The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-06-06


S. G. Peterson returned from q
trip to st. Paul and Minneapolis,
over the Northwestern, last Thurs
day afternoons.
%. E.. Mckay returned last Thurs
day. from, q trip ia; different points ia
South Dakota. where he went on
real estate business.
y +. 3. Ring left on Tuesday morn
ing of last week for Edwardsyi1le.
ILL.,, and St. Louis, NO.. where he
will spend some time wishing. Mrs.
Ring will return home with him. !
Mark and Bert. Devereaux, for
merly Of Kintire township, but re-
Gently residing in Minneapolis,
came up from the latter city last
Thursday and are now employed on
the Gulf g. Manitoba railroad. They
b 9TH have teams. s.4s.-. sa.
At special meeting Of the indie
pendent Orders Of Foresters on Tues
day of last week twas unanimously
voted to accept the report of the
financial secretary on the claim OF
the late VIM. II. Burch for a $1,000
mortuary benefit to be paid to his
widow by the Supreme Court Of
Foresters.
Surveyor Brigham surveyed new
addition to the village of Sanborn,
for the Winona & ST.. Peter Eand
Co., during the early part Of last
week. Mr., Brigham has been en-:
gagged by the town board of Spring:
dale to make resurvey and estabs
lish corners in that town, a job that
will take almost a couple Of weeks,
and for which. the contract price is
$l5O. - 3rss.,:
AS a;result,of his trip through the
northern part of the State O. B.
Turrell states that he is convinced
that the only.need Of that country is
people. The land, he says, will
support them as; well as does the
land in Redwood county, and with
the railroad building that is bound
tooccur up there northern Minnesota
will make very pleasant place to
reside.
A brother ofsPostmaster Hughes
was visiting with the latter during
the past week, and on Tuesday the
two engaged in a fishing expedi-
ton on the2 North Redwood mill
pond. Three. pickerel were
brought to the boat, one of them, the
postmaster says, being among the
largest he ever caught. Mr..
Hughes also caught a black bass
with minnow hook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Whittet gave
the pubils, of the two departments of
our puqlic schools, in which they
have children, their annual treat last
Thursday afternoon, Mr.. Whittet
hauling the pupils out to his farm
home Immediately after school closed
for the day, and there they were
treated to ice cream and cake by
Mrs. Whittet.. The pupils were all
returned to town before the rain
storm set in.
Miss Maggie McGrath: who was
assigned as teacher of the seventh
grade of public schools for the
ensuing school year, and who was
also invited to take place in the
Marshall schools, has decided to
accept the Marshall position, and a
Miss Huntingdon, who comes highly
recommended, has been engaged as
teacher in the seventh grade of the
Redwood schools. The eight grade
teacher will be Miss Helen Regain
of Bellingham, who State High
School Inspector Alton writes, is
very strong eighth grade teacher.
Rockwell Clancy of Albion, Mich,
secretary of the church committee
having in charge the, relief from the
United States for the India famine
sufferers, has written H. A. Bald
win, treasurer of the local committee,
under date of May 22d, expressing
thanks for the $4O0 contributed from
this point, and promises to send the
money forward at once. 'Your
gift, he adds, "wlll feed hundreds
of starving people. A cablegram
from India states that the famine is
appalling; cholera is raging; help is
imperative; appeal for support Of
1000 famine waits; nearly $4,000, 0O(
are now suffering from famine"