The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-07-19

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ers and others of the Presbyterian
church will picnic in Homer S
grove at North Redwood to-day.
John Douglas, manager of the
United States Savings & Loan Co.
of st. Paul, was in the CITY on
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week.
A rectory is being built at the
agency east of town, which will be
occupied by the new rector for the
agency, Rev. St. Clair. The build
ing will cost, when completed,
$500.
Miss Carrie Isham accompanied
Miss Virginia Huntington to Lake
Kampeska last Wednesday, and
will remain at the lake for several
weeks, the guest of Mrs. G.. W.
Brown.
The work of cutting down the weeds
on business and residence streets of
the city, as well as on vacant lots,
has been going on during the past
week, and wherever done has added
greatly to the appearance of the
property.
The ladies of the Relief Corps
will give party on the lawn of
Capt. w. P. Huntington, in honor
of the visit here of Mrs. H. G.. War
ner of Minneapolis, at one time an
active member of the local corps.
A large crowd was present during
the afternoon.
The Labadie company presented
an Interpretation of Goethe's Faust
at the opera house last Friday even
ing. The scenic effects owned by
the company, and which could not be
all used, were immense, while the
work of the principals was excel
lent. The audience was only fair,
owing to the warm weather.
VIM. Swisher, the second son of
VIM. A. Swisher, who was identified
in the early history of Redwood
Falls, having been in the hardware
business, conducted the Redwood
House, and partner of the late
George w. Braley in the cattle bus
mess, was married on July I'd, to
Miss Cora Jacoby, of West Unity,
Williams county, Ohio.
The Kasota department of the St.
Peter Herald has the following items:
G.. L. Gordon of Redwood Falls came
in Tuesday for visit with his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Atkin-
son. He returned home last night.
= + Miss Lavina Atkinson will
leave tomorrow for Redwood Falls
where she will accept a position in
a restaurant conducted by her
cousin, G. L. Gordon. ~
At the meeting of the Renville
county commissioners last Thurs
day evening the proposition Of Bird
Island to donate grounds and a
building for county seat purposes,
providing the county seat was To-
Gated in that town, was rejected, on
account of a defective title, and the
proposition to Olivia to deed the
Windhorst property and other lots
for the same purpose, was accepted.
The county seat fight is now on and
soon the petition fends will be
working the voters of Renville
courtyard the county seat will
remain at Beaver Falls.
Hon. C. D. Gil6llan and Fred.
Homer, the latter of North Redwood
Granite Works, met here last Fri
day and Saturday and decided upon
the style of the monument to friend
ly Indians during the massacre, a
style which is now being drafted
by R. A. Turrell, preparatory to
being sent to the adjutant general
for his approval. The monument
will be 50 feet high, about three
feet higher than the present monu-
ment at Morton, but it will be To-
Gated on ground two feet lower. The
die will be of polished granite and
above that the layers will reverse
with the rough and dressed granite,
tapering off similar to the Washing
ton and Bunker Hill monuments.
A new trial has been granted by
the Supreme Court in the case of E.
E. Harriott VS.. G. L. Holmes, an
action brought to enforce the pay
ment of stipulated commission to
O. L. Dornberg by reason of the