The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-06-09

The pension Of A. L. Gale OF Hon
ner township has been increased from
SIP to $14 per month.
Miss Irma Brainard is now learning
the art of photography in N. b. An
derson's photograph gallery.
! Thompson & Mead are having a
brick resemblance placed on the front
| and side of their machinery depot on
Third street.
Mrs. P. E. Beecher, Mr.. and Mrs. @.
E. Dickinson and Master James
Beecher attended the Beecher-Tread-
we'll wedding at St. Peter yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Hojem and
son of Shutdown were in the city last
Friday. Mrs. Hojem took the west
bound St. Louis train for Madison,
where she will visit for several weeks.
Tracy Ferris received special from
his father last Friday morning stating
that the surgeons would operate on
Mrs. Ferris that afternoon. At that
time the physicians we're certain that
the patient would survive the difficult
operation.
Fir. Jas. j. Woods left for St. Paul
Monday for few weeks needed rest.
It is expected that another priest from
the cathedral will fill FIR. Woods APP
pointments during his absence. A Sc
ries of Catholic socials will be started
next week.
Knute Berge, or Knutson, who died
in his wagon while going home from
Belview on the night of May 18th,
was an old soldier. The funeral over
the remains occurred from the Rock
Dell, Yellow Medicine, Lutheran
church, on Decoration Day. The de-
ceased was over rs years old, and was
in apparent good health up to the
time of his death.
Clarence, Adrian and Russell Hills
of Paxton township left for st. Paul
last Friday, where they have enlisted
in the Minnesota company for the vol
unteer army. The three boys have
been members of the local militia
company, and their leaving here was
on account of q fear that the Redwood
company would not be called out un-
der the next call.
=. Mrs. Peter Smith and son, George
Smith, of Moreno, CAL, arrived in this
city last Saturday afternoon, and will
visit with the family of G. w. Tiffany
during the present summer. Mrs.
Smith, with her husband and family,
once resided in the residence now
owned by Asa Perkins in this city,
and Peter Smith was one of the early
mayors of this city.
The prettiest soda water fountain
ever brought to this section of Mime
sofa was uncovered by G.. L. Gordon
last week. The syrup basins have
superb onyx finishing, the body of the
fountain is of the finest marble, the
top is ornamented with a looking
glass and electric lights. The fountain
has three drafts. Mr.. Gordon promises
to keep soda water just like the
fountain-fne.
VIM. Carroll, for many years en-
gineer on the Redwood branch of the
Northwestern, has been transferred to
the Mankato branch, and it is prob
able that he will move his family from
Sleepy Eye to Mankato in a short |
time. The Mankato branch runs from
the junction to Mankato, about four
miles, and the train is obliged to meet |
every passenger and freight train that
passes on the main branch. Mr.. Car
rolls place on the Redwood branch is
being temporarily filed by Frank Full
or, a well-known Northwestern en-
gineer. 1t is not known who will take
the run permanently.
John Casserly, Jr., was in from
Westline, Friday. Mrs. Casserly stat
ed that Mrs. Martha O'Connell, form
erly of that town, had sold her farm
several weeks ago, and was now resid-
ing with her children at Woodstock,
Mimi, station on the Northwestern
railroad, west of Tracy. Mrs. O'Con-
nell received about $40 equity in the
farm which she owned in Westline,
and with that amount she and her son
rented farm near Woodstock. Mr..
Casserly also stated that Westline,
Logan, Rock and Vesta we're now en-
joying daily mail service, the start
ing place of the route having been
changed from Tracy to Walnut Grove.