The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-08-29

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from her visit with relatives ia
Southern Minnesota.
Mrs. w. S. Brammer left for Wi
mona last Wednesday, where she
will remain for several days.
F. W. Philbrick and wife have
been visiting the past week with
Mr.. and Mrs, Matt. Wimsey at
Brookings, South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. O. Little and
daughter, Gertrude, who haye been
visiting Mrs. Little's sister, Mrs.
VIM. D. Lines, for the past three
weeks, have. returned to Mime
apolis.
F. L. Warner and son, Thomas
Warner, left for St. Paul and Mime
apolis last Wednesday for a couple
of days, the former on business and
Thomas to read the signs and watch
the passing show.
The heated spell that came to a
close on Tuesday night of last week
caused a great deal Of sickness.
Mrs. II. A. Baldwin was one of the
worst sufferers, and on Monday and
Tuesday of last week her condition
was critical, but she has since i'm
proved.
Miss Flora Babcock of Dodge
Centre, a relative of the late Frank
Babcock and family. once residing
on the farm recently purchased by
Marion Johnson, was in the city
last Thursday and Friday for the
purpose of visiting the graves OF
the deceased family.
Olivia Times: DR.. Leffingwell,
who has been practicing dentistry
here the past six months has de-
cided on change of location, and
has disposed of his practice here to
Nelson & Tiff, the Glencoe dentists,
who take possession Sept. LIST. The
Doctor is yet undecided as to where
he will make his future home. We
are sorry to have the gentleman
leave the town, as through his
courteous ways he has made many
friends here.
0. L. Dornberg of this city re-
ceived word last Tuesday afternoon
of the death of his uncle, Dr. A. L.
Dornberg. who died at his home in
Mankato, at Ills O'Clock Monday
afternoon. Dr. Dornberg was one
of the oldest residents of Blue Earth
county and his death is greatly
mourned by the citizens of that sec
ton Old age was the cause of
death, the deceased being 80 years
old at the time of his demise. He
was born at Biertendach, Germany,
coming to America when he was
but 16, and locating in Mankato for
the practice of medicine in 1866.
He leaves a wife and FIVE sons.
The climate and crop bulletin of
the weather bureau for the week
ending August 20, is as follows:
There were showers in different
parts of the State, and on most every
day of the week. The weekly
Lounts were greatest in Clay,
Becker, Hubbard and Douglas
counties, and in parts of the so.th-
west: and least in the Red River
valley north of Clay county, in the
extreme southeast and in parts of
the middle west. The middle and
latter parts of the week were very
warm. the thermometer being above
80 degrees in all the southern half
of the State on the 18th aud 10Th.
The cutting of all small grains, ex-
cept fax, is practically finished in
the State, though there are some
areas of wheat that have been
abandoned because the ground was
too wet for the operation of binders
till the grain was too ripe. Shock
thrashing is begun in Kittson
county, and it is fairly well ad
yanced further south, though the
week has not been a favorable one
for either thrashing or stacking.
Considerable grain that has been
thrashed since the heavy rains of
the previous week is damp, and
where shocks were wet they have
been opened to dry before the grain
was put in stack. It is said that the
shocks are drying out nicely, and
that with dry weather thrashing
will go on rapidly. The wheat that
was thrashed before the rains is