The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-04-05

The pension of VIM. H. Post O
this city has been increased from
$12 to ST per month.
Mrs. W. S. Southwick commenced
teaching spring term of school il
the Marion Johnson district las
Monday.
Mrs. l. N. Tompkins and children
returned from their visit with Man
kato and Albert Lea relatives anc
friends last Friday afternoon.
The building in which G.. H
Werder's meat market is located
formerly the property Of James Hol
born, has just been sold by the
latter to Mr.. Werder. The sale
does not include the second story,
which belongs to the Odd Fellows
but merely the lot and room of the
meat market.
You will probably never again
have an opportunity to see as many
rare Chinese curiosities as you will
during the next three evenings at
the opera house in the city, when
Gen. G. W. Bailey, former officer
in the Chinese army, will not only
lecture on China, but will exhibi,
some of the rarest pieces of Chinese
workmanship known to the public
Only % cents buys ticket-75 fol
the course. No extra charge for re-
served seats.
John 7. Hojem, town clerk OF
Shutdown, and Mr.. Farrell, teacher
in one of the schools in that town
ship, were up last Saturday. The
former states that the Shutdown &
Willow Lake creamery association
has decided to erect a residence
near the creamery for the butter
maker, Louis Lawrence, thusgiving
the latter free house rent, besides
his salary. The receipts Of this
creamery, considered one of the
largest IN the State, are continually
increasing.
At the auction sale of -Polled Alb
erdeen Angus cattle from the Wal
nut Grove, Mo-, herd, to occur at
Kansas City, tomorrow, 4S calves,
bulls and heifers of Polar Star
get, are to be auctioned off. Polar
Star was sired by Golden Abbott,
of the Glendale herd, near this
city, and was sold to head the Wal
nut Grove herd several years ago.
The Breeders Gazette, speaking OF
the animal. says that he ranks in
class with Gay Lad, who brought
s., $50 at an auction sale last month.
The French-Currie difficulty over
an 80 acre tract of land in Vesta
will be one of the most interesting
to come before the April term OF
court It was stated in this paper
last week that Agnes Currie had
commenced an action against VIM.
French for ejectment off the tract.
He alleges in his complaint, drawn
by Messrs. JOS. Chaddedon and
Baldwin & Howard, that he pur-
chased the railroad contract of T.
J. Sloan and A. B. Pike number
of years ago, giving the title to his
son, Benjamin French, on condition
that he would remain at home. The
latter violated his agreement and
left home, and in order to secure an
assignment to another son, Gordon
French, the plaintiff was obliged tc
pay Benjamin $40. On May 49,
1898, Gordon French quit claimed
to Agnes Currie, and secured {
deed or contract from the railroad
company, on the ground that the
original contract. which is hello
by French, was lost. On Sept. Isl
last Mrs. Currie mortgaged thu
tract to the Rutland Saving Bank a
Rutland, Vermont, for $500, and t
VIM. H. Gold of Renville for 5000
During the past year French claims
to have put 5000 of improvements
on the tract; all without opposition
from Mrs. Currie. His prayer is
that he be given clear title to. the
land, that the mortgage be declared
null and void, and that he have
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