The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-04-04

ness TRIP 70 81. Faul and MlnneapO-
lis last Friday.
VIM. E. Convey Of Minneapolis,
State agent Of the New York Equi-
table Life Insurance Co.. was in the
city portion of last week.
Residents Of the city complain OF
a superabundance Of ogs-particu-
larly those of the vicious kind. and
numerous threats of shooting are
heard.
Elder Henry Goodacre of the
Christian church will deliver the
memorial GRAFTON before John S..
Marsh Post, in this city, Oh Decor
alton Day.
Mrs. Catherine N. Otferman came
up from Faribault on Tuesday after
noon OF last week and has since
been attending to business matters
in and around this city.
Mrs. B. A. Ferris treated her
friends OF Rathbone Sisters of this
city to a sleigh ride last Friday
morning. The ride was all about
town and was greatly enjoyed by
the ladies.
Dawson Sentinel: J. H. Jackson
and Col. Arthur Plover Goudv of
Redwood Falls, brother and cousin
respectively, of Miss Jackson of
this village, spent few days visit
ing her the past week.
VIM. Foster of Flora, Renville
county, passed away at his farm
home last Thursday morning. Con-
sumption was the cause. Mr.. Eos
ter was about 43 years old, and he
leaves wife and nine children, the
oldest being about IA years old.
Several farmers seeded quite a
lot of land with wheat before the
snow fall commencing early last
Wednesday morning. A. D. Stew
art of Redwood Falls township. got
in 60 acres and John Stewart about
~ acres. Farmers contend that
these tracts ought to produce ex-
ceptionally fine crops by reason of
the seed having been in the ground
before the snow.
A Washington special of last
Thursday states that Representa-
tive McCleary has recommended the
removal of the postoffice at Vesta.
Redwood county, to the station of
that name, with Henry r. Draper
as postmaster. Mr.. Draper is now
President of the village council of
that village, is general merchant
of that town, has always been Re-
publican, and was member of COM
pany C, Hath Illinois regiment,
during the civil war.
The new postage stamp books
will be on sale about the 1st of May.
The books will consist of pages of
two cent stamps, interleaved with
paraffined paper to prevent prema-
ture adhesion. The pages are of
of six stamps each, making a book
of convenient size to carry in the
pocket or pocket book. Only three
differential qualities will be so fur
nished; one book of l22-cent stamps,
a book of ~ 2-cent stamps ard a
book of rs 2-cent stamps of postage
value, "a, 4S and So cents respec-
lively. Each book will be sold at
an advance of one cent on the stamp
value to cover the cost of binding.
Gust. Drews advertises for sealed
proposals for the erection of his new
brick hotel at Seaforth. Bids will
be received up to April 10th. All
bids must be in accordance with
the plans and specifications on file
at the Office of the Improvement
Bulletin in Minneapolis. or at the
store of Ochs IL Baer, New Ulm.
bids to be opened at the latter
place. An unconditional certified
check o. $3.50, made payable to the
owner, must accompany each pro
posal. A satisfactory bond will be
required. 1t is the intention of the
owner to give the contract to the
lowest responsible bidder, but the
right is reserved TO reject any ant
all bids.
The Echo Enterprise INDUCES il
few clever personalities agains
Vesta, the rival town about eigh
miles south of Echo, in its issue O
last week. Here are three of them
There is talk of making Vesta tn,
county seat of Redwood county. l
work had not already begun on