graham states
that many valuable papers and ideas
we're read and exchanged, all for the
benefit of those interested in the dairy
Rev. S. B. Purves, formerly rector
of the Church of Holy Communion Of
this city, but now rector of the Holy
Trinity Episcopal church of Minneapo.
lis, read paper on divorce before the
midwinter meeting of the central con.
vocation of the Episcopal diocese Of
Minnesota at it's meeting Wednesday
in St. Paul. He held that there was
no ground for divorce for any reason
in the Scriptures, and that death alone
could sever the marriage relation.
| The Sleepy Eye Dispatch reports
that the dramatic club of the Sleepy
Eye knights of Pythias will probably
soon present the execution scene Of
the drama, Damon and Pythias, in
this city in the near future. The
same paper states that the new mean
descent dynamo has arrived and that
as soon as the work of installing the
machine and rewriting the city is com
pleted the town will get back to its
normal electric lighting condition.
| Miss Frances Everett entertained
about thirty members of the Christian
E ,deavor society of the Presbyterian
church and others at her home or
Friday evening. Numerous articles
representing the names of books, were
hung around the parlor and Miss
Peterson received the prize for giving
the nearest correct list of books. Rev
John Sinclair received the BOBBY prize
This was followed by each person il
Illustrating the name of a popular song
on piece of paper, Light refresh
ments were served.
Martin Bredvold, secretary of thu
Willow Lake and Shutdown Creamery
Association, accompanied by J. T
Hojem, well-known young farmer O
Shutdown, were:in the city last Thurs
day. The former stated that the as
ISOLATION had just traded off the chur1
now in use at the creamery for anoth
or one of great deal larger capacity
This was made necessary by the in
crease of milk receipts at the creamery
being much larger than heretofore
The creamery has been running fou1
days per week through the winter anc
the daily receipts have averaged about
1900 pounds. Last week the cream
cry shipped out A tubs of butter as
the product of it's manufacture fol-
that week.
Horace Baldwin shipped in $50 head
of sheep last Thursday and is now en-.
gagged in fattening them for the mark.
ct. The sheep are all lambs and were