The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-08-09

this city.
Miss Cora Dawson of Mortified,
a niece of Mrs. P. D. Hitchcock, is
visiting with members of the Hitch
cock families in this city.
A colored minister, who has been
speaking at the churches or school
houses in the country, was in the
city tor day or two during the
latter portion of last week.
Mrs. w. P. Tenney and children,
who have been visiting month or
more with Mrs. Tenney's relatives,
in and around Lake City, this
State, returned home on Thursday
of last week.
Attorney D. A. Stuart of Wind
ON was in the city for short time
during the early portion of last
week. Mr.. Stuart is interested in a
couple of very important legal cases
in this and Renville county.
The Springfield Advance says
that &C. W. Everett has rented the
Schroeder house, which is being
renovated and improved. His
daughter, Mrs. Marion Smith, has
lately returned from Dakota.
Col. Arthur P. Cloudy of this
city was one of the judges in the
ladies' cake walk at Morton week
ago last Friday evening, and the
prize went to the Misses Maggie
MCGOWAN and Edith Berndgen.
w. M. Todd, formerly of this city,
who was stationed at St. Paul, has
been sent to Minneapolis and as
signed to the weighmaster's Office
in Minneapolis as inspector OF
shortages at salary of$125 amonth.
Cement sidewalks are to be
placed in front of the brick build
ings on the east side Of Washington
avenue, extending from Third street
north to the alley. The curbing for
the walks will come from the North
Redwood Granite Works.
During the week ending last Fri
day Al instruments of all kinds
were placed on record in the Office
of register of deeds of this county.
Of the number ID we're warranty
deeds, ten were mortgages and five
were satisfactions of mortgages.
The harvesting season is having a
tendency to cut down the traffic in
real estate.
According to the Star a car load
of telephone poles has been unload
ed at Lamberton and the Southern
Electric Telephone company will ex-
tend their line from Springfield to
Marshall. A local exchange will be
put in at Lamberton when the re-
quired number of business houses
have signed for the service at their
places of business.
Minneapolis Journal: Senator
Somerville of Brown county is we'll
pleased with the operation of his
law taxing foreign corporations do
ing business in Minnesota. He is
quoted as saying that the law has
no constitutional flaws and that if
corporations escape it's provisions it
will be through the fault of the
officers charged with it's enforce
ment. The law has not yet been
seriously attacked, and it continues
to pour about $500 a day into the
States treasury. This law was a
leading feature in Republican legis-
lation last winter; it is a good law
and It's success is gratifying.
The officers of the Recreation as
ISOLATION, organized at the Metho-
dist church basement on Wednes-
day evening Of last week, have al
most decided on renting the O'Hara
frame building on Second street,
just east of Washington, and one of
the plans of amusement not hereto
fore thought of will be a shuttle
board or two, now considered the
most entertaining of games. The
room will have a place for washing,
probably few beds, and will have
writing tables, etc. If present ar
rangements are carried out, on Sun
day afternoon there will be vocal
and instrumental music in the
building, and also speaking on var
ious subjects by people who have
previously prepared for the occasion.
Casper Blethen, at one time Sher-
if of Redwood county, who resigned
his Office, passed away very sud-