The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-03
Attorney G. G. Storing Of Walnut

AGUOTucy VI ~. OGOflHS OF walnut
Grove was in the city last Saturday.
Frank Sheffield came over from
Springfield last Friday and remained
for day or two in the. city.
Work on the foundation of the I'm
provement Building Co. building
on the corner of Third and Wash
mgton streets, was completed Fri
day evening, and Saturday morning
the work Of putting in the joists for
the first floor was commenced.
A. VanHorn of Ashland, Wis, is
new barber in Melges' barber
shop, DR.. ]. w. Golden having
retired in order to devote all his
time to the veterinary business, for
which he has recently made extern
sive arrangements, and a profession
in which he is we'll versed.
Gov. Lind has appointed A. w.
Bager of this city as one of the com
mission to appraise State lands. I'M
sold and to be sold again by virtue
of contract holders not complying
with the contract. The commission,
therefore consists of D. L. Bigham
and A. w. Bager of this city, and
T. L. Gilbert of Gales.
The plans of F. w. Stevens, St.
Paul architect, for the building to
be erected by H. M. Hitchcock, on
the southeast corner of Mill and
Second streets, are now in the
hands of Mr. Hitchcock, and
will probably be accepted with a
few changes The plans call for an
unusually handsome corner build
ing.
The 100 evergreens donated to
the Redwood County Agricultural
society by Clarence Wedge of the
Albert Lea Nursery, arrived here
last Friday morning and will be set
out around the grounds as soon as
suitable weather puts in an appear
ance. The securing of the donation
was the work of President Joseph
Tyson, who promises to give the
growing of the trees his best at
tention.
A fair sized crowd attended the
phantom party given by the Rath-
bone Sisters of this city at the opera
house last Friday evening" The
function was an invitation affair,
and admission was gained by card
alone. The unmasking of sheets,
pillow cases, and masks occurred
at II o'clock Refreshments we're
served at Gordon s restaurant
The evening was pronounced an I'M
usually ENJOYABLE one by all who
Auditor Tompkins received word
of the death of ain old playmate,
Edward Matter, formerly of Spring
field, last Friday He had recently
enlisted in the regular army and
was on board the transport Sheri
dan bound for Manila. and died on
March l1th. while the steamer was
plying the waters east of Bombay
India. The news was sent by Max
Siebald of Iberia, Brown county.
who is member of the Third U. S.
regiment. The deceased was a
brother of Sheriff Matter of Brown
county.
One of the spring dust billiards.
made it's appearance last Friday
and it was one of the
most diSagreeable storms of the
kind ever witnessed here. The
strong wind kept the air continually
filed with dust SO that it was i'm
possible to see any great distance,
while every corner and crack of a
house or business building were
made receptacle for the flying
PARTICLES of dust. The blizzard kept
up we'll into Friday night, but along
about nine o'clock cold wave COM
nenced coming our way, and later
he wind receded. Saturday morn
ng dawned clear, very cool and
wind.
The two illustrated lectures given
It the Presbyterian church last
week, by Rev. D. E. Finks, are very
avorably spoken of by those who
attended them The first evening
vas given to a description of al
Quincy to Alaska, and some of the
Kings to be seen there. The i'm
preston left by the series of beauti-
.ul views of the scenery incident to