The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-07-04

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Home grown new potatoes Of fair
size are getting plentiful.
Mrs. C. G.. johnson is visiting
with relatives in Minneapolis.
The arrival of a baby boy at the
home of Rev. Koch was reported at
this office last Wednesday.
Major NJ. E. Powell attended the
session of the Grand Commandery
in St. Paul during the early part Of
last week.
Jack Curran wrestler, was
in town Thursday. Mr.. Curran had
a wrestling contest at Morton last
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Gleason of Red
wood Falls township, widow of the
late Ransom D. Gleason, was grant
ed a pension of So month.
Chas. Dickson, an old time ball
player with the Redwood nine, but
now with the Franklin ball club,
came up Monday to spend the fourth
here to-day aud pitch for the Red
wood club this afternoon.
The following officers will be
installed at the next regular meet
ing of Crystal Lodge, D. Of R.:
Mrs. Lucy Brooks, N. G.. Mrs. E.
O. Chapman, V. g., Miss Buech-
ner, recording secretary.
Eighty instruments were record
ed by the register of deeds last week.
OF the number II were warranty
deeds, 10 were state land certifi-
Gates, Fl were assignments Of state
land certificates, seven were salts
factions, three were quit claim deeds
and the rest were miscellaneous.
Judge Chadderdon appeared be-
fore Referee in Bankruptcy Merriam
at Minneapolis last week, on behalf
of J. Sizes, bankrupt, who was cited
on compliant of certain creditors
who claimed concealment of some of
the assets. Judge Chadderdon sue
ceeded in obtaining the discharge
of his client.
Another distressing accident
from the careless use of matches is
from Sleepy Eye. The
two-year old child of S. A. Wheeler
was left alone temporarily upstairs,
and in some manner got hold of
matches and set it's clothing on Ere.
Before it was discovered and
rescued, it was so badly burned
that it lived but half and hour.
The drought seriously affected
the berry crop this summer. About
the only fruit freely offered is Of
California importation. Blueberries
and raspberries are beginning to
come in, at pretty stiff prices, and
currants are a fairly good c, .. The
prospect for apples, both in Mime
sofa and the east, is for an album
dant crop.
Messrs. Bnechner, Chas. Kenney
and E. Kuenzli returned from their
fishing trip last week. They re-
port fine camping place at Lake
Marion. but found that it was too
late in the season for the bass to
bite freely. Small grain PROJECTS
in Mcleod and Renville counties
were found to be only few points
above a total failure, as rule.
Andrew Stark of Johnsonville and
Albert w. Herder of the same town
were in the city on Monday and
Tuesday of last week Mr. Stark
was just returning from Gibbon.
He reports that crops on the north
side of the Minnesota river were a
great deal worse than on the south
side and that wheat around Red wood
Falls was in much better condition
than at other points of the county
Mr.. Herder stated that the oat crop
was complete failure in this sec.
ton.
Hicks says that regular storm
period was central. on the first day
of July, the crisis of which was te
occur on July I'd, storms reaching
their most active development in
the center of the Mississippi valley
on and about that date. 1.-THE Glor.
ious Fourth" he says. speaking
of to-day, will not be as red hot in
all central and western portions as
is often experienced about this
day." A reaction to- warmer will
follow, bringing on storm conditions