The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-12
Mrs. F. W. Philbrick will entertain

/ Mrs. f. w. Philbrick will entertain
the Mite society of the Presbyterian
church tomorrow afternoon.
! Mrs. G. NJ. Jerome of Atlanta, Ga.
arrived here last Saturday on a yisi
with the family of Mrs. P. E. Beecher
Mrs. G. Fred Thompson left Tues
day for Fargo, N. D., where she vii
be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E
March.
| VIM. Pentony has returned from {
marble selling trip along the line o.
the Northwestern. He states thai
business generally is picking up-ever
in tombstones
The local machinery men report ar
exceptionally good season, and the
sales of the harvesting machines from
this point for the season will run uE
into the hundreds. Nearly all of the
sales we're made with the anticipates
payments this fall, condition that
did not exist here many years ago.
r. N. Morgan of Vermillion, S. D.
brother of G. 0. Morgan of this city
was visiting with the latter last week
Mr.. Morgan stated that the close
Populist shave in his State was being
overcome by good crops and good
prices, and he predicted that the next
election would see South Dakota well
in the Republican column.
Word has been received here that
l.. H. Pryor, principal of the public
schools at Montrose, is suffering from
a disease of the bones of knee, caus
ed by some injury and which necessi
tates the carrying of that member ir
a plaster cast for two or three months
L. H. is an old time Redwood boy anc
was attending the Winona Norma
schools special session for advanced
teachers when his illness compelled
his return home to Montrose.
G. P. Bennett and party of Lake
Park, Iowa, passed through here Sat
urday en- route for home. The party
passed through here about six weeks
ago for a point II miles north of De
troit, where the members have since
been fishing and hunting. The from,
wagon of the party contained a good
sized nap tina launch. This was draw
by four horses. The rear vehicle wa:
a closed buggy, in which the mem
bers could eat and sleep while thu
teams we're moving.
D. L. Bigham reports the catching
of IS bass and two pike along the
Minnesota river on Thursday of las
week by himself and son, Darwin. Mr.
Bighsm is quite a fisherman. HI
states that fish never stay in the same
place, and that they are here one day
and in another place tomorrow. I
he fails to get bite within half al
hour at one place be moves to anothe
spot and so on. If the fish bite gooe
in one place he stays there until they
cease biting. He caught nine in ont
place we'll up the river on Thursday.
| S. D. Peterson of New Ulm was il
town for few hours last Saturday
Mr.. Peterson came in from the coun
try districts, where he had been spend
ing the week selling threshing ma
chimes. He succeeded in disposing O
several on the south side of the coun
ty. While here he made arrangement
for a transcript of all af6davits, etc., il
the case of Mary Seaman vs.. Johl
Grimmer, involving the Gleason
Beard forgeries, and from the decision
of Judge Weber in the case, an ap
peal is to be taken to the Suprem
Court. Mr.. Peterson represents tn
Grimmer interests.
I Work on mounting the cannon I'm
der the direction of J. M. Huntington
| II. G. Baker, j. B. Robinson and Au
gust Knuepple of John S. Marsh Pos
was commenced last Saturday. A 81:
foot hole was dug, and this was fille<
to the top with concrete. On this
approximation has been erected
and the cannon will probably be il
proper position in the court hous'
yard by the time this issue of tn
GAZETTE goes to press. The cannon
balls placed in the yard will be place.
in pyramid form. The remaining pro
jectiles are on the soldiers lot in tn,
cemetery, and as soon as funds can b'
raised concrete foundation will b,
constructed and the balls placed il
pyramid shape on that tract.
I Over 100 people boarded the St