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

G. Fl. Tenney has been ill with
quinsy dnring the past week.
Miss Jessie Waldron is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. A. l.. Ingalls, OF Gay
lord.
J. N. Barnes is building an addition
to his residence, near the Northwest
ern tracks.
Charlie Graham, brother of M. II.
Graham, Superintendent of the Red
wood Falls creamery, was visiting with
the latter during the past week.
Patrick Hart left for his new home
in Superior, Wis, early last week. His
household goods left for that place on
Friday and his family followed on
Saturday.
Rev. F. ]. Barsckmsn left yesterday
on his vacation trip He will be gone
for four Sundays, and on August 18th
and 2lst the Presbyterian pulpit will
be occupied by Rev. John Wilson of
Duluth. No services next Sunday.
John G. Burchard of Marshall has
been named as referee in bankruptcy
for the western end of this district, by
Judge Lochren OF the Federal court.
Persons desiring to take advantage of
the law can apply to Mr.. Burchard for
the necessary details.
Many who heard Miss Pearl Ben
ham of St. Paul last year will be glad
to hear that she is expected here for q
short recreation, and that an effort is
being made by her friends, to have
her give concert. Miss Benham has
been studying the past year in the
east.
A daughter was born to DR.. and
Mrs. G. R. Pease early last Sunday
morning. The little girl is hand
some specimen of the medical profess
sion, and being the first of the line in
the Pease family, the Doctor is posi-
tive that there is no other baby just
like this one. The mother lis doing
excellently.
Gordon French, son of VIM. French,
residing near this city, has been miss
ing for several. years. He was last
heard of at Kault Mill Siding, British
Columbia, from which source it was
stated that he had gene to Australia.
Several months, ago the father sent
note to the United States Consul at
Melbourne, enclosing him an order for
money, and asking him to have an ad
>vertisement inserted in Australia
papers with the view of finding the
boy. A letter received last Monday,
from Consul Bray, was to the effect
that the advertising was without
result.
A Marshall special of July 9th says
that severe local storm, accompanied
by hail, passed over here last evening
and much damage to crops resulted,
though not as great as was anticipated
last night. The greatest damage ex-
tends from the town six or eight miles
southeast, where some fields of wheat
are total loss. There is considerable
loss just east of town. Harvesting is
just beginning, and the crops promised
the best in years. A house, barn and
granary on the Spaulding farm just
north of town, occupied by M. Potter,
we're completely destroyed by fire,
caused by lightning last evening. The
buildings we're fully insured. Potter
loses all his household effects and
without insurance. The loss
is $1,000.
An itinerant named WEIGH and
John Arnett met in local liquor dis
pensary Thursday night. Their last |
meeting was over year ago, when
WEIGH, in general fight, received a |
whipping. Welch reminded John of
the fact and told him that he owed
John whipping, which he proposed
giving before he left town. John told |
him he might as we'll commence there,
and WEIGH accepted the invitation.
The fight was getting mighty inter-
esting when a police officer dropped
in, separated the two combatants, and
placed WEIGH under arrest. The faces
of'both we're badly pummeled. The
next morning WEIGH was fined SIS and
costs, amounting to $3.50. On Satur-
day morning John was arrested on q
warrant. and he paid the same amount
to satisfy the law.
In a letter dated July 8 to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. A. Hubbard of this city,
Samuel Sickle of Santa Barbara, CAL,