The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-04-18


made trip TO ST. PAul on Tuesday
Of last week, returning Friday.
Mrs. J. H. Sanders and daughter
spent portion OF last week with
the family Of 6. D. Gilfillan, at the
Siding.
John p. Cooper returned from
ST. Paul last Thursday afternoon,
after having disposed of several
loads of cattle.
J. G. Aldrich Of Chatfield, re-
tired farmer of that town, and a
brother oflH. G. Aldrich of this
city, has been visiting with the
latter in this city.
NJ. j. Smith, father of George W.
and Charles N. Smith, who have
been visiting in this neigh borhood
for the past winter, returned to Lee
Clair, Iowa. on Friday last.
The publishers Of the county will
hold a meeting a. Morgan at ten
o'clock next Saturday morning. An
organization will be perfected. The
meeting was arranged through the
untiring efforts of Editor George
Bartholomew of the Sanborn Senti-
mel.
Rev. r. C. Crosse, at one time pas
tor of the Methodist church in this
and who afterwards went to sub
urb of Boston, where he preached
and attended theological school,
is now pastor of the Methodist Tab
ernacle in Providence, Rhode Is
land.
The city council will order an ad-
vertisement for bids for sprinkling
the streets in district No. l at the
regular meeting to be held on tn
first Tuesday evening in May. In
asmuch as the sum is to be paid by
the city some spirited bidding is
looked for.
VIM. Hengstler. train master of
the Winona & St. Peter division of
the Northwestern, with headquar-
tiers at. Tracy, was in the city for a
short time Thursday afternoon. Mr..
Hengstler has. recently been ap-
pointed to the position named above,
and was formerly in the train dis
patcher's office at Winona
For some reason a resident of
Mill street caused a barb wire fence
to be erected on that street, quite a
distance out from the property line,
a week or more ago. The fence en-
closed a hydrant. On Friday morn
ing members of the council officially
determined that the fence had no
business where it was, and legal
notice was served upon the occu-
pant of the premises in question Or
dering her to remove the same be-
fore o'clock, or the same would be
removed by the city. The fence
came down.
Emil Schmahl came up from ST.
Paul last Wednesday and remained
over until Friday, visiting with rel
atives and old friends in this city.
Mr.. Schmahl has 700 head of year
lings in the South St. Paul stock
yards, which have been adjudged
the frest lot of beef animals in the
market, by the buyers there, and
for which Mr.. Schmahl has already
received a handsome offer, but
which he has refused. He expects
to take the herd to the Montana
ranges for the summer: and prepare
them for the market this fall
The following item is from the
Renville Record: The wife of Rev.
Fischer, formerly of Emmett town
ship, died recently at her home in
Redwood county OF consumption.
Mrs Fischer had been sick for a
long time before her death and when
physicians in this country declared
they conld do nothing for her, went
to Germany for treatment. II
availed her nothing and giving up
hope she returned is this country
to die. The children have been
taken to Wabasso to the home Of
Fred. Fischer, their uncle. Rev.
Fischer and Mrs. Fischer were
well-known in this vicinity and the
sympathy of their old neighbors
are extended to the bereaved hus
band in his affection.
The millinery display made BY
Mrs. D. Mortimer, at the Big Store
last Thursday and Friday, was ont