The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-01

Rev. Henry Beer notifies Tn
GAZETTE from Moorhead that he il
on his way to Laslo, British Colum
bia, where he will be located in the
future.
Frank Percy has returned from
his extensive tour visiting relatives
in Canada, and is behind the coun.
tiers of Herman Werder's meat mar.
ket again.
Senator Nixon, of Renville county.
aims to cinch the county seat in his
county through a bill introduced
this morning providing that where
a special election has been held for
the purpose of changing the county
seat, no petition shall be circulated,
nor shall any proceeding of any
kind be instituted with a view to
making change for FIVE years from
the date of such special election.
A change has been made in the
composition of the Reveille staff. H.
E. Barnes, who has done so much
to improve the mechanical appear
ance of the paper, retired from the
firm of Barnes & Kruze last Friday,
and the control of the paper passes
back into the hands of Postmaster
Hughes, while Mr.. Kruze will act as
local editor. J. w. Thomas will be
at the head of the mechanical de-
partment, while Miss Sites will re-
turn to her old position in the COM
posing room.
The "pugs" of Shutdown appear
to have a ring for prize fighting,
according to the Springfield Ad-
vance, which says that the peaceful
citizens of Shutdown were surprised
Saturday morning by hearing that a
prize-fght had taken place Friday
evening. It was to be six-round
bout for decision and purse, but
the fatal Knockout occurred in the
second. It is understood another
match has been made between the
same principals, to be held in the
near future, providing the local
authorities do not interfere. 1t is
said 125 local sports witnessed the
last set-to. An ex-pugilist from the
cities has been chosen referee.
The annual bal masque of Red
wood Camp, No. 1887, Modern
Woodmen of America, will occur at
the opera house on the evening of
St. Valentine Day, Tuesday, Feb.
18th. Invitations have already been
sent out for the occasion, and must
be presented at the door, in order
to secure admission on the part of
the recipients. Supper will be
served at the Commercial. Those
who are desirious of obtaining cos
tunes from foreign costumers,
should call at once on H. M. Aune,
and make their selections. The
Woodmen expect to make this event
as great success, if not greater,
than was their first annual bal
masque.
Rural Center of Walnut Grove has
the following two items: Mrs. Thos.
Tonnerson passed away on Monday
last of lung fever, from which she
has been suffering for a number of
weeks. She was buried in the
Walnut Grove cemetery two miles
north, on Friday. The deceased
was a sister of Chas. Hanson, a
cousin of Hon. Jas. A. Larson, and
the wife of one of the most jovial
Scandinavians on the South Side.
The friends and neighbors of
Mrs. w. J. Mcdonald, nee Stewart
of Redwood Falls, were very much
alarmed last Monday night to learn
that she was taken with chill, fol-
lowed by violent fever about four
o clock on the afternoon of that day.
DR.. Workman was called, succeeded
in allaying the fever and we are
pleased to be able to say that Mrs.
McDonald's condition is now more
favorable.
There will be a reunion of the
Redwood Falls M. E. church congre-
cation at the church on Thursday,
Feb. 9th, afternoon and evening.
The afternoon programme consists
of opening exercises by the pastor,
Rev. G. H. Way, an address on the
present duty Of Methodism by J. R.
Lankard, a review of the work in
this city by J. H. Bowers, a paper