The Redwood gazette., 1900-08-15

81 Miss Pay of Mankato has been
visiting with Mrs. Carrie Waters
during the past week.
The Misses Minnie and Bessie
jerks of Spencer. Iowa, are visit
ing with the family of Joseph Ty-
son.
Mesdames Carrie Waters, Ella
MARITIME and Miss Pay, the latter of
Mankato, drove to Morton Friday
morning, returning in the evening.
DR.. R. Gibson and family OF. Alton,
Illinois, the former a brother of DR..
G. P. Gibson of this city, arrived
here last Thursday afternoon on a
visit with the family of the latter.
Gov. Lind has appointed Senator
Somerville of Sleepy Eye one of a
committee to devise a plan for the
employment of young inmates Of
Saltwater and St. Cloud, by which
they may by taught a useful trade.
The county commissioners have
signifed their intention to borrow
800, 900 to $3.50 for the construc-
tion of bitches throughout the coun-
ty, and Auditor Brooks has notified
the State auditor to that effect, SAYS
the Fairfax Standard.
j. W. Wakefield Of Chicago, a
brother-in- law of j. r. Lankard.
was in the city last week. Mr..
Wakefield is representative of the
Slayton Lyceum Bureau, and his
mission here was to fill out the
course of the local committee on
winter amusements, etc.
John G. Geragthy, trustee in
bankruptcy of E. NJ. Wallbridge, an
nounces that between Aug. 18th
and Aug. Goth, he will receive bids
for the sale of the elevators of the
bankrupt, one being located at Bel
view and the other at Echo. The
elevators are guaranteed to be free
from all incumbrance, and bids may
be for one or all of the buildings.
J. H. Catlin, master of Equity
Lodge of Cotton wood, Messrs. John
Niche, W. H. Gary and J. F. Glib
of Cotton wood. Thos. Mckinley,
county auditor of Lyon county, H.
B. Gary. J. .Bessonson and S. H.
Adams, all Of Marshall, but mem
bers of the Equity at Cottonwood,
were in the city last Thursday and
Friday attending the funeral SER
vices over the remains of late w.
G. MARITIME.
Owing to the excessive heat of
the last two or three weeks, begin
ming with the last week in July, the
ice crop gathered last winter by w.
R. Caswell, has been greatly re-
duced and it is stated that the sup
ply will not be more than enough to
meet the demands of August. Mr..
Caswell has made arrangements
with the cold storage company to
0f {1n ho%
pany building, ard it is believed
that patrons will be supplied with
ice until Oct. 1st.
Miss Belle Martin received let
ter last Wednesday announcing the
death of fisherman Martin in Alabama,
on the Saturday evening previous.
The letter was from the wife of the
deceased, who stated that the fun
eral and interment would occur
there. Death resulted from malarlal
fever and Bright s disease. Sherman
Martin was one of the first settlers
of Redwood county, he moving here
with his parents about 1866. and for
long time he lived with them on
the Martin homestead two miles
southwest of Redwood Falls. Later
he took homestead in Vesta town
ship. About three or four years
ago he moved to Alabama, move
which he regretted up to the hour
of his demise.
Wabasso Standard: Last Friday
morning as Mrs. ]. Balk. residing
on farm about four miles south of
town, was drying a drove of cattle
into the yard a bull suddenly turned
on her and nearly killed her. AS
near as can be learned Mrs. Balk
attended to the milking. and every
morning she would go out into the
pasture and drive the cattle into