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

Bede's Budget: Over at Redwood
Falls during the campaign we met
the father Of A. G. Weiss, manager Of
the Duluth Herald, and when we as
sured him that Antoine didn't believe
what the Herald said the good old
gentleman felt greatly relieved.
The meeting of the North Side
teachers on Nov. 18th was the largest
attended meeting ever held, over 60
teachers being present, aside from q
number Of visitors. Teachers not
having a book of the programme for
all meetings should apply for one at
once to Supt. Race. Aside from the
regular lesson for Dec. 10th the teach
efs will pass review on the books,
"Sursam Cordo," and Terminus"
/ The Minneapolis and st. Louis pas
selger trains for Tuesday and We'd
nesday of last week we're held up un-
til about one o'clock last Thursday
morning, by reason of the heavy snow
and an accident which occurred be-
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis. As
q result, patrons of morning papers
were obliged to go without their daily
reading until Thursday morning,
when they received two dailies at one
time. The afternoon papers, the
Journal and Dispatch, came over the
Northwestern, and furnished the news
very nearly on time both days of the
storm.
Eugene W. Drake, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Drake of this city, and up
to two years ago Redwood Falls boy,
now in the employ of the Wholesale
house of Scheffer & Rossum, st. Paul,
was married to Miss Clara V. Samson
of St. Paul, an employee of the
Hackett Hardware Co. in that city, on
Thursday of last week. The St. Paul
Globe, speaking of the wedding, says:
A pretty Thanksgiving wedding &C.
Cured yesterday afternoon at the
home of William johnson, of 542 Can
ada street. The contracting parties
were Eugene W. Drake and Miss. Clara
Samson, and the ceremony was solem-
nized by Rev. A. 3. Medium, of the
Central Presbyterian church. Only
the friends and relatives of the bride
and groom we're present. Sam Law
yer ofciated as best man and Miss
Berta Beckwith, cousin of the bride,
was bridesmaid. Miss Bessie Snyder,
of Missouri, played the wedding
march. A dinner followed the cere-
mony, at which one of the toasts was:
Here's to the duck that swan in the lake,
Escaped the Hunter and was caught by the
Drake.
M. G. Jay, an attorney of Dakota
City, Nebraska, was in the city last
week, making arrangements for mo-
ton for new trial in the case of the
State vs.. Fitzsimmons, wherein Fitz-
simmons was found guilty and was
transported to Saltwater for three
years and five months on the charge
of setting fire to the Park Hotel barn,
in possession of q. E. Greene. Fitz-
simmons conviction was brought
about on the testimony of James For
en-, who was arrested with the guilty
person, but afterwards released. On
the night of the fire Foren was sleep
ing in the barn of Emil Schmahl
Early in the morning after the fire
Fitzsimmons came to him and after
waking him up told him that he had
committed bad offense, and asked
Foren to swear that he slept with him
in the barn all night. Foren refused
to do this. Later Fitzsimmons asked
Foren to swear that he, Foren, STUN
bled over Fitzsimmons when he op-
ened the barn, but Foren refused
again. This testimony with Fitzsim-
mons numerous threats that he would
get even with Greene, was the bot
Ting up of the fire fend.
Sanborn Sentinel: The Farmers
Elevator Co. met last Saturday after
noon with about fifty enthusiastic
farmers present. It was moved and
carried that the Farmers Elevator Co.
be permanent organization. There
we're 80 shares taken up at the close
of the meeting. A board of II d.
rectors was appointed as follows:
Matt Jenniges, Leo Aftermath, VIM.
Potter, Chas. Tessmer, Michael Foy,
Sam Bellig, ST., John Weaver, ST.,
John CORES, Jim johnson, D. M.
Fairbarne, Geo. Gown, ST., and Chris