The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-29

George w. Bunce Of st. Paul was
selling wares in this city on Friday
and Saturday.
The cornice and other work about
the exterior Of the court house is be-
ing treated to . new coat Of paint by
Gus Englund.
A large crowd from hare took in the
excursion to New Ulm last Sunday,
and as usual, everybody who took in
the festivities, report good time.
Storrs A Byington, who recently
purchased threshing machine outfit
of Thompson & Mead, made q banner
record on Thursday of last week. He
threshed out 10 stacks of grain and
moved his machine nine times during
that day.
The candidates on the Republican
ticket will meet with G. NJ Herman,
chairman of the Republican county
convention, at Mr.. Herriman's home
at one o'clock to-day for the purpose
of selecting Republican county COM
mittee for the ensuing two years.
Fred Dripps returned from his trip
over the country last week, and his
familiar face was seen in the drum
corps on the two days of the fair. He
is satisfied that home is good place,
and has concluded to take no more
snap shots.
A large number of Sleepy Eye
ladies came up with the Brown county
Senatorial delegation last Thursday,
remaining for the day and spending
the afternoon at the fair. The entire
delegation wore badges advertising
the Sleepy Eye street fair.
Horace L. Daniels, State agent of
the Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Co.. with headquarters at Minneapolis,
was in the city during a portion of
last week, visiting old friends, as we'll
as attending to company business
with the company's agents here,
Messrs. King Bros.
Clarence March came up from New
Ulm last week, and is spending the
days at his home until his regiment is
mustered out of service in New Ulm in
about two weeks. Clarence has been
telling his old friends of his soldier
experience ever since he stepped off
the train at this place.
Agent Brammer reports the sale of
1O4 tickets for the excursion to New
Ulm last Sunday morning. The
Northwestern furnished only two cars
for the people along this line, and
these cars we're filed by people who
boarded the train here. At Morgan a
larger crowd boarded the train and it
was necessary to pack them in like
sardines in a box.
Henry Graft hauled the largest load
of lumber and merchandise out of this
city that has ever been hauled, last
Saturday The load contained $500
feet of lumber and 1000
pounds of merchandise. MIR.
Graft left here at 5 o'clock in the after
noon, and arrived at his home in
Granite Rock at two o'clock the next
morning.
The steel range peddlers are again
operating in this section of the coun-
try and find many willing victims who
are caught by the trick of the peddler
who drives up to the farm house, tips
out the stove, let's it fall several feet
to the ground without injury, says the
St. Peter Herald. He then takes
hammer and attempts to break it
without success. He then sells the
range for 1853, claiming it to be the
best thing in the world. 1t is, OF
course. but any stove dealer in St.
Peter will sell exactly the same range
for $35 and the farmer who buys one
from the peddler is duped just 1874.
While it would hardly do to organize
vigilance committee the farmer
should turn deaf ear to them and
insist upon their moving on. even if a
fence rail is essential to the locomo-
ton. If this is not successful it
might be we'll to cite loose the dog"
and 60 get your gun.
A pheasant went through the north
plate glass window light of the grocery
department of Francois & Schmahl
some time during last Friday night.
The bird was undoubtedly flying from
east to west, as it seems to have struck
the window light almost squarely, and
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