The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-26

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Echo, accompanied by friends we're in
town Sunday.
Mrs. II. G.. Schmahl and Miss Irma
Schmahl visited with the Carrolls in
Sleepy Eye during the past week.
The St. Agnes Guild will be enter
tanned by Miss Minnie Warner and
Mrs. Fred Warner, at the home of the
latter, next Friday afternoon.
A Springfield special to the Pioneer
Press of last Saturday says that the
eleven month-old son of John Wells of
Willow Lake, was drowned by falling
into slop pail.
The Sleepy Eye Dispatch of last
week states that Miss Kittie Carroll
celebrated the fifteenth week of her
illness from the effects of a surgical
operation for appendicitis by appear
ing with the family at dinner on Tues
day OF last week.
Eugene Cox of St. Peter, the base
ball twirler, passed through here last
Thursday on his way home from Mon
tevidio, where he played in three
games with Webster, S. D., against
Montevideo, the Webster team win
ming two of the three. Young Cox is
the son of E. st. Julien Cox and re-
sides with his mother in St. Peter.
James Aiken, senior publisher Of
The GAZETTE, left Saturday for a
weeks sojourn at his old home in
Mansion, Wisconsin-the place where
he spent the early portion of his ca
reer, and from which place he gave a
final farewell to brother who died
from the effects of service in the Union
army. His mother and a younger
brother are also buried there.
1t was lively in iowa last Sunday
forenoon. Thresher and harvest hands,
together with farmers we're in for the
purpose of transacting certain business
and hearing the news as to the jump
in wheat and flax. Everybody was
in the best of humor, and stores and
restaurants did a big business. TWAS
a genuine sign of returning prosperity
and no mistake.
Some bold hunters we're violating
the game law last Sunday by shooting
prairie chickens just north CT the j. R
Thompson place in New Avon. They
we're in the field all afternoon, and
farmers in that neighborhood heard
the frequent reports of their guns, and
frequently saw the chickens fall
Whether or not complaint will be
entered against the violation is moi
known.
Miss Anna Melton, the Armenian
missionary who was here about three
weeks ago, will be here again to-day
and Friday She will talk at the un.
ion prayer meeting tonight at the
Presbyterian church and tomorrow
evening she will lecture at the church
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock She
will talk to the children and at three
o'clock she will meet with the ladies
of the congregation. - E.*
R. j. Mccormack of Geneva. Ill.
who owns several farming tracts ir
Redwood county was in the city dur
ing the last week. Mr.. McCornacE
owns a half section in Vail, which he
has in pasture alone this year, and or
which there is 24O acres of excellen,
hay. On Friday afternoon he left
here for Morgan with a carload oil
mich COWS which he will put on his
farm near that town. Mr.. McCornacl
states that he will probably move t.
Redwood county during the next two
years.
George King had his left foot bad
ly crushed and scalded in threshins
machine engine accident, west of tn,
city about nine o'clock last FRIDAY
evening. The engine was crossing
bridge near the Huhnerkoch farm
and portion of the bridge giving
away the engine went backwards ,
foot or more, catching the foot of Mr.
King, who was directly behind it. TIL,
bones of the forward portion of thu
foot and toes we're badly crushed
while it was also scalded by escaping
steam. Mr.. King was brought to tow1
shortly after the accident and the in
jured member was dressed by DR.
Finn.
Rush City Post: The St. Paul pa
pers resent the charge made by TIL
REDWOOD GAZETTE, that the excursion.
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