The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-08-04

Mrs. Charles T. Howard and son re-
turned to Redfeld, S. D., Monday.
Lora Moon of Kennon, Wis, is in
the city to remain the remainder Of the
summer and fall.
Armanus Moon is up from KEENAN,,
Wis, with. the view of threshing in
this vicinity during the remainder Of
this season.
E. G. Wheeler and wife of LANDER
ton, the former one of the owners Of
the mill in Lamberton, were at the
Commercial last Thursday.
Mrs. Wallace E. Belt and Miss
Hazel Belt of Viola, Wis, wife and
daughter ofjDr. Belt of that place, are
visiting with the families of F. L.
Warner and N. V. r. Hunter in this
city.
Lieut.. A. M. Beecher, U. S. N, came
in from::Fort Dodge, Iowa, with G. E.
Dickinson last Saturday afternoon.
Lieut.. Beecher met the remains of his
sister in Fl. Dodge, he having come
from Washington to be present at the
interment.
F. L. Warner and wife returned
from Minnehaha last Friday. Mrs.
Warmers father, Capt. Thos. McMil-
Ian of the Soldiers Home, was great
ly improved in condition, and his ply
stefan stated that there were no doubts
of his recovery.
George Wingett lost two acres Of
wheat and Alonzo Neale Is tons of
hay, as a result of fire started from
spark from ST. Louis engine on
Thursday last. Both farmers reside
just south of the St. Louis tracks in
Delhi township.
A Dawson special states. that Ole
Asleson and Andrew Turf haye re-
turned from the Copper region dis
trict, where they have been prospect
ing for gold for some time, according
to an extended article published in
this paper some weeks ago from the
Alaska Miner. They claim that there
is no gold in this section.
At the last meeting of the Renville
county board of commissioners $500
was appropriated for the repairing of
the piers of the Belview bridge across
the Minnesota river, and Commission
or Schroeder was appointed a commit
tee to act with a similar committee
from the Redwood county board, to
make the necessary arrangements and
contracts.
There are about G, 400 milch COWS in
Redwood county at the present time,
according to reports made to the
county auditor, all of the towns, with
the exception of New Avon, which had
$50 last year, making reports. Brook
vile has $40, Charlestown 400, Delhi
80, Gales 2O6, Granite Rock 176, Hon
ner 81, Johnsonville 319, Kintire 178,
Lamberton Al, Morgan 800, North
Hero 295, Paxton 112, Redwood Falls
800. Swedes Forest 26l, Sheridan 300,
Sherman $50, Shutdown 43O, Spring.
dale 25l, Three Lakes ", Underwood
68, Vail $50, Vesta 46, Waterbury 60,
Westline 800 and Willow Lake $40.
The death of Mrs. G. T.. Dickinson
will probably result in breaking up the
Beecher home in this city. James S.
Beecher will start for Chicago in a
week or ten days, and will remain in
that city until the fall term of the Min
nesota University opens, when he will
enter on his second term in that iusti-
tuition. Mrs. P. E. Beecher, mother of
the deceased, will soon leave for Wash
ington, where she will reside with her
son, Lient. Albert M. Beecher of the
U. S. N. The home on Minnesota av-
enve will probably be offered for rent
in few days.
Mrs. G. V. Everett received word
last week that an uncle, j. R. Eatough,
had been drowned in Lake Superior,
near Gladstone, during the week pre-
ceding. Eatough, with several other
men, we're at the lake for an outing.
They went in bathing in the evening,
and nothing more was seen of them.
The porter at the hotel observed that
they we're absent from their rooms
early the next morning after the acct
dent occurred He made strict |
search for the party but the members
could not be found. Going down to
the lake the clothing of the members
was found on the beach. Shortly af-
forwards their bodies we're recovered.