The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-17

Rev. Fir. James j. Woods visited
with Rev. Fir. Vonderlage at Morton
last Thursday.
Stanley Bissell came up from Min
neapolis last week, and is visiting with
his parents here.
Miss Rose Palmer of New Ulm was
the guest of Miss Charlotte Schmahl
last Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. X. w. White and wife are in
Morton this week, assisting in revival
meetings being held in that town.
Joseph Muelbauer of Springfield
has purchased the wagon repairing
shop of John Lauterbach, and will
hereafter conduct the same.
Barkuloo Bros. have retired from
the meat market business and the Mill
street market will hereafter be con-
Quoted by Mr.. Schumm, who has been
in the employ of the firm for some
time.
A. G. Ochs of the Springfield brick
yards was over from that town on
Tuesday, figuring on the brick to be
used in the construction of the new
brick building to be erected by Birum
& Son on Second street, just opposite
The GAZETTE Office.
A New Ulm note to the journal,
says: The local committee on arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
Christian Endeavor convention in
October have issued in pamphlet form
letter written by Rev. John Sinclair
to The REDWOOD GAZETTE, setting
forth the beauties of New Ulm and
some of her hest residences.
AS will be seen in another column
the Davidson lands in Three Lakes,
Paxton and Morgan will be sold un-
der the hammer inside of two months,
to satisfy mortgage given by one of
the Davidsons to another. The tract
to be sold is the largest tract owned
by single individual in Redwood
county, and comprises some of the fin
est agricultural land in the blue grass
region of Minnesota.
Revival meetings commenced at the
Methodist church on Monday night
last They will continue for two
weeks. Rev. G.. H. Way is conduct
ing the services, assisted by Presiding
Elder Hanscom. Last evening Fran,
els Stewart, the noted negro evangelist
singer, lead the singing at the church
and also sang several solos. Mr.. Stew
art will remain here for two weeks
and will be at the church each even
ing.
Geo B. Hughes received his com
mission as postmaster at Redwood
Falls on Wednesday afternoon of last
week. On Saturday afternoon Thos
Pettijohn of St. Peter, nephew Of
Mr.. Hughes, came up from St. Peter
and on Sunday the two negotiated
with D. E. Laird for the postoffice fur
niture and fixtures. The same was
bought at Mr.. Laird's prices. Mr.
Hughes took charge of the postofice
on Monday morning, although Mr.
Laird will run the same for several
weeks.
The wind of last Monday surpassed
anything that can be recalled by the
oldest settler. It commenced about
nine o'clock in the morning, and be-
fore noon it had about all of the moist
ure out of the top of the ground, and
commenced sending the dust over the
towns and fields in clouds. 1t reached
it's highest point between three and
six o clock. West of here it broke con-
siderable glassware in the schoolhouse,
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view, and at Echo it blew down the
windmill that pumps the water into
the tower for the village water supply.
So strong was it's force that the east
bound St. Louis freight was delayed
about an hour in it's inability to run
on schedule time against the continu-
Gus blow
Hon. 0. P. Whitcomb, a former
prominent Minnesotan and State aud
itor for the nine years between 1873
and 1882, and at one time owner of
the Willard farm near this city, died
at the residence of Mrs. John A. Will
lard, Mankato, at $50 o'clock on
Tuesday night of last week, says
the Mankato Free Press Mr..
Whitcomb had been a resident of Col
orado for number of years, where he