The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-01-18

Mrs. F. L. Warner Friday afternoon
Of this week. Gentlemen invited to
tea.
Mrs. M. E. Powell. who has been
visiting with relatives in Frazee
City for several weeks, returned
home last Saturday.
Miss Winkley Of Faribault. at one
time a teacher in the schools at this
place, is visiting the family Of r.
W. Clough in this city.
Travelling Passenger Agent Car
ter of the Union Pacific system, was
in the city last Thursday, working
up California business for his road,
as well as for the Northwestern.
The Bank of Redwood Falls has
elected G. D. Gilfllan, w. F. Dick
inson, J. B. Robinson, G.. E. Mckay
and Geo. W. Dickinson as it's Board
of Directors for the ensuing year.
Mesdames Ella J. Bell, Lydia
G. Warner and Nettie Tyson went
to Wood Lake last Friday to as
sist in the installation of the officers
of the chapter of the Eastern Star
of that place.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will meet with
Mesdames c. V. Everett and J. E.
Moon Friday afternoon, at 2 O clock,
at the home of the latter. Supper
will be served at the home of the
former and gentlemen are invited.
Beginning Jan. 10Th and continu-
ing at least two weeks in the Pres
byterian church Rev. R. L. Bar
ackman of St. Paul, will preach
the gospel during this season and
local talent will furnish gospel mu-
sic. Let all who are interested
arrange their worldly affairs so
that their attention may be as large
ly as possible given to religious
affairs.
This section had touch of genu-
inc spring weather on Friday, Sat-:
urday and Sunday. The sun shone
out clear and warm, the frost COM
menced coming out of the ground,
light wraps took the place of heavy
articles, and from an occasional pi-
and could be heard the tune of
Spring time has come again, etc.
Monday morning, however, opened
with the thermometer mercury
down several degrees, and an indi-
cation that another cold snap was
coming.
Ben Robidou has voluntarily re-
tired from the position of jailor at
the county Jail. Mr.. Robidou went
north some time ago and after arriv-
ing a. his destination, where his
father and brother George were
located, he wrote Sheriff Pease that
if he was not back on certain date
the letter was his resignation. The
date passed and Sheriff Pease ap-
pointed Gus. G. Engerman, who has
been the chief deputy, as jailor, and
Fred J. Barnes as chief deputy.
Both appointments excellent.
Engineer Hall Of the Northwest
ern system, was in the city last
Wednesday evening, and a portion
of Thursday morning. The clever
engineer kept out of sight, not
only of the newspaper representa-
tives, but of nearly everybody else,
putting up at one of the local hotels,
either under an assumed name or
not registering at all. Of course,
the engineer moves quietly, like
railroad companies building extern
sions, and hence he got out Of town,
and joined his surveying corps in
Sheridan township without impart-
ing any information to the commun-
| ity that would like to know the
movements of his company.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: Railroad
men look for an extension of the
Nickle plate from Redwood Falls to
Echo during the coming year. The
popular mine host at the Minnesota
House, corner of Main and Sixth
streets, Carl Berg, tells the Dis
patch that work on his new hotel
will commence as soon as the sea-
son opens. The new building will
be 50x7O feet, three stories high,
with high, well-lighted basement.
The building to be of brick, will be
lighted by Mr.. Berg's own electric
plant, heated with steam and fitted
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