The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-29
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idential postofice.
Ira Everson was visiting with
his son in Olivia during last week
S. G.. Peterson of the firm of Pet
erson & Graft was transacting bust.
ness in Mankato last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mrs. Thos. Hughes cane up from
Sleepy Eye with her husband last
Wednesday. and visited in this
city for a few hours.
George F. Bartlett. G. 0. Lunder
aud S. Ali of Hector were visiting
with j. A Engelhart of this city last
Wednesday evening.
Mrs c. D. Griffith and daughter.
Miss Mabel Griffith of Sleepy Eye,
passed through here last thursday
en- route for visit with friends in
Echo.
w. H. Wallace and wife and Miss
Mabel Lean, the former two Of Bel
view, and the latter of Big Stone,
North Dakota, took dinner at Hotel
Francois last Wednesday.
Deputy Ezra p. Byram concluded
not to accompany the prisoners to
Saltwater and St. Cloud on Wednes-
day of last week, and his son Jake
was made deputy for that purpose,
instead. r
VIM. Kahler, formerly of this
city, and Russell W. Clough of this
city, will be discharged from bank
ruptcv on Dec. I'd, by the United
States District Court, Judge Loeb
rem, residing. E. E. Harriott of
this.c city is the attorney for the
bankrupts.
Attorney Charles''J. Berryhill of
st Paul, who is the editorial writer
of the Renville rTimes-on county
seat questions, and Attorney w. ].
Mcleod of Slayton, formerly of this
city, were in Redwood Falls over
last Tuesday evening, they having
been in Beaver Falls on Tuesday,
where they were interested in a
case in which their fees we're in
dispute.
George Patterson brought a load
of yellow dent corn to Redwood
Falls last Thursday, one of several
loads sold to Pfeiffer & Lichtwarck,
which is probably as fine corn as
was ever grown in Redwood county.
The ears are all of good size and
are superbly filled. Mr.. Patterson
stated that he raised ii acres of this
variety on his farm during the pas,
season, the yield being $50 bushels
The residence of w. S. Southwick
on Fifth street, once owned by O.
w. Mcmillan, has passed into the
hands of T. D. Lyman, after con-
siderable of negotiating. The con-
sideration was about $1,000, the
cash consideration being $3.50,
and in addition to this Mr.. Lyman
transfers to Mr.. Southwick a tract
6Ox1OO feet on the east side of block
/, in Hitchcock I'd addition to
Redwood Falls.
There are now 100 patrons of the
city water supply system, all of
them having their stores or residen-
ces connected with the water mains.
OF the number 20 have commenced
using from the supply since G. R.
Parkhill was made superintendent.
To supply the demand it requires
about 30, 900 gallons of water daily,
requiring about four hours labor in
starting up the pump. pumping and
closing down. OF the patrons of
the water supply system 81 are also
connected with the city>sewer sys-
tenn.
Frank Grubb returned from Wa
basso last Wednesday. He went
there in search of lot on which to
erect a building to open restau-
rant, but returned with the idea
that the townsite agent was holding
the lots at too big a price, although
he admitted that the agent was get
ting the prices asked. He says
that the two elevators we're COM
pleted last Wednesday and were
opened for business on Thursday.
The depot was partially completed.
Eight other buildings are in course
of construction, while innumerable
holes are being dug for the cellars
of proposed buildings that will be
constructed in the spring.
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