The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-01
E. F. Church Of Anoka was in the
city last Friday and Saturday.


E. F. Church of Anoka was in the
city last Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. A. A. Jones returned from an
extended visit in Pennesylvania and
other eastern States, and Wabasha,
this State, last Friday evening.
Elder Henry Goodacre aud family
of the Christian church arrived from
the east last Thursday, and after
spending day at the Hotel Francois,
went to keeping house.
! J. p. Cooper is arranging to feed
about 500 lambs on his farm south of
the city this winter. He expects to
have them in prime condition to turn
off for the early spring market.
The prairie chicken season opens
to-day. Early this morning and late
yesterday afternoon the hunters COM
menced travelling into the open fields
all the way from five to Is miles out
with the view of having the first and
best shooting.
During the present season of the
year there is q noticeable fact in con-
nection with business. From ten to
three o'clock the streets of the town
are practically deserted. From about
eight to ten in the morning and from
three to six in the afternoon the streets
are filed with teams, and stores are
doing q good business.
An immense crowd of people took
in the joint missionary festival of the
Morton, Sheridan and Redwood Falls
congregations of the Lutheran church
at the Falls park, last Sunday. Rev.
J. Neumann of Gibhon, Rev. II. Al
brecht of Renville and Rev. H. Koch
of the Redwood parish spoke during
the day. The collections amounted
to a large sum.
Alfred Madigan received a letter
from his father last Saturday. It was
to the effectthat M. M. had returned
to Seattle, and that John K. Peterson
had also returned, "dead broke" to
use the vernacular. The latter's hand
has entirely recovered from the effects
of felon, however, and Mr.. Madigan
stated that he would soon start north
to accept position as foreman of a
crew, at salary of 500 per month
The Shutdown and Willow Lake
creamery received 39O,25O pounds of
milk during the month of July, max
ing 17,277 pounds of butter, from
which it received $2,684,91. From
this amount $3.50 was placed in the
sinking fund, $276.75 were used for
expenses, and the balance was paid
patrons. The Morgan creamery re-
ceived 234 600 pounds of milk. The re-
ceipts were 81, 400, expenses $20O,an
$117 added to the sinking fund.-,
Charles w. Howe, representing
Geo. M. Hill & Co. of Chicago, pub
fishers and manufacturers, was in the
city last Thursday and made arrange
ments with The GAZETTE, whereby the
latter is to offer five works on Cuba,
Hawaii, and the United States as
premium to subscribers, for a slight
advance on the regular subscription
price of the paper. The works can be
seen at The GAZETTE Office. They are
the finest illustrated works yet pub
lished on the countries mentioned.
Miss Bertha Roberts, accompanied
by her mother of Menominee, Wis,
arrived from that city during the lat
ter part of last week. and are now at
home in the residence on Lincoln
street, once owned by DR.. G. NJ. Lef-
fngwell. Miss Roberts left Tuesday
for the wholesale millinery house in
st. Paul, where she will spend week
or two in learning the latest things
about fall and winter hats. She will
then return to her old stand in the
millinery department at Francois &
Schmahl's.
Several weeks ago q local paper
stated that subscription was being
taken for Ben. Wolff, whose barn was
struck by lightning and destroyed
shortly before. The fact of the pub,
LEGATION has just came to Mr.. VOLTS
knowledge and he wishes to deny
most emphstically that any subscrip-
ton was being taken, or that he ever
intimated that he was q mendicant in
the matter. The old settlers who
have known Mr.. Wolf 50 long do not
need to hear a denial, and this publ
cation is only intended for later set
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