The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18
Sectional maps Of Redwood county

i cheap. GAZETTE OFFTCE.
i Mrs. Adam Alexander has returned
from two weeks visit among friends
and relatives in Wisconsin.
] It is probably we'll to warn those
people who reside in the Minnesota
river valley to prepare for high water
this spring. The rain of Tuesday
night and Wednesday together with
the warm weather indicates that the
heavy snow is going off with rush
and if this is the case the whole valley
is likely to be under water.
Commander j. M. Dunnington of
John S. Marsh Post G.. A. R. has just
received letter from Representative
McCleary to the effect that the cannon
presented by the government to John
s. Marsh Post is Parrot gun throw
ing 100 pound projectile and weigh
ing alone 5000 pounds. This is about
twice as heavy as originally supposed,
Eand the freight on the piece will be
something enormous. Three of the
cannons are to be shipped from Bos
ton at the same time for G.. A. r.
Posts in the west Mr.. McCleary al
SO sends SIS projectiles for the gun
and will personally superintend the
shipment.
| Thursday last occurred the worst
blizzard of the season. All day long
it showed heavily and during the af-
ternoon it drifted extensively. All
trains were at at standstill and the
Northwestern did not attempt to get
into Redwood Falls until Friday af-
ternoon. The st. Louis passenger
trains we're moving on Friday, al
though slightly late. Since that time
the sky has been cloudy more or less
and on Tuesday evening there was
some rain, continuing over until yes
terday morning, after which it rained
at intervals. The big drifts of snow
grew wonderfully less under the infu-
ence of the warmth and rain, although
it is not just what people seem to
want.
i A. G.. Burmeister has received the
plans from Engineer Loweth for the
new electric lighting plant for this
city. The plans call for three circuits,
one for commercial Lighting, one for
incandescent lighting and one for arc
lighting. They also call for an L
shape power station, to be erected ad-
joining the present mill and with a
south frontage of about % feet. Aside
from being connected with the pres
ent engine room the station will be
connected with the turbine SO that the
latter can be used when there is plen-
ty of water. For street lighting the
plans call for four 1900 candle power
! arc and 36 incandescent lamps of 80
candle power. The wires will run on
to Bridge street, little east of Min.
. nesota avenue, coming east to Mill
then up Mill to Second, Second te
, Washington, where they will com.
I mence to distribute.
= The snow pillow, in charge of Engin
4 eer Ballard, came through last Friday
without stop. The engineer is The
< right person for the place and before
Q leaving Sleepy Eye he made small
9 wager that he would make the rur
s through to Redwood Falls without
!. stopping, bet that he won with ease
k There was only one place where ht
Q had a possible chance of losing BIZ
d wager-and that was the big drifts or
k this side of Gilfllan Siding. He low
Q cred the pillow six inches and made fo
d the drift at speed of so miles pc
n hour. The engine raised little be
s fore getting through but it came ou
: smiling and with the drift thoroughly
n conquered. The plow arrived here Il
4 minutes before the regular train, ane
). when the latter arrived it was stand
r ing on a side track putting and breath
ing and ready to start back to Sleepy
t Eye and tackle the drifts west O
Tracy.
+ Wood Lake Ledger: Joseph Ty
s son was up from Redwood Falls las
! Friday in the interests of the Glendale
. herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle, the
f property of Dickinson & Tyson of thai
l place. While here he disposed of two
. bull calves, Abbott Prince and Lee
to F. V. Woodward and - Lang
> maid, respectively, of Yellow Medi-
> cine. The calves were sired by Gold