The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-11-30

Willard Root has been detailed as
station agent and operator at Balaton,
this State, where be went early list
week to enter the employ Of the
Northwestern id that capacity. Mil
lard is one of the pushing young Red
wood boys who will move forward in
the railroad push.
Fred. Bager came down from South
Dakota on ThurJ tsv afternoon last,
and after visiting his parents and
brothers and sisters and old friends on
Friday, returned to Bruce, between
Brookings and Estelline, where he has
secured the position of station agent
of the Northwestern system. Fred.
is moving along rapidly in the railroad
world. and those who have helped him
are the most pleased over his success
The Chicago g. Northwestern rail-
road company has succeeded in cap
turing batch of car thieves. For
some time that company has been
having their cars robbed of various
kinds of merchandise, such as shoes,
dress goods and clothing. The cars
usually passed Rochester 0. K, but
were found to have been robbed when
they entered Waseca. The officials
got after the thieves and we're not long
in landing them. They found the
greater part of the goods in store in
q town not 100 miles away. The
thieves would board train, break 9
seal on the car and entering at some
point east would throw out several
cases where confederate would be on
hand with team to haul them away.
The GAZETTE has received an invi-
tation to the wedding of Miss Agnes
Hale of Washington. D. c., to Mr.. Chas
Pegram Lewis of Virginia. The we'd
ding is to occur at the Church of the
Ascension in Washington, at one
o'clock this Wednesday. The groom
will be remembered as the son of
Capt. Edward Lewis, at one time q
resident of Sherman township, this
county, q leader in Democratic circles
hereabouts. Charles has many friends
in and around Redwood Falls, who
will wish him success in his matrimo-
NAL field. The bride is daughter of
Mrs. G. H. Hale of Washington and
is said to be an exceptionally charm
ing and handsome parsonage. The
newly welded couple will be at home
in The Evergreens, Falls Church, Vir-
ginia, on and after Dec. 18th.
The marriage of Miss Mamie Black,
second eldest daughter of John T..
Black, chief of the Duluth fire depart
ment, and at one time chief of the St.
Paul fire department. to William A.
Albeit of the same city, occurred at
the home of the brides parents last
Wednesday evening. The groom will
be remembered as an old Redwood
Falls boy, residing here during the
time of bis fathers official career as
sheriff of Redwood county, and his
parents still reside in Lamberton.
Willie became a pharmacist during
his residence in this city, and after
wards went to Duluth, where he has
been following the same business ever
since. The wedding was solemnized
by Rev. Robert Forbes, presiding ell
der of the Duluth Methodist district,
and was quite an elaborate affair.
The Redwood Falls Improvement
Co. was organized at the warehouse
of Thompson & Mead last Wednesday
evening, with F. w. Philbrick as Pres
ident, G. W. Mead as vice president,
George l.. Evans as secretary and II.
A. Baldwin as treasurer. The officers,
with F. L. Warner, constitute the
first Board of Directors. Articles of
incorporation we're adopted, captaliz-
ing the company at $4,000, DIVIDED
into 1000 shares of $50 each. The
object of the company is to buy and
improve real estate in Redwood Falls,
and one of the first purchases and
improvements will be the lot on the
corner of Third and Washington, next
to Kuenzlis & Luscher's store, on
which q handsome brick building will
be constructed next spring. Baldwin
& Howard are the attorneys for the
corporation.
Herbert Bacon, formerly of this