The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-03
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Mortified last Friday, and spent a
day or two in this city.
G. w. Mead is erecting quite a
large shed on his residence property
on Fourth and Lincoln streets.
The Lamberton Star states that
Miss Marie Clipfell of this city is
organizing class in music in that
town, and that j. j. Casserly of
Westline is now reading law in the
Office Of Attorney Mohler at that
place.
Rev. w. H: Knowlton writes us
from Grand Rapids, Michigan, that
he finds the business he is required
to attend to will make it necessary
for him to remain away longer than
anticipated, says the Sleepy Eye
Dispatch He will not return until
week after next and there will be no
services at All Souls, either to-mor-
| row evening or on Sunday.
The farm of Henry Graft, in
Granite Rock township, was sold
last Friday to R. c. Mann, repre-
senting a syndicate of buyers. The
land brought s18 per acre, and Mr..
Graft gets the 1899 crop, which he
figures worth 81 per acre, making a
total cost of S22 per acre to the
buyers. The land was sold through
the agency of O. L. Dornberg in
this city. Mr.. Graft will reside in
Redwood Falls after he leaves the
farm.
The members of the legislature of
this district have organized picnic
association to meet at either Lake
Jefferson or Lake Washington, July
Sd and 4th. The following officers
were elected to perfect arrange
ments: President-Gilbert Gilbert
son, of Blue Earth; Secretary-W.
D. Smith, Faribault county; Execu-
tive Committee-Senator Somerville,
Brown county, Representative Lar
son, of Redwood and Bean, Nicollet.
Several head of cattle in a lot
which Messrs. Johnson & McLaugh-
lS,,h oI ~l
ment, were discovered to be very
sick Sunday morning, and when one
of them shortly died, it was opened
by Veterinarian Lent, and it was
discovered that the stomach was
found to be greatly distended with
great quantity of grain feed, says
the Springfield Advance. Later
several more died in the same way.
They belonged to a lot purchased
from VIM Schiller, who was notified
of the trouble with the stock. and
who settled the matter, being out
between S20Oand $500, which should
be a lesson to those who have stock
to sell that too much feed Ia them
just as they are to be marketed is
rather expensive Seven head of
cattle had died up to Wednesday
evening, and the rest are expected
to die
There was quite rivalry in tele-
phone circles in this city last week
R. Williams, representing the Min
nesota Telephone Co., and residing
in Willmar,< dropped into town
Tuesday evening. and commenced a
canvass with the view of putting in
an exchange at this place. On Wed
nesday afternoon Oscar w. Dick
hoff and Henry Jaehning of New
Richland came over the Northwest
ern, and commenced soliciting sub
scriptions for phones, on the under
standing that all subscriptions
would be declared off unless thew
secured subscriptions for IS phones.
The latter proposed charging Sl.75
for business houses and 1925 for
residences and the former proposed
charging 50 for business houses and
81 80 for residences Both have
since found that the franchise of the
local telephone company could not
be purchased, and the latter two
have returned to their home in New
The household effects of Joseph
L. Tree of Brookings, S. D., arrived
here over the Northwestern last
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Tree ar
rived here the day prior and is re-
siding with E. J. Steuerwald of the
Up-tO-Date restaurant. Mr. Tree
and son. Bert. Tree, the well-known
base ball pitcher. drove over from