The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-04

M. S. Larson, the Hanley Falls
carbonated beverage manufacturer,
was in the city last Wednesday.
Mrs. F. McIntire of Red Wing, q
near friend OF Mrs. G. G.. Chollar,
has been visiting with the latter in
this city during the past week.
w. H. Allen of Granite Falls, rep
resenting the Newton, Iowa, Self
Feeder Co., was transacting bust
ness in this city last Wednesday.
Robt. A. Watson OF Minneapolis,
at one time postmaster of Redwood
Falls, came up from that place last
Wednesday to attend the funeral of
the late Mrs. Foster Watson on the
day following.
H. NJ. Hitchcock left for St. Paul
last Tuesday to consult with Archi-
tect Stevens regarding the con-
struction of the foundation of his
new building on Second and Wash
ington streets, this fall.
J. L. Byram returned from Ere
mont, Iowa, where he was at the
death and funeral of his brother, on
Tuesday afternoon of last week.
His brother, E. P. Byram, will re-
main in Fremont several days.
Peter.Lloyd came up from Manka-
to early last week, returning on
Wednesday. Mr.. Lloyd reports
that the wheat crop on his farm
west of town averaged Is bushels of
No. l wheat per acre, and that the
oat crop averaged 81 bushels per
acre.
F. NJ. Isham and Till Tibbetts
have been engaged for several weeks
past in organizing an orchestra, and
now have an excellent organization
we'll under way. The members are
practicing almost nightly and will
soon be ready to furnish music for
special occasions.
The members of Enterprise En-
campment OF this city held a largely
attended meeting last Friday even
ing and initiated one new member.
After the ceremony an oyster sup
per was served with J. w. Ferris
and E. L. Beach as chefs of the cul-
mary department.
Farmers and elevator men look
ing for cars to ship wheat and pro-
duce should remember that the rail-
roads in the United States are at
least 100, 900 freight cars short to-
day and each day makes the car
famine more of a reality. The west
ern lines are very hard pressed for
''empties. Every available car is
in use.
Wolfgang Schmid of Springfield,
who owns the Everett farm in New
Avon, states that the report of the
yield of wheat on his farm should
be corrected to the extent of making
the average 20 bushels per acre, in
stead of Is bushels, which Mr..
Schmid thought would be the yield
when he was about half through
threshing.
The Clinton Bridge & Iron
Works, which concern has the con-
tract for erecting the new steel
bridge across the Minnesota river
at North Redwood, has notified the
commissioners that they will COM
mence the work of erecting the
bridge about the second week in
December, and that it will be COM
pleted by Jan. LIST. All parts of
the bridge are being cast at the
factory, and all that will be neces-
sary on their arrival here, will be
to bolt the pieces together and nail
down the plank flooring.
The annual statement of the Min
neapolis & St. Louis shows the total
income for the year ending June 30
to have been 81, 2O2, 9O2.2O. The
surplus on hand ct the close of the
year after paying expenses was
$40, 567. IS. The percentage of ex-
penses to earnings over the entire
system was over 57.33. For the
State of Minnesota, the percentage
was 1898. A comparison of the
balance sheet with that of the pre-
vious year shows the value of the
assets OF the road to have increased
S., 851, 1898, it's valuation now
being placed at $29, 10, O98. SO.
No better evidence of the state