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

last Monday, while en- route on a
wheel from Grundy Center, Iowa, to
his home.
w. H. Wallace returned home from
his months outing last Friday. Mrs.
Wallace and the baby are visiting at
Big Stone Lake and will not return
home before Friday.
John Mack and family of New Ulm
have been visiting with the family of
VIM. Mack during the past week, and
on Monday both families were visiting
old friends and relatives in Echo.
Mrs. M. Swenson of Morgan was up
from that place over Sunday, visiting
with her husband. The latter has just
purchased two lots in Jones' first add.
ton, on which he will erect residence.
The six weeks old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Goethe was christened
by Rev. VIM. Earl at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday evening
the name being Evelyn Jenell Goethe.
Bargains in tinware at Rice's.
Miss Clara Rewey of Plattsville, Wis,
and Miss Nellie Kelleny of Mt. Horeb,
Wis, the latter sister of Mrs. G. P.
Murphy of this place, are spending
their vacation as teachers with the
Murphy family.
Miss Flora Patterson of Three Lakes,
who is visiting her sister, Mrs. B.
Simpson, was pleasantly surprised by
about 80 young people of the town
Monday evening of last week. The
party continued until after midnight.
A collision occurred between we'll
known citizens about two o'clock Sun
day morning. One was knocked from
the sidewalk to very near the center of
the street. The collision woke up a
good portion of the sleeping population.
Rev. A. O. Aasen of the Lutheran
church of this place is in Madison, Wis.
where he will be united in marriage to
the daughter of Lutheran minister
residing in that city, to-day. The new
ly married couple will make Dawson
their future home.
Fred. Froelich lost stack of wheat,
as a result of lightning having struck
the same, during the storm of last Sat-
urday morning. The stack was one OF
a setting of two, and the heavy rain
that followed the bolt of lightning was
the only thing that prevented the other
stack from being destroyed by fire.
The storm of last Saturday evening
tore down the tops of number OF
stacks in the country around Belview,
The most serious damage was south OF
town, commencing at the farms of C.
o. and Swan Anderson and travelling
southwest to and past the Muetzel
farm. Some of the stacks were uncov'
cred to the extent of one-half
A "tourist" came into town Sunday
morning with the report that he had
been "held up" and robbed of consid
cradle of money between this place
and Echo during the preceding night
1t is also reported that party at Echo
was robbed of $50 during the day, bu
investigations do not confirmIthe state
ments of the men alleged to have beer
robbed.
The Independent states that til
park grounds are laid out and cover al
area of four acres, the grounds being
round in shape and giving rooml for I
ball ground in the center. The ground
are located in Southworth's addition
and will he donation to the villag
for park purposes by Mr.. Southworth
The latter, with his son, George, cam
up from Mortified last week, for tn
purpose of surveying the tract propose
to be donated.
The new elevator of John Martil
was thrown open to the public las
Friday, and the first load of whea
shipped from the elevator was on Mon
day. The elevator is not thorough
completed, but is ready to receiv
grain. Mr.. Martins successor at tn
Great Western elevator is DR.. FREQ
Hallburg, popular buyer, who Wa
located at Delhi for short time, an
who afterwards went west into SOut
Dakota, where he has since been bu!
ing wheat. DR.. Hallberg will be nes
i his old stamping grounds, and in tt
o midst of his friends here.
# C. H. Phillips of Echo was wit
Deputy Sheriff Engerman. passin
i through here Monday evening. M
Il Phillips borrowed wheel of H.
J. Greene, at Redwood Falls, to ride hon
on. Arriving here the wheel brol
down and it was placed with F.
Simpson for repairs. Mr.. Phillips d
!, not notify Mr.. Greene of the acciden
however, and the latter thought tt
wheel was stolen. He swore out
y warrant for Mr.. Phillips arrest as
= consequence, and the latter was goir
D. to Redwood Falls with the deput
sheriff to explain the matter. F.
7 Simpson accompanied the two mt