The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-20
BELvlEw AND ITS BORDER.

BELVIEW AND ITS BORDER
]. M. Thompson was in Redwood
Falls between trains, Monday.
Rev. Earl conducted services at the
Congregational church Tuesday even
ing.
A. o. Gimmestad was in Redwood
Falls on real estate business last Mon
day.
Arthur Gibbs has returned from
West Concord. where he has been visit
ing relatives.
Will Hagen, former typo in the In
dependent office, was down from Gran
lite Falls, Sunday.
You're growing old, feeble, weak, no
strength, appetite gone. Rocky Mount
ain Tea gives new life. At Hitchcock
& Co.'S.
Monson & Darling, restaurant men
here, have dissolved partnership,
Edgar Darling continuing the business
in Belview.
Rudolph Vessel and wife of Echo
spent Sunday with the family of Au-
gust Portrait, and the former left Mon
day for Sleepy Eye.
Belview presented lively appear
ance Monday; due to farmers making
their delivery of hogs and the superb
weather of that day.
The masquerade ball given by the
Belview orchestra on Wednesday even
ing was largely attended, and the cos
tunes were all creditable.
Peter Eischen shipped two carloads
of hogs from this station Monday even
ing. Mr.. Eischen and J. NJ. Thomp-
son accompanied the loads to the Twin
City stock yards.
Ben Simpson, who was shot in the
thigh by Ceylon Ward, in row over
the recovery of some cattle, on which
the two differed in prices, on New
Years day, is rapidly recovering and is
now able to move about.
Thos. J. Sloan left for Minneapolis
last Monday. Mr.. Sloan shipped car
load of flax to Minneapolis in the even
ing. Mr. Sloan is making from $50 to
500 per car by direct shipment, over
prices offered.
About 40 members of the stockhold-
ers of the Belview creamery held
meeting here Saturday, and decided to
indulge in an ice packing bee yester-
day "Wednesday for the purpose of
putting in the 1898 supply of ice for the
creamery. 1t was also given out that
the creamery would open for business
in March. The ckholders were all
enthusiastic over the prospects of sue
cess of their enterprise.
The new officers of Belview Camp,
Modern WOodmen of America, were
installed by G. R. Thompson, head
counsel of the order of the State, last
Saturday evening. The installation was
public and was attended by large
crowd. The programme consisted Of
singing and speaking, and was excel
lent. D. A. Stuart Of Redwood Falls
made the address on Woodcraft.
The replevying action, in which John
Ilett sought to recover possession of
three head of cattle from F. L.Simpson,
was heard by Justice Gimmestad last
Saturday. The trial brought out nearly
all of the particulars of the shooting of
Ben Simpson by Ceylon g. Ward, SON.
in-law of Mr.. Ilett, who was in charge
of the cattle at the time of delivery.
From the evidence adduced there APP
peared to be nothing contradictory to
the statement that F. L. Simpson had
agreed to pay 1926 per cwt. for the
cattle, instead of So, as claimed by Ben
Simpson, who received them. After
great deal of legal wrangling the case
was submitted, and Monday morning
the justice announced that he had de-
cided in favor of Mr.. Ilett, and an order
was issued restoring the cattle to him.