The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-07-29

MISS Dlancn0 HaW0S OF ManKatO,
is visiting with Miss May Ferris.
Miss Cora Laidlaw Of Wood Lake,
is in the city the guest of Miss Olive
Tiffany.
Norman P Nelson, the popular
travelling salesman of Marshall Field.
Chicago, spent last Sunday in this
city.
Charity Chapter No. IS, Order Of
the Eastern Star, has called off work
until the first meeting night in Sep
tember.
Miss Matte Bigham has been en-
gagged to teach the primary depart
ment of the public schools at Gibbon
during the '97-'9S year.
David Whittet and S. S. Goodrich
returned from Aitkin county last
week The two gentlemen say that
they saw no country on their trip that
would compare favorably to Redwood
county
Baldwin & Patterson have just re-
ceived letter from Judge Weber
in which he informs them that he has
decided the case of A. E. McCarty VS..
Sherman Payne for the plaintiffs, the
side represented by that firm.
j. D. Two of Minneapolis, Grand
Patriarch of the Grand Encampment
of Odd Fellows of the State, visited
with the local encampment last Mon
day evening. Mr.. Two also delivered
a short address on the progress of
the order in this State.
Miss Marion Bowers gave a birth
day party to large number of her
young friends on the Bowers lawn
Monday evening. The crowd was an
unusually large one and the children
all concluded that the refreshments
we're as good and big as the crowd.
Ed Healy, at one time residing with
in the classic precincts of Marshall,
i. but now of Litchfield, clad in the lat
est suit of linen garments, was in town
last Monday renewing acquaintance
with many of the old boys with whom
, he played ball in days gone by.
r Supt. S. J. Race and wife returned
last Saturday from the convention OF
the National Educational Association
4 at Milwaukee and from enjoying sights
5 and scenes in and around Chicago
and Lake Michigan. Mr. Race states
that barring the warm weather he had
: an exceptionally good time.
A very heavy rain storm with heavy
b. wind storm came up from the north
, about $50 o'clock last Sunday even.
ing. The rain fell in torrents fol
about Is minutes, after which the
| clouds disappeared and the stars
> made their appearance. Some hal
fell during the storm south of the
> city but reports indicate that the hal
stones we're not large enough or thick
3 enough to do any damage.
The Walnut Grove Rural Center
: says that about 2 o'clock last Friday
morning W. J. Masters heard dull
, noise which he thought was thunder
but the discovery at the postoffce be-
tween five and six o'clock that morn
ing Of the work of burglars, accounted
for it. The front door of the postofice
was forced open, one-quarter inch
hole was drilled in the safe door and {
sufficient quantity of explosives put il
the safe to break the fastenings of thu
door and throw it off its hinges
About $3.50 worth of postage stamps
. and $50 in money was taken. John
: son Bros blacksmith shop was brok
: en- into, Thos. Norton's carriage wa
taken near the stable of A. Evans anc
t a horse taken out and an effort made
:. to hitch it to the buggy, but as it wal
: not broken, was put back in the stable
t and then the chaps probably "took tt
Q their heels" A large party is scour
q ing the country with the hopes of cap
s turing the robbers.
: Sleepy Eye Dispatch: Harry Nor
s ton, claiming to be an iron puddle
4 from Pennsylvania, and w. A. Groat
r a sail-maker from Washington, D. G.
came in on the Buns Express Tues
t day afternoon to look over the town
}, They visited R. II. Bingham's ware
= house Office and found R. II. out
: looking around they espied a mackin
D tosh and frock coat hanging on The
4 wall which was promptly appropriated
: Messrs. Morton and Groat then pro
3 ceeded to the coalhouse where they