The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-08-16

MisssLena Theiring was visiting
with the family Of Emil Blankenburg
in Springfield during a portion Of
last week.
H. A. Baldwin of the Redwood
County Bank was in Winnebago
City for couple of days during the
past week.
Mrs. August Knuepple and Mrs.
Louis Knuepple of this city attend
ed the funeral services over the re-
mains of Mrs. Henry Knuepple in
Gibbon early last week.
F. M. Payne, secretary of the
Farmers United Township Mutual
Hail association of Pipestone, this
State, was in the city last Thurs
day. From here he drove to the
farm of John Ilett and adjusted the
loss on Mr.. Ilett's crop, caused by
the hail storm that passed over that
section couple of weeks ago.
Echo Enterprise: It is seldom
that pleasanter party is found than
assembled Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Mcintosh. There
were present Mesdames F. M.
Isham, E. Mason, Curtis and Geo.
Drake of Redwood Falls, S. S.
Drake and wife, Mrs. Byington,
Mrs. and Miss Mcintosh, formerly
of Redwood, Mrs. Griffin and Miss
McCorquodale Of this place.
Pfeiffer & Lichtwark have rented
the brick building of F. M. O'Hara,
on the corner Of Second and Wash
ington streets, now occupied by
Schmahl & Jaehnings' hardware
store, and will occupy the same as
soon as the latter firm is ready to
move to it's own building, now oc-
cupied by the formers meat mar
ket, which will be about Oct. 1st.
The hardware firm will put in en-
tire new fixtures.
F. 7. Fallows of Waucoma, Iowa,
with crew of telephone workers,
arrived here last Friday morning,
and after registering at Hotel Fran
co.'s, commenced the work of con-
struction, for the Southern Electric
Telephone Co., of a long distance
line running between this city and
Sleepy Eye, where the system is to
connect with the New Ulm line run
ming to Springfield. After the Red
wood-Sleepy Eye line is construct
ed, Mr.. Fallows' crew will proceed
to Springfield and extend the sys-
tenn from that point to Walnut
Grove.
Miss Mary Thune gave a select
party in honor of her guest, Miss
Clara Anderson of. Minneapolis, at
the Thune residence on Wednesday
evening of last week. There were
about thirty of the young people of
this city present Games of various
kinds were played during the even
ing, while fifteen questions, treat
ing on famous authors and nine on
Redwood characters, were submitted
to the guests for answering, Great
ing an unusual amount of amuse-
ment, and the answers displaying
some good guessers in the crowd.
The evening was declared a very
enjoyable one by all present, who
voted Miss Thune very clever lit
tie entertainer.
A photo charging canvasser, one
of the quartette at work from this
city, driving livery team from the
stable of Hugh E. Greene, had a
thrilling runaway on Tuesday even
ing OF last week. He was coming to
town, after days canvass, and
was mile or more south of Dwight
Lymans place. A farmers dog
came running out and was barking
at the team. The canvasser pulled
the whip and struck at the dog.
The team, frightened at the crack
of the whip, jumped, threw the can
vasser out and then ran away, going
over several shocks of grain, COM
! pletely demolishing the buggy, and
winding up at Mr.. Lyman s farm,
with the forward wheels and tongue
of the vehicle, scattering the re-
mainder over the prairie. The team
was not injured. The same buggy
was in a runaway accident a few
days previous.
The Granite Falls Tribune of last
week has the following item regard
ing Matt. Mccarthy, who is we'll
known in this section: ''Matt. Nc