The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-21

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;of last week returning home Friday.
Street Commissioner Woffensmith
was engaged in grading the snow on
the business streets of the city last
Tuesday.
j President w. D. Lines of the Red
wood County Bank has been visiting
his brother in Cottonwood during the
past week.
+ DR.. G. M. Leffingwell now has his
dental ,parlors over Luscher's drug store,
he having vacated his office in Phil
bricks block for George L. Evans.
| Do not forget the Pirates of Pen
zance" tonight and tomorrow night,
January 81 and %. Reserve your seats
at Webster's Fair store, only IS cents.
| Thee Catholic church realized about
$21 from their oyster supper last Thurs
day evening. Supper was served from
six until nine o'clock and the ladies
were kept rustling during that time
i A black satin handkerchief bag con.
tanning some money and other articles
was picked up a few days ago and left
at this office to be called for by the
owner, who can have it upon establish
ing claim and paying for this notice.
A. E. King returned home from a
months visit with his wife and daugh-
ter at Rockford, Illinois, last Friday ev-
ening He states that his daughter,
Miss Catharine King, is slowly recov-
ering from the effects of paralysis from
which she has SO long been suffering.
She will remain at Rockford with he1
mother until recovery is complete.
: Deputy Sheriff NJ. B. Albeit was ov-
!, er from Lamberton last Tuesday, hav-
ing petition in his possession, request
ing the President to appoint George B.
! Tretbar, one of the active young Re.
publicans of Lamberton, named as
, postmaster at that point to succeed the
f late Mr.. Anderson, deceased: George
, was member of the last Republican
, county committee and is good Repub.
lican worker.
, Notwithstanding the heavy storm Of
last Saturday and Sunday trains came
, through, with but one exception, on
time on Monday. The Northwestern
, arrived here strictly on schedule time
| Monday morning, having all mails
from the east and west up to the time
( of its departure from Sleepy Eye on
| that morning. The st. Louis came in
: from the east on very near schedule
r time. The st. Louis from the west was
| delayed for a few hours. The North.
. western employees reported that al
l trains on the main line were running
: regularly.
: Col. e. F. Farmer, travelling freight
agent of the st. Louis system, has beer
in Redwood Falls OH several occasions
/ of late attempting to have Emf
e Schmahl change the line for shipment
for his stock from the Northwestern t.
f the st. Louis. Col Farmer promises
s Mr.. Schmahl that his company viii
e make any Improvements in any tow
4 from which he desires to ship, from
/ Echo OH the west to Morton on tn
0 east. The fact that Mr.. Schmahl ha
) been securing hogs from near Echo AM
= east of Morton is probably the cause 0
e the overture on the part of the St. Loui
t system. Mr.. Schmahl is considefin,
the proposition.
n The ladies' society Of the Presbyteri
|. an church gave supper and social a
y the Commercial Hotel at which the
l. added about $40 to their funds. A larg
|, crowd was present from the city and
t. sleighload from North Redwood. SUP
i. per was served in the dining room
It while in the office the younger peopl
v were amused for short time by Fa
O Robinson in an exhibition of ventrile
k quism and up in the parlor the olde
7. members visited. In the course of tn
n general good time one or two person
|. gave an exhibition of sliding down tn
l. banister. 1t was about ten o'clocl
o when.the crowd paid their compliment
to Mr.. Burgess and wife and dispersed
t. Theimost violent blizzard of the sea
a son commenced in this vicinity las
/ Saturday afternoon, about one O'Clock
e The snow came down as rapidly a
:. possible for several hours, after which
e light wind came up and continued a
' night, drifting more or less. About tel
# o'clock the wind increased in It's fur
i and for several hours it kept the air il
d a binding condition. The wind wa
g SO strong that it was impossible to max
s any Roadway against it. The blizzar'
: kept up until about II O'Clock Sunda,
d night, when it commenced to decline
b and Monday morning opened brigh
: and clear, with no wind, but witt
s drifts with thick crusts at the top il
d every nook where it was possible t
drift.