The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-06-07
Attorney A.C. Dolliff snen+ : 60,

AC.olHcy Az. DOlllH spent few
days in Minneapolis duringthe past
week.
y. Holloway, United States post
Office inspector, was in the CITY last
Saturday
W. A. Montgomery of Walnut
Grove was transacting business at
the court house last Friday.
Mrs. Emil Blanken burg and chill
dren of Springfield were visiting
with the family of H. Thiering dur
ing the past week.
Wheat jumped to 81 cents last
Wednesday, and there were a num-
Der OF sales of stored wheat on that
day, as a result of the Increase of
price.
Frank Kenney has purchased a
small tract of land near Walker.
this State, but the question of his
residing there permanently depends
upon the effect of that region up1n
his health.
There are still two vacancies on
the list of teachers for the local
schools for the school year COM
mencing next September. One is
the place heretofore occupied by
Miss Wilson of the second primary
department, and the other is the
place occupied by Miss VanCamp,
who will take a course in the State
University next fall and winter.
Hon. c. D. Giltillan and son.
Charles Gilfillan, are on a special
train with James J. Hill of the Great
Northern, going over the line of that
road from st. Paul to the Puget
Sound. The special includes Mr..
Hills private cars, and the railroad
magnate is making the trip for his
annual inspection of the system,
while c. D. Gilfillan is going for his
health and Charles is out for pleas
ure.
The pupils of the first and second
grades and of the first primary
grade, champeroned by their teach
ers, the Misses Larkin, Rowe and
Wilson, were given their annual
entertainment at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Whittet, one mile
west of the city last Thursday after
noon, Immediately after the close of
school, The host and hostess served
ice cream and cake to about one
hundred of the young people, and
returned them to the city shortly
after six o clock, and after a delight
full two hours entertainment.
After a canvass among the bust
ness men of this city, as we'll as
others interested, over $3.50 was
raised for the purpose of improving
the race track on the fair grounds.
and the work of grading the course,
as well as taking out gravel tracks
and retilling the same with dirt. is
now going on under the direction of
Vice President W. E. Baker of the
Redwood County Agricultural soci-
ETY.. The Improvement will be a
good one for the society and will
have a tendency to increase the
number of good racing horses for
the county fair this fall A large
number of people are helping the
work along by donating team work.
The Laird Norton Lumber Co. re-
port the sale of lumber to John H.
Sisler for $500 granary on his
farm in Vesta. to Lawrence Holton
for a ST 900 residence on his farm
in Sheridan, to Edward Longbottom
for a blacksmith shop in Seaforth.
to Carl Pratt for a store in Seaforth.
the former to cost Sl5O. and the
latter $500. to Nichols & McGrcgor
for various improvements amount
ing to 5000 on their farm south of
town, to Louis Duel for a $500 barn.
to Christ Paulson for a 5000 barn.
to Louis Nelson for improvements
amounting to $500. to Jas. Gallery
for a $500 addition to his residence.
to Gust Start for a 5000 addition to
the residence once owned by DR..
Letfngwell IN this city, and to VIM.
Smith for $500 addition to his res
idence in this city.
During the week ending last Fri
dav morning there were l0S instru-
ments of all kinds filed with the
register OF deeds of Redwood county
for record OF the number q were
State land certificates and assign