The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-05-27

Mis-. lSnam tllS lluT5uaV) dIl0rlOOu.
Col. Frank Waters and Major S.
W. Tredway were over from Morton
last Sunday.
Miss Barbara McIlreavie was visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Leary Carol, at
Sleepy Eye last week.
Miss Lizzie Petit of Blooming
Prairie was visiting with the family of
}. B. Mason during the past week.
G.. r. Kneeland came over from
Lamberton last Saturday and spent
Sunday with Mine Host Kahler of
Hotel Francois.
Miss Elizabeth Bissell will act as
one of the ushers at the Kimball-
Donaldson nuptials which will take
place at Owatonna next month.
Joseph Smith was appointed post
master at Morton by President Nc
Kinley on Monday. Mr.. Smith is
we'll known here and is an old soldier
Mrs. J. P. West of Brownton and
Mrs. G. H. Gardner of Saltwater, sis
ters of S. Pollard. visited with the lat
ter portion of last week. They re-
turned to Brownton on Saturday.
H. G. Garvin of Winona, general
agent of the Winona & St. Peter di-
vision, took dinner at Hotel Francois
last Thursday. Mr.. Garvin was in
town on G.. A. R. encampment bust
ness.
| During the absence of Henry
Schleuder he will have, as he has had
during his previous trips out of town
a frst-class jeweler and watch repair.
or to run his store. People in need Of
this line or having watches in need OIL
repair should call at the store. 1t
A bill has been passed by the Unit
ed States Senate authorizing the pay
ment by the government of State anC
county taxes on land held in severalty
by Indians. In case the bill is gener
al the county will hereafter receive
taxes on the land held by the Indians
in Paxton township.
], The evangelistic meetings are still
being held at the tent near the Chris
tian church and will continue indefi
nitely. Ga Sunday afternoon at fou
O'clock Evangelist Rose commenced
his bible study, which is held ever,
, afternooa at four o'clock and continues
4 one-half hour. Owing to the ccl<
1 weather on Sunday the meetings wer'
held in the church. The church wa
i crowded in the evening.
4 DR.. f. H. Welcome of Granite Fall
passed through here Monday, enrout'
for Granite Falls. DIR. Welcome wa
witness in the Foster-Huaobard- Pal
mer land contest case before the Fed
eral court at Mankato last week. II,
spent Sunday with his relatives il
!, Sleepy Eye. Dr. Welcome though
that the land contest case was frauc
and sham, started up by some at
!, torneys looking for a verdict mor'
than for advanced attorneys fees.
i James A. Shannon of Duluth,
. nephew of DR.. c. q. Gibson of thi
! city, secured the ,cadetship at Yves
]. Point from the Sixth 'Congressiona
/ district The yosng man had the ,ex
cellent general average of 81 point
and one of the members ofthe exansin
ling board stated that although he hae
been locking over similar papers der
ing the last l6 years he ha& never ii
all of his experience seen anything
that approached the almost perfection
attained by young Shannon in taking
this examination.
Ira Pratt had thrilling experience
in a runaway accident last Friday ev
ening. He was returning from San
born with DIR. G. P. Gibson and wa.
on Fourth street VIXEN one of thu
horses stumbled, fell and broke the
neckyoke. The other horse took frigh,
and started to run. DR.. Gibson
jumped out just as the second horse
started to run. Young Pratt was
! jerked partly cut of the buggy, one
foot catching in buggy wheel. He
was jerked around by the wheel once
holding On to the reins, and as he
came up he caught hold of the dash
board and braced himself in such a
manner as to bring the team to a
dead standstill. The young man had
a leg slightly sprained as a result of
the accident.
A Mankato special says that the
trial of Asela F. Smith as administrative