The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-07-28

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Edward Glum. residing near this
city, is erectingja residence and gran
airy on his farm.
Lawrence King,scommenced thresh-
ng on the Willard farm last Friday.
Barley from the shock was the thresh-
ing being done.
Joseph Tyson and wife went to
Granite Falls on Thursday last to Wis
it several days: with. relatives in and
around that city.
Mrs. Fred L. Warner left for the
State Soldiers Home Friday, in re-
Spouse to telegram announcing that
her father, Capt. Thos. Mcmillan, was
worse.
Redwood county is entitled to three
votes in the State prohibition conyen-
ton, which meets inHthe:C Central Park
Methodist church, st. Paul, July rs,
26 and ~.
B. A. Ferris went down to st. Paul
last week and brought Mrs. Ferris up
from the hospital. Mrs. Ferris, hav-
ing successfully undergone two sur
gical operations, is greatly improved
in health.
The pupils of the Methodist church
Sunday school we're entertained at a
picnic party on:the banks of the Min
nesota river by the teachers, last Fri
day. About all of the pupils of the
church we're present.
John Lauterbach was in this Office
last Thursday evening to state that he
had been cutting piece of wheat on
his farm that day, that required II
pounds of Irvine per acre. He states
that the tract will average about rs
bushels per acre of No. wheat
The county commissioners haye ap-
propriated $l25 to the county agricul-
tural society for the purpose of induc-
ing the latter to make display at the
State fair, for which arrangements are
already being made. Redwood coun
ty should secure every blue ribbon to
be awarded for agricultural products.
George Patterson brought in SAM
Piles of wheat from his farm last Fri
day. The wheat was in the dough,
and Mr.. Patterson's object in exhib-
iting it was to show that wheat in
Three Lakes had not then been in
jured by excessive warm weather.
The heads we're beauties, containing
between 80 and 40 grains of wheat to
the head.
A. H. Anderson left for St. Paul
Tuesday to attend the ceremonies in
connection with the laying of the cor
ner stone of the capitol, and to attend
a meeting of the Republican State
central committee, tonight, the latter
to be held for the purpose of organiza-
ton. John H. Steele of Minneapolis
will be chairman, and it is probable
that H. M. Richardson of St. Paul, A.
N. Dare of Elk River or Mr.. Ander-
son will be elected secretary.
j. A. Engelhart expects to assume
charge of the Commercial House about
Aug. LIST. Mr.. Engelhart will lease
the property, with the privilege Of
purchasing. Mr.. Flanders of Mime
apolis, who came up with Secretary
Douglass some time ago to look over
the property with the view of purchas
ing and conducting the same, made
the Savings & Loan Co. fiat offer of
1000 cash for the same. The Com
pany wanted SC, 1000, and Mr.. Flanders
offer was not accepted.
Supt. S. J. Race and wife returned
from the meeting of the National Ed
vocational association at Washington
last Friday evening. Mr.. Race states
that the attendance at the meeting
was about as large as it has been on
previous years, while all of the pro-
gramme was interesting. Mr.. Race,
speaking of the resignation of Presi-
dent Irwin Shepard of the Winona
Normal school, stated that it was q
case of resigning that or the perma-
nent secretaryship of the association.
The correspondence from the latter
Office was becoming 50 yoluminous as
to require the undivided attention of
one man, and the board of directors of
the association raising the salary to
5000 or 49, 500 was the tempting bait
that compelled Mr.. Shepard to quit
Minnesota education.
VIM. Week of Walnut Grove, can
didate for sheriff subject to the deci-