The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-29


lot between the residences of H. B.
Whipple and N. v. r. Hunter.
George Dickinson returned home
from the bench show at Minneapolis
Friday morning. His dog received
honorable mention ;" at the show.
Prof. John Weilborg has started
up tailoring establishment in
Quehl's building, Morton, he being
unable to successfully negotiate for
the purchase of Mr.. Engdahl's shop
in this city.
News from Two Harbers is to the
effect that Miss Lizzie Hitchcock,
who has been seriously i'll at that
place, is rapidly convalescing, and
will soon be able to resume her
duties. Her mother will return to
Redwood Falls this week.
Mrs, S. L. Pierce, wife of the
attorney who prosecuted the Madi-
gan case, and mother of Ex- County
Attorney Pierce Of this county, died
at her home in St. Paul last Thurs
day. The St. Paul papers report
her leaving husband and five
daughters, but fail to state two
sons, Of whom little or nothing has
been heard since they mysteriously
disappeared at different times.
A large number of the old soldiers
and their wives of this city gave
their comrade, E. B. Hale, a pleas
ant surprise, at his home last
Thursday evening. Mr. Hale was
about to come down town when the
party walked in on him and forced
him to remain. The evening was
pleasantly spent in an informal
manner. The callers came with
well-flled baskets and the contents
were spread before the party late in
the evening.
That there is an immense amount
of activity in Redwood county real
estate can be seen from a glance at
the records of the register of deeds.
Each week the list of transfers
grows larger, and with the increase,
the price of land seems to 60 up.
One of the sales made last week was
that of the Valentine Bott farm in
Charlestown, which sold for $1,000
Mr.. Bot has purchased a tract in
Vail, near the line of the proposed
new railroad, and expects to carry
on extensive improvements on the
tract during the coming summer.
The second annual spring meet
ing of the Redwood Falls Coursing
club promises to be much more
successful event than the first. AL
ready owners of some of the leading
hounds on the circuit have signi-
fed their intention of being here to
compete for the first purse and the
consolation stakes, and that the
jack rabbits OF this section will be
given a lively chase to death there
can be no doubt. All those expect
ing to attend the meeting should Sc
lect their rigs early, and should be
careful to observe the rules when
the coursing contest is on.
The sale of the personal property
and effects of the estate of the late
Joseph OFT, near Echo, brought in
over $140O, which will be added to
the assets for the children of the
Inflated husband and wife. The
farm of a half section is rented.
Messrs. Durbahn and Dohrman of
Sleepy Eye are the guardians Of the
children, and the Herald says that
the oldest boy, Sam, has hired out
to Mr.. Krienke, the Oldest girl and
the youngest boy will make their
home with Mr.. Durbahn, while Mr..
Dohrman will take two of the chill
dren and DR.. Dohrman, Sr., will
take one of the girls. 1t will be
seen that the children all have good
homes where they will be well
treated and given an education.
Aug. Matz of Echo is the admins
traitor of the estate. 1t is estimated
that the property will bring at
least $4,000 to the heirs.
The Renville county delegation in
the legislature has secured the pas
sage of a measure taking the county
officials of that county off from the
salary position on which they were
placed by special act, and placing
them on the salary basis designated
by the general law of Minnesota