The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-15

Morton is to vote on the question
Of having q water works system in
that town, at the next election. Too
much stone.
The star attraction of the Star
course will come off at the opera
house next Monday and Tuesday
evenings. Get your seats early.
The Misses Virginia Huntington
and Carrie Isham leave to-day for
st. Paul to visit with friends in that
city, and with the formers father,
Capt. W. P. Huntington.
Mrs. Rose Deveraux is now at
Milaca, this State, and in recent
letter from her she states that her
son, Bert Devereaux, recently had
one toe partly cut off, while work
ing in the woods.
DR.. and Mrs. F. W. Birch left for
Faribault last Wednesday, in re-
Spouse to a telegram announcing
the death of Mrs. Birch's only
brother, which occurred in that
city on that morning. Consump-
ton appears to have been the cause.
DR.. and Mrs. Birch will probably
return home to-day.
Leo Aftermath, commissioner from
the Second district, who erected the
Aftermath hotel in Sanborn, has
taken charge of the same, the form
er landlord having moved to Lam
berton. The Sentinel says that Leo
will conduct the hotel in a first
class manner, and as he has many
friends in that section his venture
will be success from the start.
The delinquent tax list is pub
lished in this weeks issue, COM
mencing on the seventh page. It is
a great deal shorter than it has been
on previous years, about the only
gain in names being in this city.
Nearly every one of the townships
show decreased list, while Brook
vile does not appear at all, every
item of the 1897 tax having been
paid.
The entertainment, refreshment
and dancing committees of Redwood
Lodge No. 60, A. o. U. w., are all
busily engaged preparing for the
annual event of that society on
Washington s birthday, Wednesday
evening, Feb. ed. The entertain
ment at the hall will be an excep-
tionally attractive one. while the
G Commercial hotel promises to give
an elaborate spread. Excellent
music will be on hand for the dane
ers.
Senator Somerville's bill to re-
quire foreign corporations to pay
fees into the State treasury, before
doing business in the State, or in
other words, putting them on the
same level as with local corpora
tons, passed the senate last We'd
nesday, and has gone into the house,
where Mr.. Larson will probably
have the management of it. 1t is
almost sure to pass. In the senate
only Senators Stockwell, the wheel
Senator of Minneapolis, and Snyder
voted against it. Senator Horton of
Ramsey first voted nay and after
wards changed to yea.
Last Thursday was the Chinese
New Year, and the only celestials
in this city to celebrate the occasion
were Hal Wing, the laundryman,
and his cousin, Hum Lee. The two
celestials got all of the work of
the laundry finished on the after
noon before, and commenced a gen.
tie celebration of the occasion on
Wednesday evening. A large num-
Der of acquaintance called on them
to wish them many happy returns
of the day and a prosperous New
Year and in return were treated to
light drinks, to Chinese delicacies,
or something of the like. All day
Thursday was made a holiday by
the two Cinnamon, and while they
received calls, and made gifts of
Chinese candies to the children of
friends, they kept pretty we'll in
doors all day.
Judge Weber has granted a new
trial in the case of the Mccormick
Harvesting Machine Co. VS.. John
H. Bethany. On the original trial
Judge Weber directed verdict OF
$138. Is, and Seward & Burchard
of Marshall moved for new trial,