The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-11

John Friedl of Gibbon, a merchant
of that town, was at Hotel Francois
LAST Friday.
Attorney Charles T. Howard was
in New Ulm on legal business last
Friday and Saturday.
County Attorney Clague came
over from Lamberton last Friday
and remained until the following
day.
VIM. French of Vesta left yester-
day for Seacome. Northwest Terri
tory, where he will reside in the flu
ture. He will return to Redwood
county in couple of months.
The Northwestern is Offering half
rates to Portland, Oregon, Seattle
and Tacoma, Wash, from Oct. II to
Is, limited to Nov. 10Th, on account
Of the National W. c. T. U. conven-
ton at Seattle.
E. G. Green of the Winona Lum-
Der Co., was in Winona for couple
of days during the.latter portion of
last week, on business connected
with his company. Mr.. Green Wis
tied at Owatonna before returning
home.
During the month of August
there were 1920 acres OF land trans
ferred in Redwood county, the total
consideration being 1913, 959, an av-
erage of $1,000 per acre. In Rem
vile county there were 1920 acres
transferred at total consideration
of $29, O03, an average of $21.97 per
acre.
The October apportionment of
State school funds gives Redwood
county $9,75702, the largest appor-
tionment in the history OF the coun-
ty. Renville gets SD, 231.49, Lyon
$8, 85O.66, Brown 1868, IS, and Cot
tonwood $6,822.27, showing that
Supt. Races work of increasing the
apportionment enrolment is bear
ing good fruit.
Editor L. M. Reppy came over
from Sanborn last Friday morning
and left on the afternoon train for
Dawson, where he has relatives.
Mr.. Reppy has about sold his paper,
the Sanborn Sentinel, to Postmaster
E. Bartholomew of that town, and
will probably leave in short time
for Santa Cruz, CAL, to reside in the
future. His wife's parents will go
with him and Mrs. Reppv.
J. NJ. Wilson and family arrived
here from Odessa, this State, last
week, Mr.. Wilson bringing his
household goods from Renville to
Redwood Falls by team. With them
came Dr. J. A. Wilson, V. S., father
of Mr.. Wilson, who resided here for
a number of years prior to going to
Odessa. They will occupy the Will
son residence on the corner of Fifth
and Mill streets, and J. NJ. Wilson
will operate his repair shop and
foundry, south of the Northwestern
terminus, in the future.
It was announced last week that
a postoffice aad been established at
the creamery in Sheridan, to be
called Seaforth. and that w. J. G..
Pratt, who conducts store at that
place at the present time, had been
designated as postmaster. Whether
the Minnesota & Iowa railroad COM
pany will stand the name given by
the government to the postoffice, is
a question. If it does and desig-
mates another name the government
authorities will eventually have to
change the name of the postoffice to
that of the railroad town.
w. H. Lance and family left here
last Wednesday for their future
home at Ronneby, Benton county,
this State, where Mr.. Lance pur-
chased a farm some time ago. Mr..
Lance has lived in Redwood county
for many years and for a long time
was the successful superintendent
of the Willard farm one mile west of
town. In that capacity: as we'll as
during his later years on his own
farm in Delhi, he made acquaint-
ances only to make friends, and
these friends babe him goodbye
with deep regrets, a wish for sue
cess in Benton county, and happy
return to reside with his old friends
in Redwood county.
A large party of friends gathered
at the home of Frank M. Grubb on