The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-12-07


Mrs. Chas. g. johnson was visiting
with friends in st. Paul and Mime
apolis during the past week.
Auditor elect and Mrs. Tompkins
were up fromaMorgan last Friday get
ting their new home on Mill street
ready for occupancy.
Chas. Harmon's daughter, Mrs. 81.
j. Ledbetter, came from Minnesota
Lake Tuesday for visit, says the
Springfield Advance. She was &C
companied byl her cousin, Mrs. Je-
we'll of Nebraska. Mr.. Ledbetter has
bought the old Pike place near Red
wood Falls.
Albert Hauser, until recently res
ident of Wood Lake, but now prac-
ticing attorney and real estate and
collection agent of Morgan, was in
the city on Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. Hauser is rustler and will be 9
good additionsto the business interests
of active Morgan.
o. M. Botsford, travelling auditor of
the Laird Norton Co., was in the city
last Monday, checking up F. M.
Isham, the company's agent here,
that day being set for the annual &C
counting. Mr.. Botsford expressed
himself as thoroughly satisfied with
Mr.. Isham's work, but contended that
collections were very slow.
The work on the new Christian
church rectorY, which was stopped by
the inclement weather, has been re-
sumed, and Elder Goodacre has hopes
of having the building enclosed before
another cold wave sweeps over the
country. Mr.. Goodacre hopes, in
case the building is properly enclosed,
to complete it and occupy it before
spring opens.
G. E. Lamberton and daughter,
Miss Agnes, returned from q weeks
visit with lMr. Lamberton's mother in
st. Peter, last Friday afternoon. Mr..
Lamberton was called to St. Peter the
week previous to serve as a witness in a
court case involving the right of the
city of St. Peter to take strip of land
40 feet::wide from what was once the
Lamberton farm, and use the same to
widen the street to depth of 12O feet.
The city election will occur on the
first Tuesday in January-the Sd, and
from recent indications Mayor F. w.
Philbrick, who has made an excellent
official for the past two years, will be
reelected mayor, George L. Evans
city recorder, II. A. Baldwin treasurer,
H. M, Aune alderman from the Sec
ond ward. Mr.. Aune has been men
toned for mayor, but will not run
against Mr.. Philbrick.
E. A. Lyman, janitor of the court
house, was "joked" last Saturday
morning. His wife got him out OF
bed at 4:1O a. N. on the supposed
hour of 6:1O q. m. Breakfast was
hurriedly prepared, and Mr.. Lyman
hurriedly partook of the same, and was
about to start for the court house,
when he thought Of pulling his watch
and looking at the time. He found
that it was only about 4:3O o'clock.
Mrs. Lyman still insists that it was a
mistake, pure and simple, but the
head of the family winks when mis-
better half makes the statement.
Bob and Eva Mckinley will show
at the opera house on the evening of
Dec. 18th. Of the aggregation the
Cincinnati Enquirer has the follow
ing: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mckinley,
better known as Bob and Eva McGin-
ley, the are most versatile artists that
have ever visited this city, and our
people, whom they SO we'll entertained,
regretted that their engagement was
not longer. It is the brightest show
on the road, and Mr.. Mckinley and
wife have made ardent admirers
among our citizens who will accord
them cordial welcome if they should
return.
Another step towards the closing
up of the old Citizens Bank was taken
last Friday afternoon when Clerk Of
Court Warner was asked to file q
judgment against stockholders. The
lengthy document represents that
Fred S. Bell of Winona, representing
the stockholders syndicate, has
bought up 68 claims against the bank
representing $55, 762.47, and asks that
he be given Judgment against the