The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-31


transacting business and visiting
with relatives in this city last Fri
day.
Dr. Halves reports she arrival Of
an eight pound boy at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Mckay in Delhi
township, last Thursday.
C. O. Gilfillan of Gilfillan Siding,
who has been in st. Paul for several
days, returned from that city last
Wednesday, and was in Redwood
Falls for several hours last Friday.
w. II. Huhnerkoch and wife left
last Saturday for a visit with rela-
tives ard friends in New U1m,
West Newton and other points.
They will be absent for a couple Of
weeks.
The city council held a meeting
on Thursday Of last week and ap-
proved all of the bonds of the liquor
dealers and granted the license ap-
piled for by George Brown, to con-
duct saloon in the Lichtwarck
building on Second street.
The cauction sale of household
goods, farm effects, ETC., of w. S.
Hoss, on the farm of George L.
Evans, last "wednesday was very
largely attended, and all Of the
property brought good prices.
Some Of the horses brought $95.
Work was commenced last week
on the remodeling of the first brick
building built in Redwood Falls
just west of Thompson's hardware
store on Second street. which will
soon be occupied by John J. Pal
mer with his stock of drugs, etc.
A. Dominick, proprietor OF the
cigar factory of this city, has de-
cided to move to Tracy in a short
time. He is of the opinion that
Tracy will make better point for
his business than Redwood Falls.
He states that he has received good
encouragement from the tobacco
dealers of Tracy and that they
have agreed to stand by the home
product, so far as it lies in their
power to 90 so.
Work on the Omaha extension of
the Minneapolis & St. Louis nas
stopped for the season, the rails
having reached Willow creek the
unabridged stream south of Spencer
Nothing more can be done in track
laying at Willow creek until the
and few other points along the
south end Of the line arein. About
a dozen bridges altogether are under
contract, but have been delayed
for want of iron and steel.
One of the finest driving horses
ever brought to this city became
the property of Andrew Birum last
Wednesday afternoon. The animal
was originally the property of Mar
tin Magin, who brought him here
from Blue Earth county during the
past year, and who resides near
Wabasso. The purchase price was
$3.50, Mr.. Magin S first price being
5000. The animal is a sorrel and
unusually high spirited and light of
foot.
Miss Eva Mcconnell of Helena,
Montana, and Morton, this State,
who has been visiting with her par
ents near Morton for month or
more past, came up from that town
last Friday and spent several hours
renewing old acquaintance: Miss
Mcconnell will be remembered as
a clerk and bookkeeper with H. c..
Ackmann, up to the time that the
latter retired from the business in
this city, after which Miss McCon-
nell went to Montana, where she has
since been employed.
At the last meeting of the John
S. Marsh Post the following mem
bers were appointed to act as a
committee in conjunction with a
similar committee of citizens to ar
range program and raise money
for the defraying Of the expenses of
the Southwestern Minnesota G. A.
R. encampment to be held in this
city some time during the month OF
June: E. B. Hale, H. N. Bell, J.
B. Robinson, H. C. Baker, G. G.
Coffey, E. Comstock and j. NJ. Dun
nington. The commander, c. A.
Jackson, is an ex-officio member oil
the committee.
Window Reporter: Mr.. Hubbard