The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-10-20

Col. james Bleecker Of Minneapolis
was doing . skin business in town dur
ing the latter portion Of last week.
Mrs. John j. Palmer came up from
Gibbon Saturday and spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. r. 'Schmahl.
An item in the Window Reporter
states that j. A. Beard has sold his
residence property in Redwood Falls,
and will move to Window in q few
days.
G. L. Van Fleet, at one time secre-
tary of the Mankato Citizens Fire As
ISOLATION, but registering from Water
vile, was in the city last Thursday
and Friday.
Mrs. F. w. Birch, who is visiting
with her parents in: Faribault, writes
to her husband that Faribault expert
enced q first class fall of snow on
Wednesday night of last week.
Ed. S. Everett left for st. Paul Sat
urday and his family will follow him
in two or three weeks. Mr.. Everett
has secured position at the Mime
sofa Transfer, and his post will be
midway between st. Paul and Mime
apolis, very near theiMcC ormick Har-
yesting Machine warehouse.
Fred Offerman left Thursday for
his home:in New Whatcom, Wash
ington, after assisting in closing up
various matters in connection with his
late fathers estate, as we'll as to au-
thorize the improvement of the prop
erty in this city. QMr. Offerman does
not contemplate moving to Redwood
Falls for some time.
Presiding ELDER L. L. Hanscom
will move to Pipestone this week.
Mr.. Hanscom and family will reside
there in the future. The reason for
this change is that Pipestone furnish
es the presiding elder much better
transportation facilities than any 9TH
or town in this Methodist district, a
number of trains leaving there daily
for various parts of his district.
G. o. Morgan came up from Fair
fax Saturday to spend few days
with his family here. Mr.. Morgan
has been employed in the mill at Fair
fax ever since last spring, and while
the machinery, etc., is ali in the build
ing, small needed conveniences have
engaged Mr.. Morgan's attention ever
since'the machinery work was over,
and probably will for several weeks
| to come.
Marion johnson returned from his
trip to the Omaha exposition last Sat-
urday. Mr.. johnson met President
Mckinley there. and says that che is a
man-one of the people nothing
more, and as such would always be
warm in the popular heart" He de-
clares the exposition to be big show,
having many attractive features. His
expenses for the entire trip of six days,
and he is liberal in all things, did not
amount to more than $50.
The Fairfax Standard says that ar
rangements are now completed for
the enlargement of Fort Ridgely GEM
etery to make it one of the finest in
this section of the State. Officers of
the association met in annual meet
ing Saturday at the home of Albert
Cummings and the committee appoint
ed to attend to the matter, reported
that the title to the lands adjacent to
the cemetery would soon fall into the
hands of the association. The usual
annual business was transacted, the
association being found to be in a
prosperous condition.
Judge Powers of the Renville dis
trict has sustained the demurrer of
the Fairfax village council to the COM
plant of the administrator of the
estate of the young man who was
burned to death in the Fairfax jail
about year ago. 1t will be remem-
bered that Somerville & Olson, acting
for the council members, entered a
demurrer, contending that the coun-
Gil could not be sued, on the ground
that the village could do no harm
an old rule of law. Judge Powers
has considered the matter long time
and last week rendered a decision
sustaining the demurrer. This clears
the members of the council of Fairfax,
unless the plaintiff administrator de-
cides to appeal from Judge Powers
decision to the Supreme Court.