The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-08-23

Frank 3. Kenney expects to be in
the Glass Lake region this week.
The steam filters have been at
work putting in the steam plant in
the Redwood Falls Improvement Co.
building during the past week.
The opening of Grubb's Grub
House last Friday evening was
made an suspicious occasion by the
serving of a free lunch to all callers
during the evening-and many
called.
Local stamp collectors may obtain
a 81 900 and $500 revenue stamps
by sending that much money to the
postmaster at Minneapolis, who has
a few OF the above to sell at their
face value.
Mrs. Geo.. B. Hughes and daugh-
ter left for Marshall early last week
on an extended visit, but returned
home Wednesday on account of ST.
Peter relatives arriving here to
visit the Hughes family.
A sky light, extending through
the roof and upper floor of Hotel
Francois, will probably be construct
ed in short time in order to get
light into the hall and rooms on the
western side of the building, dark
ened by the construction of the
Houghmastcr building.
Miss Bessie Chapman gave din
ner party to the Misses Ferris,
Mckay and Dollie Clayson at Hotel
Francois last Friday evening. Pink
and green were the table decora-
tions, ferns, geraniums and ribbons
predominating. After dinner Miss
Chapman gave her guests a moon
light drive around the city.
Sleepy Eye Herald: c. P. Mad
sen, who has been experimenting
the laying of cement walks here
during the summer left for Redwood
Falls and Montevideo Tuesday,
where he will soon have a crew of
men laying walks. Mr.. Madsen is
a bright young man and found many
friends during his short stay with
us.
Superintendent Cantillon and AS
sistant Superintendent Stewart of
the c. & N. w. road left Winona last
Thursday morning on railway gaso-
line tricycle. with view of inspect
ing the track, yards and stations
carefully all along the line, says the
Waseca Journal. Stewart acted as
brakeman in front while Cantillon
did the bossing from the rear end.
AS Thursday was the hottest day of
the season they found that railroad
ing with a gasoline tricycle. was no
snap, for when they arrived here
about o'clock in the evening they
looked like couple of Weary Wilies
who had passed through a cyclone.
They left here for the west on Friday
morning, after Foreman Montgomery
had put sundry repairs on their ma
chine.
Hamlet has the following in the
last issue of the Olivia Weekly
Press: Bro. julius, of THE GAZETTE,
donned war paint, girdle full of
buffalo toe nails and a miscellane-
Gus array Of wigs and feathers, and
yelled ''pucka-chee" to the Olivia
county seat workers, last week, in
the latest approved wild man S
style. Bro. J. dislikes very much
to see Renville county build a seat
of government for herself, but
would enjoy having her retain her
holdings in the dilapidated corner
in which they now rest, so that her
wealth could flow into Redwood
Golfers instead of her own. Yellaway,
Small julius little man screecher.
Renville county built your town for
you, and she now proposes to quit
feeding you any longer, and after
the 23d will make you realize plain
ly that the county seat "puck-a-
Chez right to Olivia.
Private advises from Marshall
are to the effect that a young mover
in Redwood social circles and a
charming Marshall society girl got
the better of the latter's fond par
ents in Marshall a. Sunday or two
ago. The papa suggested a drive
to neighboring town, and in this
the young people acquiesced. Papa
appeared at the time set for the
start with a double RIG. and atabOut