The Redwood gazette., 1897-04-01

yesterday.
@. B. Jennings has moved his fam
lily on to the Bowers farm on Ramsey
creek.
George Whitman left for Hanley
Falls in search Of employment last
Monday.
The county commissioners will hold
regular special session commencing
next Tuesday.
J. Friedl, wife and child of Gibbon,
came up Monday to attend the funer-
al Of Mrs. Jacob Werder. Mrs. Friedl
was formerly Miss Murset.
Fred W. Woodward of the Mime
apolis Journal was in the city Tues
day and Wednesday, increasing the
subscription list of his popular daily.
There will be quarterly meeting at
the Methodist church next Sunday
evening. Presiding Elder Hanscom
will deliver the sermon in the morning.
The train crew on the Redwood
branch are engaged in repairing the
track between this point and Morgan
during the leisure houls between
regular trains in this city.
One of the oval window lights in
the bay window on the third story of
Hotel Francois was broken during
Tuesday night. The proprietor is of
the opinion that the wind blew the
glass out, it not having been securely
fastened, while others are of the opin-
ion that the breakage was the result
of the building settling.
The ice in the Redwood river above
the Burmeister mill dam went out on
Tuesday without doing any material
damage. The ice gorged up near the
power house on Sunday night and
Monday morning seems to have melt
ed away during the gorge or slipped
under the ice just back of the Delhi
mill dam. Nothing could be seen Of
the gorge on Tuesday afternoon.
Ella G. MARITIME has purchased two
lots east of the double residence Of
Barnes Bros, on Second street. The
purchase is made for the purpose of
erecting handsome residence, work
| to commence as soou as weather will
permit. The price paid for the two
lots was 1915. Mr.. and Mrs. MARITIME
come here from Cottonwood, where
they have been conducting quite a
large store for some time. They have
been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Barnes during the past week.
Reports from the west are to the
effect that three bridges on the Red
wood river have been washed away or
placed in an unsafe condition by the
high water of the past week. The
bridge on the Underwood and Vesta
town line is reported off its piers, as is
also the one near what was once the
McGettrick farm in Sheridan and also
the bridge in Redwood Falls township
near the Ackmann farm. The latter
was washed down the stream about
twenty or thirty rods. The bridge
across the Minnesota river north o1
Delhi is said to be off the piers.
The case of Lizzie H. Francois
plaintiff and respondent VS.. Robert P
Lewis, defendant and appellant, grow
ing out of Citizens Bank litigation
has been appealed to the Supreme
Court. On August rs, 1894, Mrs
Francois deposited in the Citizens
Bank of Redwood Falls, the sum O.
$1,000, and the certificate of deposit
described in the complaint was ISSUED
and delivered to her. Before being
delivered to or accepted by Mrs
Francois the certificate was endorsed
by the defendant, R. P. Lewis, ano
Mrs. Francois holds him for the full
amount of the certificate, now that the
bank has failed. Lewis demurred tc
Mrs. Francois complaint. This de-
murrer was over-ruled by the lower
court and Lewis is now taking an ap
peal to the Supreme Court.
The service at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning was in me.
mortal of Mrs. Henry Schleuder
Several punches of cut flowers and
numerous potted plants decorated the
organ and pulpit. A number of the
near neighbors and large circle OF
dear friends of J. the deceased were
present Two appropriate anthems
we're sung by the choir composed of
Messrs. Chas. Buxton and G. G. Ken
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