The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-05

and spent short time here with
friends in this city.
An impromptu dancing party oc-
Cured at the hall Friday evening,
the occasion being in honor of the
visit here of Miss Nelson of Granite
Falls and Miss Bjornstad of St.
Paul.
Supt. Parkhill has been engaged
during the past week in extending
the city water main service on
Wyoming street from Washington
to a point about 25 or 30 feet east of
Jefferson street.
Paul Martin, well-known citizen
of st. Paul, came up from that place
last Friday and has since been en-
joying a hunting vacation with
George w. Vaughn and number of
other friends in the city.
P. r. Mccoy and wife of Mime
apolis have been visiting with the
family of Mayor Smith during the
past week. Paul has also been en-
joying an outing on the Redwood
county chicken preserves.
In the last issueo the Montevideo
Leader it is announced that w. S.
Tredway, formerly of the Frank
Waters mill at Morton, but more
recently member OF the Monteyideo
Roller Milling Co., has sold his
stock in the latter concern and was
no longer a member OF the company.
Morton Enterprise: DR.. Letting
we'll, well-known and competent
dentist, who for the past few years
has been located in Olivia, and
prior to that time had an Office in
Redwood Falls, will soon be Nor
ton resident. The doctor is CON-
petent man in his line, as many of
our citizens are now we'll aware,
and his coming to Morton will be a
source of much satisfaction to our
people.
Saturday morning was the open
ing of the chicken season and in
dications point to an excellent crop
on the Redwood county preserves.
The most enthusiastic hunters left
the city the evening before and
spent Friday night in tents, or in
granaries, located in what each par
ticular crowd declared to be the
best field for chickens. The shoot
ing commenced as early as day
break Saturday morning, and the
first days combined bag in the
territory occupied by Redwood Falls
hunters was a big one.
Mrs. H. G.. Schmahl, assisted by
Mesdames Francois and Halves, en-
tertained about 20 young ladies at
the home of the former, last Friday
evening. The occasion was in honor
of Miss Bernice Francois, who
will leave next week to resume her
studies at St. Joseph's Academy.
After the young ladies had arrived
at the home they were invited to
look for hidden peanuts, and some
time was spent in this, resulting in
Miss Bessie Mead winning the head
prize and Miss Gretchen Hitchcock
walking off with the BOBBY prize.
Late in the evening ices and cake
were served.
The climate and crop bulletin of
the weather bureau for the week
ending August 9th, is as follows:
There were rains in all parts of the
State in the middle of the week At
many points the rains were heavy
on the Gath, and there were scattered
heavy showers on the 21st. 22d and
AOQ. mere were no rails On utle
Goth, 25th and Goth. and in southern
counties they held off, or were
light, till the 22d The high tenn
peratures of the preceding weeks
Continued till the 21st, and after
that the weather was cooler In
the south advantage was taken of
the dry weather, and stacking and
| thrashing from the stack are well
advanced. In central and northern
portions the rains have seriously
delayed stacking and shock thrash
ing or stopped them altogether, and
a great deal of grain in shock was
| much injured, as is also some in
stack. The straw. of much grain
was SO short that it was impossible
to make shocks that would turn the
heavy rains that they have been