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

Thos. j. Howard was over from
Springfield during the early part of
the week.
Fred. Kopischke and Tena Fenske
we're granted license to we'd by
Clerk Warner last Monday.
Marshall Clayson left for Faribault
Monday. He has secured employ
ment in q creamery at that place.
The Mite society of the Presbyter-
ian church will meet tomorrow after
noon at the home of Mrs. D. Bissell.
The memorial services on Sunday,
May 3Oth, will be held at the court
house, instead of the Presbyterian
church, as stated in last weeks issue
of this paper.
Horace Jones came down from
Melrose last Saturday and will spend
the summer at painting and decorat-
ing in this city. He reports the other
Redwood boys in Melrose in very
fouushing condition.
Joseph E. Smith of New Avon was
in town last Saturday. Mr.. Smith is
quite an extensive grower and bother
of horse radish. He stated that his
product for the spring of 1897
amounted to several hundred bottles,
and that all of il met with a ready
sale.
George II. French, formerly of this
city, and well-known in base ball cir
cles, but now resident of Cass coun-
ty, has been appointed commission
or to organize the new county of Cass
and arrange for the election of county
officers. He is one of FIVE commits
sioners.
| The annual meeting of the members
and congregation of the Presbyterian
church will be held at the church to-
morrow evening. Two trustees, to
take the place of VIM. Smith and N
V. r. Hunter, whose terms OF office
expire, are to be elected. Four Other
trustees may be elected if the congre
cation so desire.
May LIST opened with all kinds o.
fishing. Men and boys awoke as early
| as four o'clock that morning and witt
fish poles, pals of minnows and tackle
! they wandered off down to the banks
of the river and cast their lines. Three
hours later they commenced to return
to the streets, having from two to 81,
pickerel and pike each. The fish were
!. all of good size and the sports say
that they we're exceedingly gamy il
catching.
. Street Commissioner McGettricl
has been engaged in inspecting side
, walks during the past week, and as {
} result of his inspection number o
) sidewalks have been condemned ant
: the owners requested to put in new
walks. There are number of excep
tionally bad walks that should be re
placed at once, and every one having
: the interest of the city at heart should
see to it that all walks in need of re
pair be repaired before the encamp
ment.
Wilbur Purinton, a member of tn
high school graduating class, sho
himself in the left hand last Thursday
The young man had 22-caliber re
volver loaded with the intention o
shooting gophers. Before starting GU
he concluded to try the revolver ant
see whether it worked properly. HI
pulled the trigger with the right hant
and held the pistol with the left hand
The trigger falling exploded two cart
ridges, one going out the barrel ant
the other blowing backwards through
the loading channel and running
along the young mans thumb, pillow
ing the flesh quite badly. 1t will no
prevent him from graduating, how
ever.
Mrs. George Buxton met with al
, accident on Second street last Wednes
day forenoon. She was in buggy
with Charles Buxton at the time ane
the two were driving over the stone
: crossing leading from the Redwoct
County Bank to Hotel Francois, whel
the front wheels of the buggy pulled
out from under the box, precipitatine
the latter to the ground and hurting
Mrs. Buxton out in such manner a.
; to strike on her cheek on the stone
pavement. She was picked up and {
physician called. It was found that {
, bone extending down from her eye
had been broken and that she wal