The Redwood gazette., 1897-04-01

Matte Bigham returned from q trip
to st. Paul last Monday.
A key ring with two keys upon the
same was found last Sunday and left
at this Office for the owner.
| Mrs. O. G. Martin this week received
from Mrs. Sherman Martin, who is
now residing in Georgia, blossoms
from peach, apple and plum trees and
also from species of almond tree.
john Weelborg, tailor for F. Eng
dahl, who has been visiting several
points in Iowa during the past few
weeks, has returned to this city and
can now be found at the old stand.
Stephen w. Golden received word
from Neenah, Wisconsin, where his
wife has been visiting during the past
six or eight weeks, that he was made
the father of baby girl on March
9th.
Archie Stewart came down from
Underwood on Monday last. Mr..
Stewart states that the Redwood river
was on a rampage when he left home
and that one or more bridges in his
locality were off their piers and fast
ened by chains
The GAZETTE last week stated that
Alonzo Hockett had no insurance on
his residence destroyed by fire week
ago last Sunday. This was an error
as Mr.. Hockett had the house insured
for 1876 in the Farmers Mutual In
surance Co. of Redwood Falls, and
the loss will be paid as soon as an as
sessment can be made.
At the Presbyterian church this ev-
ening the annual meeting for sum-
ming up the years work, as required
by the Presbytery, will be held, yes
terday being the last day of the 1896
ecclesiastical year. Reports from
the various societies. 2-Election of
officers for the Missionary society. 8
Election of officers for the Y. P. S. G.
| E. 4-Half hour Of prayer. All the
Elders, Trustees and members are ex-
pected to be present.
Agent II. L. Beecher returned last
Monday over the St. Louis from his
excursion with the National Coupon
agents through Mexico and the South
erp States. Mr.. Beecher visited all
the places of interest in old Mexico
, and brought back with him many
valuable souvenirs of his trip. He
left his mother and sister in New Or.
leans and they will visit in Tennessee
before returning to this city, which
will be about April Is.
A good many Of the present. readers
of The GAZETTE will remember r. L
Marshman, at one time principal oI
, the Redwood Falls public schools
, and afterwards of Kansas City. Mr.
, Marshman left here for Kansas City
: where he has since been engaged ir
the real estate business, and last weel
he was nominated as the Republican
candidate for mayor of that town. Al
a pupil of Mr.. Marshman, while teach
ing school here, the writer can attest
to his discipline and accuracy in gov
erning a school, and can recommend
him to the people of Kansas City as {
frst-class mayor. His other pupils
here will undoubtedly second the mo
ton.
|. Joseph Lohrenz, residing near Nor
gan, has commenced an action against
his brother, Martin Lohrenz and his
wife, Francis Lohrenz, alleging 5,O0(
damages by reason of Mrs. Lohren,
having accused the plaintiff with be
ing instrumental in the death of his
wife near Morgan last November. The
> death was reported as being the result
! of an accident Mr.. Lohrenz, the de
!. fendant, runs the saloon in the place
formerly occupied by John Frank. HI
was seen Saturday and stated thai
while the action was merely one fol
attorneys fees more than anything
else, that the defense would be thai
, the deceased woman, before dying
I, stated to his wife, who was at tn:
death bed, that the husband, JOSEPH
Lohrenz, was the cause of her death
The Milton, Iowa, Herald says that
w. T. Moon, formerly of this city, but
now of that place, was caught in his
saw mill on Thursday of last week
and sustained such injuries to his
right leg as to make it necessary to
amputate the same below the knee
} The affair occurred soon after dinner
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