The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-08


Miss N. Benham Of SHUTDOWN was
visiting relatives in Montevideo
last week.
Miss Emma Schultz Of Echo, the
photographer of that town, was
visiting with friends in this city
over Sunday.
It is reported that . large quantity
of coal was stolen from one of the
school houses near this city on Fri
day night. The school trustees are
Investigating the matter closely and
expect to have the criminal in tow
in a short time.
At the meeting of representatives
Of mutual township fire insurance
companies in St. Paul on Wednes-
day Of last week, Andrew D. Stew
art Of the Redwood Falls township
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., was
elected President of the State or
ganization. About 40 representa-
tives of as many different insur-
ance companies were present. Mr..
Stewart succeeds ex-senator Peter
son Of Goodhue county.
Morton Enterprise: The Mime
sofa Historical Society will, during
the coming summer, perhaps erect a
large monument on the State park
at this place, to perpetuate the mem
DRY of the Indians who were friend
ly to and fought with the whites
during the massacre in the sixties.
In years to come the monument will
be of far greater interest than at
present, for the members of the
society that we're instrumental in
starting this very commendable
work will be remembered and re-
vered.
w. F. Holden died at the home of
his sister in Rochester on Friday
morning, Jan. 9th. Mr.. Holden
will be remembered as the brother
of Clifton Holden, who was con-
victed of numbering his cousin,
Frank Dodge, in this county several
years ago, and whose sentence was
afterwards committed from hanging
to life Imprisonment. Those who
came in contact with W. F. Holden
remember how he labored to save
his brothers neck, and his work
was worthy of better cause. He
was photographer at Luyerne up
to a short time before his death.
The Darlington entertainments
under the Star course of the St.
Andrews Brotherhood, last Thurs
day and Friday evenings, were
all that a critical audience expected.
Mr.. Darlington, the drummer boy
of the Shiloh. was large show in
himself, while the singing and other
musical features were exceptionally
fine. The moving pictures, pre-
sented on the last evening, were
considered the finest that have been
on exhibition. The effects pro-
duced were immense, and caused
the audience to gaze with amaze
ment on the rapid progress of
science.
A. H. Seebeck of Homer town.
ship has written Representative
Larson of this county, protesting
against the crowded condition of the
deaf and dumb institute at Faribault.
Mr.. Seebeck has a son, Herbert
Seebeck, who is deaf and dumb, and
who Mr.. Seebeck has been attempt
ing to get into the institute. A
year ago he made application for
admission and was informed that
there were over 100 applications
ahead of his. Recently he wrote
again and was informed that there
were still eighty applications ahead
of his. At the rate of 20 admissions
a year Mr.. Seebeck S son will be IA
years old before he can be admitted,
and he prays for the enlargement Of
the institution. The letter was
made a part of the record of the
house at the request of Mr.. Larson,
and was afterwards referred to the
committee on State institutions at
Faribault.
NJ. G. Chamberlain and wife Of
Lac qui Parle, passed through here
last Friday en- route home from a
visit with friends and relatives in
Dodge and Wabasha counties. Mr..
Chamberlain founded the first news
paper In Lac qui Parle county, and,