The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-12-23

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Mountain Tea.
DR.. F. W. Penhall of Morton, was in
the city for few hours last Monday
afternoon.
Monday was big day for the re-
ceiving of hogs and other stock in this
city. Emil Schmahl reports the pur-
chase and shipment Of several car
loads.
Monday was an ideal winters day.
Carpenters and tuners were working
outside, and even a painter was at
work giving the Catholic rectory its
second coat of paint.
1t is probable that handsome two
story brick building will be erected on
the corner occupied by the Dunning-
ton-Ojai building, recently destroyed
by fire, in the early spring. A local
business firm is negotiating for the
property.
O. L. Dornberg and wife expect to
leave for Blooming Prairie to-morroS
for the purpose Of spending Christ
mas with Mrs. Dornberg's relatives in
and around that town. Mr.. Dornberg
will also gather in a few creamery
statistics.
The job of remodeling the North
western round house has been the
cause of large number of carpenters
being in this town since the work COM
menced, and the entire crew engaged
on that work are holding forth at the
Canada House.
Capt. w. P. Huntington, A. G. Bur-
meister of the Redwood Roller mills,
President II. A. Baldwin of the Red
wood Falls Board of Trade, and Julius
A. Schmahl of The GAZETTE left Tues
day for St. Paul and Minneapolis on
business matters.
The toilet rooms in the basement of
the court house have been completed
so far as the closets are concerned, by
a Minneapolis plumber. Frank Grubb
and Fisher Cuff have been engaged,
during the past week, in putting in a
concrete floor in the same.
Mrs. j. NJ. Huntington received a
telegram from Columbus, Ohio, last
Sunday evening, to the effect that bel
sister, Miss Sarah Holbrook, had pass.
ed away on that day. Miss Holbrook
was about SIS years of age, and has
been ailing for some time.
High School Inspector George B
Alton came up in time to attend the
Max Dick concert and on Friday Wis.
tied our schools. He was outspoken
in his commentator of the characte,
of the work being done, and considers
our people especially fortunate in their
selection of teachers.
Attorney ". J. Mcleod had two
cases in the district court of Murray
county at the recent term there, and
was fortunate enough in winning both
One was criminal case. wherein bis
client was accused of assault in con.
necton with having stabbed a person
in the neck. The stab was four inches
deep. The sentiment was very strong
against the attorneys client, but be
secured an acquittal nevertheless.
1t is probable that only five applica,
tons to sell liquor during the yer
commencing Jan. 10th, 1898, will be
made to the city council, it being un-
derstood that Joseph Litchwarck, who
has long conducted a refreshment re-
sort on Second street, has conclud.
ed to retire from the business. The
applicants will probably be Mar
tin Lohrenz, F. L. Peterson, G.. W
Brown, G.. w. Vaughn and John J
| WOffenSmith.
A paper published at Kennon, Wis.
states that the 500 line has given the
firm of Moon & Son a side track and
that the firm will erect saw mill a,
once. The firm is Armanus Moon and
father, formerly of this place. The
same paper also states that deer hunt.
ing is very good in the northern Wis.
consin woods, and that the gayest old
buck of the forest, shot at over l0C
times, had recently fallen victim tc
the hunters bullet.
Nicklos Manner of the town of Un-
derwood has secured divorce from
his wife, Lizzie Manner. Desertion
and one other item were the grounds
for granting the divorce. Manner
was % years of age and his wife was
about l9 years of age. They were
married on June 23d, 1896, and lived