The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-22

Mrs. w. P. Huntington and
daughter, Helen, went to St. Paul
last Saturday.
Mrs. w. H. Webster and Miss
Lillian Hurd Of Granite Falls, form
erly of this city, passed through
town Saturday, en- route for Man
kato.
Miss Bertha Roberts returned
from a two weeks inspection tour
among the wholesale millinery
stores of St. Paul and Minneapolis
last Saturday.
The residence of J. A. Schmahl
on the corner Of Wyoming and Lin
coin streets was sold to DR.. Frank
W. Birch last week, and the latter
will occupy the same after May LIST.
Fremont c. Chapman came up
from Minneapolis last Thursday and
spent day or two visiting with his
parents and old friends in this city,
aside from transacting business for
the Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Co.
Mrs. 1. N. Tompkins left here
Monday with her husband, going
from here to Mankato. From there
Mrs. Tompkins went to Albert Lea
and [. N. proceeded to St. Paul.
Mrs. Tompkins was accompanied
by her children.
The sale of the stock of the Fair
store to T. Norlin of St. James was
consummated last Saturday, and
Mr.. Norlin is now in possession of
the store. He arrived here from ST..
James Saturday morning. His
family will follow him as soon as he
can find a suitable residence.
Emil Schmahl started a car load
of cattle for St. Paul on Tuesday
evenings Northwestern. The load
and owner got as far as Sleepy Eye,
when the storm of that night forced
the hold up of all trains and Mr..
Schmahl was obliged to remain in
Sleepy Eye with his cattle until
Thursday afternoon.
The regular spring vacation of
the Redwood Falls schools is on
this week. The vacation will last
only this week, according to rule
adopted by the board a year or
more ago which seeks to keep up
the average attendance of the spring
term, and thereby increases the
State apportionment.
Secretary Sperber of the Flora
Cooperative creamery association
sends this paper a report of his
creamery from April q, 1898, to
Jan 81, 1899, by which it is seen
that 1852, S78 pounds of milk were
received during that time, on which
the average test was 42.72O. The
highest price paid for butter was 20
cents per pound and the lowest
price 134 cents, making an average
of l69 cents. The average price for
100 pounds of milk was 653 cents.
The total amount paid to patrons.
after deducting a sinking fund, was
$6,399.92.
Ring & Co. are now comfortably
located in their new store room on
Washington avenue, and their stock
fills both sides of the store as we'll
as center tables. The firm expects
to materially increase the stock of
notions, and has practically given
up the idea of putting in stock of
dry goods or clothing, on account Of
the size of their shoe and notion
stock. They will have, however, a
first-class shoe repairer located in
the rear of the store. Mr.. Kellins
of Ortonville, a man of long ex-
perience, who recently gave up a
position as travelling salesman, has
decided to act as such, and will soon
move his family to Redwood Falls.
Hon. c. D. Gilfillan came up from
Gilfillan Siding last Friday and
spent the day with friends in this
city. Mr.. Gilfllan stated that
there would be little or no seeding
done in this county prior to April
1st, owing to the recent heavy
SHOWS. Speaking of the Jacobson