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

Mayor A. Z. Mohler OF Lamber-
ton was in the city-for few hours
last Friday morning.
Peter Lloyd of Mankato has been
in town during the past week super
intending operations on his farm
west of here.
The oat crop on the Oferman farm,
on Ramsey creek, was threshed out
during the middle of last week. c..
E. Dale, who operates the farm,
states that the average yield was 81
bushels per acre.
Frank Ring and H. A. Baldwin
returned from Winnebago City on
Thursday afternoon last, and each
brought with him a fine family
driving horse, purchased from a
horse dealer in or near Winnebago
City.
Last Thursday was the hottest
day of the 1899 summer season up to
that date. The thermometer pushed
itself up to over 95 degrees in the
shade, and work in the open air was
rendered extremely dangerous by
reason of the heat.
Capt. Jack Crawford, the ire
pressible dialecticlan and salesman
of Drewery's carbonated beverages,
was in the city for few days last
week. Capt. Jack will return to
Redwood Falls on August 31st in
order to get in the first work on
prairie chickens early the next
morning.
During the past week there were
only 40 instruments of all kinds filed
for record with the register of deeds.
Of the number eight we're warranty
deeds, seven were mortgages, four
were satisfactions, six were assign
ments of State certificates to land
and three we're assignments of
mortgages.
NJ. H. Graham, at one time super
intendent of the Redwood Falls
creamery, but now a resident of
GAINESVILLE, Iowa, was in the city
during the latter portion of last
| week, transacting business here.
Mr.. Graham came across country on
his wheel from Willmar, on last
Thursday, and he states that it was
the hottest day for bicycle riding
that he had ever experienced.
The eightfoot cementw walk has been
extended around the south side of
the Improvement Co. building, and
around both the north and east sides
of the Commercial. Contractor Mel
son will probably lay four and a
half foot sidewalk on the south side
of the residence property of Mrs.
W. D. Finn as soon as he completes
his contracts in the business dis
tricts.
A heavy thunder storm, accom-
panied by some rain, passed over
this city about three o'clock last
Friday morning. and a cool north
west breeze followed in it's path.
The storm lasted only a short time,
and was decidedly welcome, bring
ing as it did, relief from the excess
sive heat of the day and evening
before. The wind continued blow
ing from the northwest during all
of Friday.
According to the report of State
Auditor Dunn Redwood county wolf
slayers received nothing from the
county and State during the year
ending August 1st last The boun-
ties paid were 1882 in number, and
the total amount of money paid out
was 50, 131.78. OF the total number
Lyon county is credited with 529,
amounting in cash to 81, 1853. O8. No
other county around Redwood was
was called to account for the de-
struction of wolves.
The official route of the Depart
nent of Minnesota, Grand Army of
the Republic, to the encampment at
Philadelphia, commencing Monday,
September 4th, will be the Mil
waukee system to Chicago and
thence over the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. The train will leave St.
Paul at 6:55 p. M, September 1st
Through the courtesy of President
j. J. Hill of the Great Northern free
sleeping car Accommodations from St.
Paul to Philadelphia and return, will
be furnished to all old soldiers and
their wives. The railroad fare will