The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-09-30
OVERFLOW LOCALS

quire of Mrs. M. E. Curtis. 7-tf.
Harry Laird and Frank Mason
spiked" it to Granite Falls last Sun
day.
Ernest Wicherski of the New Ulm
Review was in the city last Monday.
He called on Clerk of Court Warner,
regarding an omission in connection
with the brief of Mary Scanlan vs..
John Grimmer.
The Beaver Falls club, assisted by
Herb. Birum of North Redwood, went
to Bird Island last Friday to play ball
with the Hector team, but the Hector
club failed to materialize and the
Beaver boys we're awarded the game
by score of 9 too.
OIL. Dornberg has sold the F. Louis
Schafer farm of 221 acres in Section 10,
Town of Paxton, to August Heuer OF
GAINESVILLE. The price paid was $24
per acre, or total Of $5,3o4. The
farm was owned by James K. Smith
of Eureka Springs, Ark.
James Peterson has commenced
suit in the district court against Peter
Eischen of Belview, whereby Peterson
seeks to recover $3,O25 on account of
personal injuries received. The suit
arises out of Eischen giving Peterson
terrible thrashing, in which Peterson
had several teeth knocked out and re-
ceived other injuries. Roloff Waller
of Echo and Baldwin & Patterson are
attorneys for Peterson.
| Edward March of Fargo, formerly
of this city, came down from the lead
ing North Dakota town, last Wednes
day, and has since been engaged in
renewing old friendships and acquaint-
ances. Mr.. March looks as young as
when he left here several years ago
and states that his health was never
better. Both his son, Charles, and
daughter, Mabel, are residents of Far
go, at the present time.
Rev. T. A. Jones of the Methodist
church went to Winona Tuesday to at
tend the annual meeting of the Min
nesota conference. He reports that
during the year in which he has been
at the head of the church all debts
contracted have been paid and the
former indebtedness has been dimin-
ished to the extent of 500. Six men,
bers have been received into church
relationship by probation, and twelve
have been admitted by letters of Nom
bership from other charges.
Hon. ]. T. McCleary, our representa-
tive in Congress, announced last Mon
day that he had decided to recon-
mend the appointment of George B.
Tretbar as postmaster at Lamberton
to succeed Edwin Anderson, term ex-
PRED, John G.. Cheshire postmaster at
Walnut Grove, vice A. j. Swoffer,
whose term expires Nov. l. Mr.. Nc
Cleary has accepted an invitation from
the Iowa State Republican committee
to speak at Muscatine, Burlington and
Ottumwa during October. He goes to
Ohio tomorrow to speak in that State.
Duluth Journal: A week of comic
opera began at the Empire theatre
yesterday afternoon when the Gilbert
Opera Company made its first appear
ance in this city, presenting farcical
version of ola Mascotte." The same
bill was repeated last night to an ov-
erfowing theatre, and the applause
was continuous, while the curtain was
iup. The members of the company
we're evidently selected because of
their vocal capabilities, as all have
good voices, and sing with dash and
spirit. The costumes are new and at
tractive and contribute their share to
the general excellence of the produc-
ton.
Walnut Grove Center: C.L. Wich-
ner, wife and baby, and a travelling
man from Milwaukee, going to Tracy
last Thursday evening, met with So
rious accident. About two miles east
of Tracy the bolt that fastened the
whifHetree to the evener broke, the
horses ran, the pole dropped and the
carriage ended over and the occupants
we're all thrown out. Mrs. Wichner
and child escaped with few bruises.
The travelling man had his shoulder
dislocated and Mr.. Wichner was seri-
ously hurt by having two ribs broken.
He was taken to Tracy, where he has
been in a very critical condition, but
we are pleased to learn that he is