The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01


The personal property of the late
Joseph OFT will be auctioned off on
the OFT farm, three miles south of
Echo, tomorrow. Samuel OFT, a
son of the deceased, was in the city
early last week, advertising the
sale.
G. G. Storing of Walnut Grove, a
former Minneapolis attorney, was
in the city last Wednesday attend
ing to several legal matters. Mr..
Storing has resided in Walnut for
several months and has Offices with
Mr.. Freeman S bank.
John F. Lorenz of Mankato has
purchased the farm of Frank E. Ken
ney, paying $1,000 for the same, or
at the rate of $50 per acre. The
sale was made by o. L. Dornberg.
AS stated last week Mr.. Kenney
and family will probably move to
the northern portion of the State.
Two healthy Echo girls, Misses
Beard and Schultz, enjoy the dis
tinction of having walked from
Echo to Belview and back. The
walk was taken for pleasure and
the girls claimed that they were
not a bit tired on their return to
Echo. Miss Schultz was formerly
with G. G. Kenney of this city.
Owing to the very disagreeable
weather the attendance at the A. o.
U. w. annual ball and entertain
ment last Wednesday evening was
very small. The entertainment at
the hall was abbreviated, but the
dance was enjoyed by all present,
the small attendance giving plenty
of room. The supper at the Com
mercial House was up to the stand
ard.
Theo. Jensen of Brookville,
woke up Saturday morning last and
was astonished to find his large
barn burned to the ground, together
with the contents, says the Sleepy
Eye Dispatch. The barn was filled
to its utmost capacity with stock
and feed and his loss was forty-two
head of cattle, six horses, harnesses,
tools, etc. Chris Maggie had a pony
in the barnard that was incinerated.
Mr.. Jensen is a wealthy farmer.
His loss is in the neighborhood of
$500.
A genuine northwest blizzard set
in on Wednesday afternoon Of last
week, continuing all afternoon and
night. At first, very little. cold &C
companied the flying snow, but it
turned cold during the night, and
thermometers registered 10 degrees
below zero. At seven a. m. Thurs
day some of the thermometers still
registered from six to eight degrees
below. Thursday remained clear,
with a northwest wind blowing,
making travel, afoot or horseb ack
very disagreeable.
Geo. Houghmaster closed the deal
during the past week whereby he
becomes owner of 80 feet frontage
between the residences of Gilbert
Mckay and H. M. Hitchcock, on
Minnesota avenue, the deal being
closed with the former. He has
also entered into an agreement with
Contractor Polzin whereby the
latter is to move the frame store
and Office buildings of Mr.. Hough-
master, on Second street, to the
property purchased of Mckay and
erect a cottage thereon, according to
the plans mentioned in the last is
sue of this paper.
Frank Polzin of Winona, an ex-
tensive building contractor of that
city, was in Redwood Falls last
Thursday and Friday, and while
here he secured the contract for
the erection of the George Hough-
master block next to Hotel Francois,
and is still figuring with the Red
wood Falls Improvement Co. and
H. M. Hitchcock for the erection of
the two buildings contemplated by
the company and Mr.. Hitchcock.
Mr.. Polzin was the contractor on
the Episcopal rectory, and has al
ways given satisfaction in connec-
ton with his building enterprises.
Miss Faith Helen Hale, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Hale of this
city, was married to William Nc
Koovo,. IF Ra11ard Wachin rton h1,