The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-12

Fred. Lankard Was among the
visitors at the State Fair
Harry Mather was over from
Olivia calling on friends in the city
last Thursday.
Miss Mary Weber of Buffalo, New
York, is visiting with the family of
Joseph Litchwarck.
Miss Birdie O'Hara returned last
Wednesday afternoon from her visit
with friends in Minneapolis.
0. c. Retzloff of Winnebago City
is conducting the jewelry store of
Henry Schleuder during the alb
sence Of the latter.
Miss Reardon OF st. Paul came up
from that city with Rev. FIR. Jas. ].
Woods last Saturday, and visited at
the rectory for few days.
The Misses jerks of Spencer,
Iowa, who have been visiting with
Mrs. Joseph Tyson for some time
past, returned to their home last
Friday.
Harry Ebbitt and daughter and
Daniel Pierce and wife OF Wisconsin,
have been visiting with the fam
lily of David Whittet during the
past week
Chairman Jackson of the First
ward Republican primary has ap-
pointed A. E. King, U. H. Bergen
and G.. E. Mckay as the first ward
committee for the ensuing two
years.
J. L. Hooper of Cambridge, Wis.,
brother of Mrs. A. C. Burmeister,
has been visiting with the latter
during the past week. Mr.. Hooper
is an instructor in the schools at
Cambridge.
Clark Miller returned from a
week S stay at the State Fair last
Friday evening. Clark states that
there was lots of enthusiasm when
Edwin Tyson ran off with the Aber-
deem Angus prizes.
G. E. Mckay returned from the
State Fair last Thursday evening.
Mr.. Mckay contends that the
bounding wire and tight wire exhi-
billions on the Fair grounds were
the finest he has ever witnessed.
Misses Edith Drake and Blanche
Hughes left for St. Peter and St.
Paul Monday. Miss Drake will
visit for a month at St. Paul with
the family of her brother, Eugene,
and Miss Hughes will spend the
winter at school in St. Paul.
The saloon of VIM. Miller of Nor
ton was burglarized Friday even
ing. Some money, great deal Of
whisky and beer were stolen. The
next day two men, one an itinerant
negro, were arrested with portion
of the stolen articles in their pos
session.
]. L. Byram had two stacks of
oats struck and destroyed by light
ming during the storm of Saturday
night. c. Walters lost some per-
sonal property in the burning of
the barn on the Powell farm. Geo
Scoates house, east of town, was
slightly damaged by bolt.
Lightning struck the barn on the
farm of M. E. Powell in Paxton, adj
joining the city limits Saturday
night. The barn was totally des-
troyed. BY some unknown method
the horses got loose and left the
barn immediately after the bolt
came. 1t also struck the residence
of w. B. King, known as the Rihel-
daffer place, on the northern limits
of the city Miss Ethel King was
stunned by the bolt The rain put
out the flames before much damage
was done
n. H. Mahowald returned Sun
day evening from the bedside of his
brother, Anton Mahowald of Bird
Island, bringing the sad intelligence
that his brother died that morning,
after two weeks illness from blood
poisoning. Mr.. Mahowald had been
with his brother for nearly week,
as were also two other brothers,
John Mahowald of Fairfax and JOS
Mahowald of Hector, together with
their mother. The deceased was in
the harness business at Bird Island
and was IS years old and generally
respected. He leaves a widow and