The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-05-06

A. b. cCarty came up from Min
neapolis last week for the purpose Of
attending to a case in the district
court.
Ceylon Ward and wife Of Brownton,
are visiting with the parents of the
latter, John lett and wife, west of
this city.
w. r. Caswell lost a valuable colt
yesterday morning. The animal was
in the pasture with other horses, when
one Of the. latter kicked the colt, break
ing leg. The break necessitated the
killing of the animal.
Enough information has been re-
ceived from the Northwestern railroad
company to warrant the statement
that the fare for the G.. A. r. encamp-
ment to be held in this city will be one
fare for the round trip, or half fare
rates.
George Kahler, son of H. Kahler
of Hotel Francois, is now displaying q
diamond in his shirt bosom behind
the counter of Hotel Francois. The
Kahlers take to the Hotel business
like ducks to water, and all of them
are good hotel men.
The weather during the past week
has been delightfully."- pleasant. The
sky has been clear nearly all of the
time and on Tuesday and yesterday
the heat was quite severe for spring
weather. Farmers report that good
rain would rush grass along materi-
ally.
A deal is on for change in the
Commercial Hotel. Two local parties
are each after the hostelry and at the
time of going to press it was not set
tied which one of the two would be
successful in obtaining control of the
property. Either of the two are COM
petent hotel men and if either gets
control the hotel will not lose in TAX
ing care of the public.
At a meeting of the Redwood Falls
Commandery No. Is, K. T., Monday
night the following officers were elect
ed NJ. E. Powell, eminent commander;
g. E. Mckay Generallissno; George
Crooks captain general; Joseph Tyson
Prelate; George Drake senior warden;
O. L. Dornberg junior warden; W. F.
Dickinson treasurer; George Hough-
master recorder.
In the case of VIM. j. Gulden VS.
Joseph McGeough, an action to recov
er for threshing, reported in with the
court news. there is an error, the de-
Tense being the winner, on account of
his having rendered a judgment of
more than the verdict to Gu'den
before the case went to trial. Gulden
will have to pay about $50 statutory
costs to McGeough. E. E. Harriott
was the attorney for the latter.
/ Mrs. H. E. Click, wife of Prof.
Click, the hypnotist, returned to Red
wood Falls last Monday and is now at
Hotel Francois. As soon as her hus-
bands spring season is over he will re-
turn to this city and they will spend
their summer months here, Prof.
Click having engaged rooms and
board at Hotel Francois for the sum-
mer. Prof. Click will organize his
company for the 1897 98 season from
this place.
Granite Tribune: Bonnie Nelson,
his brother-in-law, Harry Laird and
his sister Mrs. Nelson, we're out for a
ride Sunday down to Mr.. Langmaid's
and on the return home they espied
something in pasture they took for
the limb of tree but by watching it
close it was seen to move. Harry
happened to have his rifle along and
going to fair distance from the OBJ
ject he sent bullet through the head
of a snake which measured feet and
three inches in length. It was of the
adder kind and nearly the size of ones
leg at the largest point. The reptile
was charming a bird when shot and
had nearly got the winged creature
under it's control but friendly liber-
ator gave it freedom.
The weekly crop bulletin for the
week ending Monday, April 26.h,
follows: The week opened very cold,
with the ground frozen, SO that seed
ing was delayed half day or more.
Warm showers on Wednesday bene-
fitted sown grain and did not delay
seeding much. Since then the wealth
or has l,oon vorv favorable ond form,