The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-28

pointed special deputy sheriff for this
term of court by Sheriff Pease.
I wish to sell or trade for improved
farm my residence property in Red
wood Falls. Call and see me.
ct e. T.. HAYES.
Fairfax Crescent: Redwood Falls as
pires for a State Normal school. II
more Normal schools are needed Red
wood Falls would certainly be a suit.
able place for one.
A bargain in cheap envelopes can be
found in the partly spoiled lot in THE
GAZETTE Office. They were dampened
by the rains of last year. They will be
sold for so cents per 1000.
M. Koehler, hotel man Of consider
able note, of Rochester, has been in the
city during the past three or four days
looking over the town with the view OF
locating here permanently.
Miss Alice Bigham came down from
her school in Swedes Forest on the de
layed ST. Louis Friday night. The sus.
pension Of all trains on Monday pre-
vented her from returning until Tues
day.
The opera, "Pirates of Penzance, =
will be presented at the opera house fol
the third time this evening. This give
all in attendance at this term of court
an excellent opportunity to witness q
first-class opera.
Judge Weber and Stenogra pher w
T. Eckstein came in on last Monday
evenings delayed Northwestern train
and are now at Hotel Francois. The
Judge is presiding at the special tern
of court in this city.
The Ladies auxiliary of the X. P
meet with Mrs. Philbrick next Satur
day to elect officers and fix date for tn.
institution of the local lodge of Rath
bone sisters. The grand lodge officer
are expected here to institute the lodge
| Prof. III. NJ. Hitchcock, optician, lief
Tuesday for Madison, to fill his engage
ments at that point. Prof. Hitchcock il
being patronized more literally will
each swing around the circuit-an evi
dence of the fact that he continues t,
give satisfaction.
\ The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. II. d
Brooke this afternoon at 2:45 O'Clock
Important business to be transacted
All members, both active and honorary
!, are urgently requested to be present
Others are cordially invited By orde
of president, Mrs. H. d. Brooke.
The old Hanley Falls crossing case
which has been before the courts 70
years, was argued again Monday befor
Judge Powers, of the Twelfth Judicial
district, sitting in the supreme cour
room, St. Paul. 1t comes up on the at
tempt Of the railroad and warehous
commission to enforce the old jacobson
law providing for convictions at J
crossings.
i A. E. Chapman will leave for Lo
i Angeles, Cal, the latter part of thi
i week or next Monday. Mr.. Chipmal
sold some real estate in Nebraska OF
his way out here two weeks ago an,
has been expecting Ito sell one Or NOR
tracts in this county during his sta,
here. Chip is of the opinion tina
i, the orange trees of California will lool
especially dear to him when he return
to them next week.
Senator French introduced a bill il
the senate Wednesday afternoon at
lacking the Sunday theater The bill
which Mr.. French is careful to say i
introduced "by request" provides tina
it shall be criminal to give any theat
rlcal performance Or other public exhi
bition or amusement on Sunday, an,
that the offending parties shall pa,
fines Of from $50 to 500 and be impris
oned for thirty days and less, and tina
licenses may be revoked for the viola
ton of the law. The bill went to tn
committee Oh temperance and ma,
never come back says the Minneapoli
Times
The Northwestern came in on tim
last Monday morning, but was delaye,
two hours in the evening. The St
Louis did not arrive at North Redwoo,
from either direction on that day. Tn
west-bound train from st. Paul cam
as far as Morton, and then turne,
around and went back to that city
The train that should have came cas-
never left Watertown-in fact, at moor
the drifts around the round-house il
Watertown were SO large that it wa
impossible to get out the snow-plow
The snow-plow from the east wen
through North Redwood at about 3,
in the afternoon and passed through t,
near Echo without going against any
heavy drifts. 1t was followed by
drag-out train, consisting of an engin,
and caboose, in the latter of which wer,
the minor officers of the company