The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-07-26


field were in the city for a few
hours last Friday
Miss Birdie o Hara came nm from
Minneapolis on Tuesday AFTERNOON
of last week to spend a few weeks
visiting with her relatives in this
city.
W. H. Whitman left last Thurs
day afternoon on all extended visit
at Sioux Falls, Omaha and Aberdeen.
visiting with his son Frank at the
latter place.
Burch Bros. have purchased a
complete Buffalo Pitts threshing
outfit of Lawrence King during the
past week. The outfit includes a
self-feeder, the most improved STYLE
of stacker, and all of the other latest
improvements.
Geo. W. Vaughn OF this city, who
has been in charge of the product of
the Val Blatz Brewing Co. fora con-
siderable portion Of this section of
the State, was calling on patrons
along the main line of the NORTH
western during the latter portion
of last week.
There were 81 instruments of all
kinds placed on record in the reg
lister OF deeds office during the week
ending last Friday morning. OF
the number II were warranty deeds,
nine were assignments OF State land
certificates, five were quit cain
deeds, six were mortgages and line
were satisfactions of mortgages.
Joseph Tyson is expected home
from England and Scotland to-day
or tomorrow, he having taken pass
age from Liverpool to New York on
the 18th, and his steamer has al
ready arrived at the latter port. He
will bring with him Polled Aber-
deem COW and two Polled Aberdeen
Angus bulls, all to be placed in the
herd at Glendale farm.
It is probable that district prac-
tice meeting of the Order of the
Eastern Star will be held in this
city some time during the coming
fall, the Grand Worthy Matron hav-
ing addressed a letter to the officers
of the Charity Chapter No. 35,
Order of Eastern Star, of this city,
on the subject, and the proposition
is meeting with favor with the men,
bers. In case the practice meeting
is held it will include the officers of
the various organizations in the Sec
ond congressional district.
The pauper enumeration of this
county taken a year ago for the
State board of corrections and char
tiles shows the number of families
or cases in Redwood county at that
time to have been 10, of which FIVE
were boarded in the poor house or
elsewhere. Ten other received re-
lief without board. The ratio num-
Der in a million inhabitants is 1,1OS
In December of 1898 the number of
families or cases in the enumeration
was Is, eight were boarded in the
poor house or elsewhere, while %
received relief without board.
Postmaster Hughes is a member
of the Redwood Falls Gun club. He
went to Morton with several others
a week ago last Sunday, took part
in the contest in that town on that
day. Mr.. Hughes returned to Red
wood Falls, wrote the contest up
for his paper, giving the correct
names of his colleagues present and
shooting on that Sunday, but fear
ing that the Sunday people might
"church' him for indulging in a
shoot on that day, he attempted to
conceal his identity by publishingin
lieu of his name the name of Carter.
He made avery poor record, getting
only two birds out of possible
nine in the shoot off. Whether the
Sunday people will see that Hughes,
alias Carter, is "churched, now
that the identity of Carteris known,
remains to be seen.
Farmers report bigger hay crop
this year than there has been for
years. Not only is the yield very
heavy but the quality is the finest
that could be desired. This refers
to the tame hay and that grown on
high lands It is true that much of
the wild hay was some hat damaged
and MANY maadOwS daStrovod nv