The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-05-20

Attorney Lorin Cray was up from
Mankato on Thursday of last week.
Mrs. e. w Philbrick and son, John,
B., are visiting with relatives in La
Crosse this week.
Ex-County Treasurer Lloyd OF
Blue Earth county, has been attend
ing to farm matters in this county dur
ing the past week.
Raw. John Sinclair left for the Gen
eral Assembly on Monday and will be.
absent for two Sundays, while that
convention is in session.
r. Blackjack and j. S. Gipson of,
Renville and w. S. Hines and R. w.
Helms of Olivia wheeled into this city
last Sunday forenoon and took dinner
at the Commercial.
Andrew Peterson was down from
Swedes Forest last Saturday. He
states that all spring seeding was ov-
er in his section, the farmers there
even having their corn and flax in the
ground.
At a meeting of the Board Of Edu-
cation week ago last Monday even
ing Prof. j. L. Torrens was reelected
principal for the ensuing school year.
The balance of the faculty was also
reelected to the same positions that
they are now holding.
John G.. Woo)ley, the distinguished
temperance lecturer, who is said to be
equal to Cough in oratory, has been
booked for Redwood Falls on the 18th
of June. No man in this country at
the present moment is greater au-
thority on his subject than Mr..
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Springfield Advance: Rev. w. H.
Knowlton, Episcopal minister Of Red
wood Falls, was in town Tuesday Wis
ting comwunicants of his church and
calling on friends. He is gentleman
of refinement, scholarship and wide
experience whom it is always pleas
ure to meet.
In the Presbyterian church n"xt
Sunday forenoon Mrs. M. L. DeVore
of Alaska will take the service and
give an account of life, manners and
work in that country. Mrs. DeVore
is now lecturing on this subject
throughout the State and is fascin-
ating speaker.
In the case of Anna W. Osher VS.
VIM. Osher, an action to allow the
wife to do business in conveyancing,
ETC., under her own name and singly,
Judge Webber granted the application
of the plaintiff. Frank Clague ap-
peared for the plaintiff while the de-
Tense put in no appearance.
The race track on the fair grounds
has been put ia excellent condition
and owners of horses with any preten-
sions to speed can be seen almost ev-
cry morning and evening speeding
around the track. The improvement
on the track is the work of Harry
Mather, who makes the track and
barns his headquarters. He has II
one and two-y old colts belonging
to owners of this city in trotting train.
ing. .t
During the past two weeks large
number of emigrant outfits have been
passing through this city on their
way north. Most of them appear to
be bound for Stevens county and ap.
pear to come from around st. James
The outfits include the tent or shanty
covered wagons, breaking plows
drags, ETC., together with plenty OF
horses pulling the loads or trailing be-
hind. All of the horses we're in ex-
cellent condition and the appearance
of the caravans was of the best.
Till Tibbetts lost about 40 tons OF
hay by fire last Saturday. He set fire
to the stubble in his meadows and
supposed that the green grass would
keep the fire from spreading to the
stacks. Leaving the burning stubble
for short time he returned only to
find that one of the stacks was on fire
He then attempted to save another
stack by fighting the fire with an iron
rake He had the fire almost out when
the rake broke from it's handle. The
second stack was burned. Mr.. lib
belts states that he lost the hay but
he burnt the stubble just the same.
}. B. Robinson has received as a
present magnificent open face gold
watch from w. J. Savage of Colum-
hus. Ohio. The watch ia fuIl iawalIod