The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-08-16

MIS-. FRANK Farmelee came up
from Waseca early last week, and
will remain some time with her hus-
band, who is manager of the local
branch of the Deering Machine Co.
E. B. Hale left for Minneapolis
last Wednesday to have his annual
accounting with the Globe Fraternal
Accident association, prior to COM
mencing another year for that
concern.
! Miss Nellie Griscom of Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, who has been visiting
with the family of Capt. E. M.
Brooks of this city for several
months, returned to her home last
Wednesday.
! James K. Smith returned from
Eureka Springs, Ark, on Thursday
last. Mr.. Smith was called there
on business, while he was visiting
with relatives and attending to
business in this city.
| Who is he, anyway? The Kasota
correspondent of the St. Peter Her.
aid says that Rev. George West of
Redwood Falls will occupy the pull
pit in the Presbyterian church next
Sunday ''He is said to be an able
speaker" the correspondent adds.
| The Sentinel reports that Hotel
Aftermath at Sanborn had $50
blaze on the 7th. The blaze origi-
mated by large lamp in the Office
falling to the floor and exploding.
The flames were quickly extin-
guished.
| The milk route SO long operated
by the Ramsey dairy of David
Whittet was discontinued last Fri
day morning, Mr.. Whittet having
too much farm work to attend to, to
warrant him in continuing a route
which was barely profitable.
Rev. Philip Martin of Milwaukee
was the guest of Rev. Henry Koch
of this city for few days last week
Mr.. Martin has been assigned to
the pastorate of the Lutheran church
at Echo, and left here Friday for
that place, where he will reside in
the future.
| M. U. Hathaway had one of his
feet quite seriously injured in a |
runaway accident while driving to
his farm south of town one evening
early last week. Mr.. Hathaway
had binder in his wagon, and |
when the team started to run a por-
ton of the machine was thrown
against his foot in such a manner as
to injure it badly.
Frank Grubb, who disposed of
his restaurant on Second street, |
next to Hitchcock S drug store, sew
eral months ago to D. r. Price &
Co. has decided to start in that bus
mess and last week entered into a |
contract with F. M. O'Hara for the |
frame building next to Schmahl &
Jaehning's hardware store, which |
he will soon have ready for arestau
rant. The building is being newly |
papered and painted. Partitions
are being put in, and connections
are also being made with the sewer
and water system, and Mr.. Grubb |
expects to have everything in mod
ern style.
John Ilett was in town Thursday
and stated that he would save about
half of the wheat crop on his farm
injured by hail a couple of weeks
ago. He said that his crop this
year, prior to the hail storm, was
better than last by five bushels per
acre, the crop going 20 bushels last
year, and that he expected to have
123 bushels per acre left. He had
just finished cutting, adjusting his |
binder so as to cut close to the
ground, and had succeeded in pick
ing up more than he expected. He
had cut most of his feed, such as
oats and barley, prior to the storm.
The hail insurance adjusters had |
not appeared last Thursday to adj
just his loss.
Prof. F. H. Marshall, formerly of
the Excelsior Christian college, who
visited with the Clipfell family near
this city several years ago, and who
also spoke at the Christian church |
on several occasions, was in Red
wood Falls on Wednesday and |
Thursday of last week. Prof. Mar
shall was married shortly after he