The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-12-19


and Minneapolis e Thursday, return
ing home on Saturday.
Arrangements are being made to
incorporate Seaforth iuto village.
Baldwin & Howard have been re-
tanned by the business men of that
town to look ate rthe legal work Of
the Incorporation.
The dadies of the Relief Corps
gave supper in the G.. "A. R. hall
on Tuesday evening of last week.
A large crowd was present. The
guests were there on invitation,
each member Of the order having
been allowed the privilege to invite
two friends or relatives.
Last Monday evening, Dec. 10th,
Redwood Falls Lodge No. 356 NJ. B.
A. elected the following named per-
sons as their officers for the coming
year: For President, Frank NJ.
Birkenmeyer; vice-president Mrs.
Valessa Rowley; secretary, Thos.
G. Jones; treasurer, Mrs. Lydia M.
Brooke; chaplain. Mrs. Almira E.
Jones; Conductor, H. D. Wood
worth; Waterman, John P. Jones;
sentry,ssWm. R. Barnes; and local
examiner, DR.. H. E. Schlegel. The
installation of the foregoing in
their respective Offices will be on
the second Monday in January.
John D. Lunn, proprietor of
Lunn' restaurant on Second street,
has concluded to put in a bakery
in connection with his establish
ment, and aside from having
bread on sale continuously, he will
also make speciality Of having pas
try of all kinds on hand. Mr.. Lunn
expects to have a huge oven in
place in the rear of the restaurant
in a short time, and as soon as it is
completed he will have one of the
most experienced bakers that he
can obtain to conduct the manufac-
ture of breads, pastry, etc. He will
make a speciality of manufacturing
pastry to order.
Holy evening services will be
held at the Evangelical Lutheran
church in this city on Christmas
eve. The services will be held
mainly by and for the children. The
story of Christ's birth and the
prophecies relating thereto will be
recited by the children. The best
part of the program will probably
be the beautiful German Christmas
hymns, sung by the children, in
connection with the Christmas
story. A nice tree, as we'll as pres
ents for the children, will be fur.
nished by the congregation. Anew
and beautiful chandelier will deco
rate the church for the first time
that evening. The regular Christ
mas services will be held on the
second Christmas day at 2:3O D. m.
A writer in the North western
Farmer has the following regard
ing the use of rape: In the neigh
borhood of Redwood Falls not a few
OF the farmers are growing rape.
They are also getting sheep. Mr..
Cooper of Redwood Falls has 1000
sheep on his rape pastures. Other
farmers have introduced smaller
lots. Those who have done so are
pasturing them largely on rape,
and yet others have rape which
they must pillow down because they
have no sheep to Craze upon it. All
who nave tried them say that sheep
are the greatest fighters of mustard
that can be found. A hungry sheep
eating mustard is of far more ac-
count than a lazy boy pulling it,
that is to say the sheep will make
way with more mustard than the
boy. These are cheering evidences
of awakening that will show itself
in better farming all along the line.
Despite the fact that there is a
shortage in the Eastern egg market
the supply in Redwood Falls seems
! to be sufficient to meet the demand.
OF course, prices bulge upward, in
harmony with the Eastern prices.
but there does not appear to be a
shortage. The rise in price is said
to be Influenced by the small supply
OF fresh and refrigerator eggs at the
great Chicago market. The best
grade of fresh eggs brought 20 cents
on Dec. 9th-an advance of two