The Redwood gazette., 1898-01-06
$4,000 first class envelopes just re-

45,OO hrSt class envelopes just re-
ceived at The GAZETTE Office.
Mrs. II. G. Ackmann entertained
about 35 ladies of this city at card
party last Friday evening.
W. F. Bettchen of Steele county
was visiting with his sister, Mrs. G. L.
Gordon of the Palace restaurant, dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. Alonzo A.. Neale and child,
who have been visiting Mrs. Neale's
parents at Arlington, returned home
from that place last Monday.
Miss Annie P. Carney, who is teach
ing school in the Marion johnson dis
trict, attended the convention Of the
teachers of the State at St. Paul last
week, returning home on Friday.
New Years day was observed better
in this city last Saturday than we have
ever seen it observed before. Busi
ness houses, generally, closed for the
day at one o'clock, and there we're al
most as many dinner parties on that
day as there was on Christmas.
Sunday evening Mrs. Thos. Hughes
slipped while going down cellar and
the cellar door closing on her arm
caused fracture of the fore arm three
inches above the wrist, says the Sleepy
Eye Dispatch. DR.. Welcome was
called and reduced the fracture as
quickly as possible and the patient is
doing nicely.
D. L. Bigham has been engaged
during the past week in surveying
what is known as the Delhi mill lots.
The survey includes the Delhi dam,
necessitating a great deal of ice sur
veying. Mr. Bigham has discovered
that other maps of the river and lots
are not correct in every detail, and
hence his survey will be of great i'm
portance.
The city council held a special
meeting last Friday evening and
passed an ordinance authorizing Geo.
L. Evans to negotiate with n. w.
Harris & Son of Chicago for the re-
funding of the $4,000 Minnesota
Valley railway bonds. Mr.. Evans has
since received the $4,000 from n. W.
Harris & Son and paid the same to
the First National Bank OF St. Paul,
the holder of the original bonds.
Robert A. Watson came up from
Minneapolis last Wednesday and
spent several days visiting with his
mother and old friends in this city.
Mr.. Watson is doing a thriving no.
tarial business in Minneapolis, and in
cidentally enjoys vacation iu this
city to talk over some of the jokes
played on residents of the early days.
His son, Mayhem Watson, is married
and was made the father of boy
early in December.
Walter Henze came up from Chica-
go last Thursday, looking smoother
than the mayor of Chicago, and feel
ing as happy as only Windy City
person can. He is still in the employ
of Sears, Roebuck & Co., and is con-
tinually walking up the ladder in that
large supply house. Walter will visit
with his sisters and brothers in and
around Redwood Falls for three weeks
before he will return to take hand
in the running of Chicago affairs.
Chairman J. P. Cooper of the board
of county commissioners and Auditor
A. H. Anderson left for St. Paul last
Saturday, where they remained until
Monday afternoon, making arrange
ments with the officers of the First
, National bank of that city for the
payment of the county's $4,000 rail.
road bonds by a cash payment OF
Sis 900 and the signing of the four
, per cent refunding bonds for S35, 600
They returned home Tuesday morn
ing, after having completed their task
At the regular meeting of Redwood
Lodge No. IS, [. 0. 0. F., last Satur
, day evening, Deputy Grand Master
Thos J. Treadwell of Delhi installed
the following officers: R. S. Pickett
noble grand; Chas. Andrews, vice
grand; F. j. Barnes, secretary; S. Pol
lard. treasurer: j. B. Mason, fnancia
secretary; H. F. Buechner, right sup
porter of noble grand; Chas. Kenney
left supporter of noble grand; F. F
Hammer, right supporter of vice
grand; Arthur Kenney, left supportel
, of vice grand; J. W. Ferris, conduct
or: E. L. Beach. inside guard; Johr