The Redwood gazette., 1897-08-19
BELvIEw AND IT'S BORDER.

bELNlEW AND lis N.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Thompson on Wednesday OF
last week.
Ed. O'Conner and wife Of Renville
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Thompson on Sunday.
Walter Martin of Echo, proprietor OF
the Commercial Hotel at that point,
was here between trains Monday.
Rocky Mountain Tea is no patent
humbug. 1t is natures own life saver.
AT III. M. Hitchcock & Co.'S.
A fine, clear and beautiful complex
ion comes by drinking Rocky Noun
tain Tea. At H. M. Hitchcock & Co.'S.
Thomas Gullickson, residing on a
farm near here, had several fingers of
one hand cut off by harvester while
cutting grain last week.
Frank Gold and family of Renville,
and Mrs. II. B. Rossner of Lohrville,
Iowa, visited with Cashier Wallace of
theaBelview Bank over Sunday.
The loss to grain on Dan McKay's
farm by hail was adjusted at so cents
per acre for 80 acres. Mr.. Mckay is
satisfied with the adjustment, the loss
being partial one only.
Adolph Leonard was engaged in
moving down the weeds and grass
growing on the different streets in Bel
view Monday. He was doing the work
without charge to the village.
DR.. H. P. Dredge visited his old home
at Lake Crystal last week, returning by
way of Redwood Falls on Wednesday.
He was met at Redwood by Editor
Halls, and the two returned home
that evening,
L. A. Popke of Gaylord secured the
contract for erecting the new Norwegian
Lutheran church at this place, he being
the lowest of nine bidders. His bid
was 81 ,790. Work will commence as
soon as the material can be got on the
ground.
J. M. Thompson states that threshing
is twenty days later than it was last
year, and no threshing is even now be-
ing done in this section. Grain in
shocks is in bad shape, it being inn
possible to either thresh or stack it on
account OF it being wet.
Modern Woodmen lodge of Relview
Y surprised their worse halves Saturday
evening by appearing at the hall en-
masse and with baskets well-flled with
edibles. Tables were spread and the
inner wants of all present were pleas
ingly satisfied.
Fred Simpson has been appointed
game warden of this section, and has
already brought one sport to feel the
terror of the law-an Echo sport who
sacrificed his gun for release. On
Sunday last he caught two more violat-
ors, both of whom were punished by a
fine and loss Of their guns.
The adjusters Of the Alliance Hail &
Cyclone Insurance Co. of Austin were
here Monday and Tuesday, adjusting
losses by reason of the hail storm that
passed over Redwood county week
ago last Sunday. The adjusters state
that over 200 claims were filed against
the company by reason of losses caused
by that storm.
Martin Scanlan was in town Monday
and states that he has not yet heard
whether there is to be an appeal in the
case of his wife against A. J. Grimmer,
an action to annul the mortgage by
reason of the Gleason-Beard forgeries
He said that the stay of proceedings
expired last Saturday, unless an addi
tional stay was granted by his attorn
eys, Messrs. Sawyer & Dolliff.
1t has been definitely decided by
Representative McCleary to have A. F
Pottratz succeed G. F. Rain as post
master at this place, and Mr.. McCleary
writes that he has already filed the ap
plication of Mr.. Pottratz with his rec
ommendation endorsed thereon. Mr.
Portraits application was endorsed by
the Republican county committee, ane
is first blood for that organization.