The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-07-22

~. u. French and wife left Monday
for Cass county on q five weeks visit
with their son, George French, who is
county commissioner of the newly or
gained county.
Mrs. A. L. Engalls and daughter of
Gaylord, Mimi, aud Mrs. Lydia Dan
iels of Watertown, S. D., mother of
Mrs. G. E. Waldron, are visiting with
the family of Mr.. Waldron in this city.
We advise the young people OF this
vicinity, who are thinking Of attending
a Business College, to correspond with
the Mankato Commercial College.
Competent teachers and actual bust
ness from the start have placed the
school in the foremost rank. Six or
eight months spent there will equip
you with an education worth ten times
the cost.
Some members of the Redwood
Clippers, together with other minor
local base ball material, went to
Springfield last Saturday and played
with the club there, resulting in their
defeat by score of 81 to 6. Spring
field now claims the championship of
Redwood and Brown counties, al
though it has not yet played the Bel
view team.
There will be meeting of all those
interested in coursing at The GAZETTE
office at eight o'clock next Saturday
evening. The object of the proposed
meeting is to have two days of cours-
ing in this city during the first part of
October. A great deal of interest has
been aroused in this class of field
sporting during the last few years, and
such meeting here would undoubt-
eddy be the means of bringing a large
crowd to Redwood Falls on the days
to be fixed.
On Saturday the cement sidewalk
contractors commenced on a piece of
work on the south side of Second
street, extending from the corner of
Second and Washington streets down
to the book store of H. Winter, thus
putting the walk in front of G.. Fred.
Thompson's's store, the Otto Schmahl
drug store, J. H. Melges' barber shop,
H. Schleuder's jewelry store, VIM.
Crouley's two store buildings, one oc-
cupied by F. L. Peterson, and the
Lichtwarck property.
The st. Paul Globe of last Friday
says that an order has been signed by
the court giving Lane & Nantz power
to advertise for bids for the fourteen
acres owned by the Minnesota Gold
Mining company, on which their gold
mine is situated at Redwood Falls.
The bids will also include the hoist
ing machines and everything else con-
nected with the sale. Judge Smith is
authority for the statement that he
knows everything about the mine and
that thereis gold there. There is no
question about it. He thinks, perhaps,
by and by, with the improved machin-
cry coming into use, the property can
be successfully worked. There are in
cumbrances on the property which
amount to about $500.
A good story is told on a popular
member of the Redwood Fails base
ball club. who happens also to take to
the wheel as cleVerly as he does to base
ball. The incident was last Wednes
day night, just after some people we're
returning from an uptown social. The
young man was seen to come from a
house on Minnesota avenue, mount q
wheel and ride away. He was spied
by young man living out in the
country. The next morning the latter
came into town. and on going to the
owner of the house, remarked: "Say,
Mr.. Ii saw some fellow take a
bicycle from your house about II o.
clock last night-took it right away
from the house-an ugly looking fell
low, too" The owner, after listening
to the particulars, happened to think
that the base ball boy was at his house
pretty late that night, laughed, and
then remarked that he would ascertain
whether his daughters wheel had
been stolen.
A game of base ball was played be-
tween nine representing the business
interests of the city and nine select
ed from the lawyers and court house
officials last Wednesday evening.
Walter Francois and Walter Simmons
formed the battery for the business