The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-22

DR.. F. w. Penhall Of Morton was
up from that place last Saturday.
Wagon to sell or trade for set Of
oscillating or single beam sleighs.
Dry. wood for sale. S. O. Mason,
I'd block north of court house.
J. S. johnson of Shutdown, at one
time county commissioner from
that district, was in the city
last Friday and Saturday, attending
to business at the court house.
The magic lantern entertainment
given by Rev. Henry Goodacre at
the Christian church last Friday
evening was largely attended and
was decidedly interesting and in
structive entertainment.
VanSelus & Martin are remodel
ing the interior of their brick black
smith shop on Mill street. A Sec
ond floor is being put into the same,
and other interior improvements
are being placed on the building.
AL. Peavey of the Red River val
ley, a brother of VIM. Peavey OF
New Avon, has been in this vicinity
during the past few weeks, for the
purpose of buying carload of the
heaviest draft horses offered for
sale.
It is stated that F. E. Kenney has
disposed of his farm in Paxton
township, and will soon move to the
northern portion of this State, where
he will reside with his family in
future. The change is made so that
Mr.. Kenney's son will have the de-
sired amount of land for farming
purposes.
Edward Thornton of Shutdown
was up from that township last Sat-
urday, attending to business at the
court house. Mr.. Thornton admit
ted that it was his first exit from the
house since the extended extreme
cold spell. which came very near to
closing out the fuel of himself and
neighbors in that township. He
states that the S. & W. creamery is
running three separators and that a
new creamery is being talked of in
Three Lakes township.
The thaw continued Friday and
Saturday. The morning of the for
mer day opened cloudy, but along
towards noon the clouds disap-
peared and the snow and ice con-
tinued to melt. Friday evening
doors and windows of business
houses were left open to cool the
atmosphere inside. During the
night carpet of light snow fell,
about half an inch, but Saturday
morning opened bright and clear
and the thaw continued all day.
The pools and rivulets forming in
the different streets were great
stuff for the children to sport in and
around, nearly all of them returning
to their homes with wet feet in the
evening.
The stock of dry goods heretofore
owned by J. R. Wolff and located in
the King store on Washington ave-
nue., was sold by Mr.. Wolff to Hin
ton Bros. of Morton and Franklin
on Friday last, the brothers taking
the entire stock at nearly Is per
cent. of the actual invoice value.
AS soon as the invoice is completed
the goods will be boxed and taken
to Franklin where they will be put
on the market. Mr.. Wolff has not
yet decided on his future. 1t is un-
derstood that the firm of Ring & Co.,
which heretofore has been men
toned as buying the stock of NJ.
Hoagland, but has now decided to
remain in Redwood Falls, will take
the building to be vacated by Mr..
Wolff.
The Somerville bill, which re-
quires foreign corporations to file
a statement showing where their
head Offices are located, so that SER
vice of legal papers may be had
and that foreign corporations doing
business in the State shall pay a
license on such proportion of it's
capital as is represented in the
State, was considered by the house
committee on general legislation
Thursday. Mr.. Somerville said
if such law was in effect that the
Twin City Rapid Transit company,
which is capitalized at ST., 900, 600