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

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ing of the Masonic Grand Lodge at st.
Paul, Friday afternoon. .
The Misses McBain of Sleepy Eye
and Huddleston of Wabasha are visit
ing with the family of John McIlreavie.
Ole Hagla was committed to the
county jail in this city recently for the
ofense of breaking out of the calaboose
in Walnut Grove.
Quite number of farmers residing
in this vicinity, and..in town last Satur-
day, were obliged to remain here until
Monday morning, in order to insure a
safe return home.
Clerk of Court Warner issued a Ii.
cense to wedato Edward Albrecht, a
merchant of Morgan, to Antoinette
Meyer of the same place, on Tuesday.
The marriage will occur to-day.
Redwood Chapter No. "a, r. A. M,
will hold regular communication to-
morrow evening for the purpose of elect
ing officers fori the ensuing Chapter
year. All. Royal Arch Masons are
urged to be present.
Leroy .Stegner has laid the founda-
ton for another residence on Flynn
street, just off from Minnesota avenue,
the building to cost $1,000 and over
when completed. It will be larger
than the other residences constructed
by that builder.
The GAZETTE received lengthy let
ter on the tobacco Igrowing industry in
Florida from Charles G. Chollar of Avon
Park, that State. The letter is an in
teresting one and will be published
next week.. Charles also sent cigar
made of Florida tobacco through the
mails to this office.
The Springfield Advance of last week
says that the elegant new home just
built and occupied by Frank Jaehn
was the scene of a happy gathering
Friday evening, of a large number Of
Mr.. Jaehn's gentlemen friends, met tc
congratulate him on his birthday. The
whole-souled and hearty hospitality OF
their good-natured host set everybody
!, in good spirits, and it proved an even.
! ing of uncommon pleasure to all who
were there.
The committees having in charge the
, bal masque to be given by the Modern
Woodmen of this city on or about Feb
22d are already carrying on the work
with the view of making the ball g
grand success The committee on cos
tunes will probably have costumel
here for that evening and costumes viii
be rented at one-half the regular price
The costumes listed by the house with
; which the committee is in correspond
ence are numerous, gorgeous and gro
tesque and most any person can find 8
choice.
The next annual school meeting il
the common school districts will b.
held on Saturday evening, July 18th
1897. Under the new requirements o
, the constitution that none but citizens
who have been such at least thre'
!, months prior thereto can vote at sucl
| election, it becomes necessary for al
' who are not now citizens who desire t,
' participate in those meetings to pro
r cure their citizenship papers before Ap
ril II, 1897. Citizenship papers can b
a secured at the adjourned term of cour
e to open in this city on Tuesday next.
: A letter received by J. B. Robinson
from Mrs. Emma Gillespie, wife of Ed
s Gillespie, both well-known to the earl
f settlers of this city, contains the in
, formation that Ed died at Ottertai1
e British Columbia, on Oct. 9th last
e Heart disease was the cause of death
e He was working in a lumber camp a
d the time of his death, and the GREY
e called him to dinner. Receiving n
: response from him they went to loo
4 for him, and found his dead body
t Mrs. Gillespie and her three childre
: are now at Centralia, Washington. Ed
j. will be remembered here as a hard
e worker and as minstrel who had n
equal in this section.
/ J. A. Schmahl returned from ST
e Paul last Saturday, after attending
e meeting of the Northwestern Publish
t ers' Association, incorporated at tn
Y Windsor Hotel, in that city, ON Friday
f He was reelected a member of tn
:. Board of Directors of the association b,
:, the stockholders for the full term 9
4 three years and after the election of di
j. rectors the Board held a meeting an,
e elected him secretary for the ensuin,
e year. James Aiken of this paper wa
t elected'a delegate to the National Edit
S orial association convention to be bel,
e in Galveston, Texas, during the mont
t of February. This trip includes an ex
: cursion through old Mexico, all point
e of interest in that country to be visite,
D by the delegates.