The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-14
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vEsT4 rf1EE TABLE.
Arrive from the south at .........7:O 100 d ID
Going south at .............. 40 a. %
Rob. Leonard vase from Belyiew
Wednesday Of last week with q load 81
-four.
The restaurant across the street from
the Serious hall is being completed AZ
fast as the weather will permit.
Jaros & Dobias are pushing the work
on their new store and will he ready
for business in about two weeks.
There is to be free dance at the Ser
bus hall Thursday Dec. 18th, and all
are invited to come and make merry.
Geo. Brundage received carload OF
machinery last week and now thinks
he can supply the farmers wants to q
T.
The young people of Vesta en-
joyed social dance Tuesday evening.
after the result of the vote for incorpor-
! alton was known.
The cold wave delayed the carpen.
tiers for few days last week but on
Friday the hammer was heard again
from all directions.
Vesta held an election Feb. 9Th to
vote on Incorporation and the result
was that there were 81 votes cast unan-
imously for incorporation.
Messrs. Hutchinson and Hodgkinson
of the Redwood County Land Co.,
were transacting business in Redwood
Falls last Saturday and Sunday.
| The windmill workers on the railroad
windmill have again tackled their job.
They expect to be done in few days
if the wind don't stop them again.
Nelson & Rawlings opened up their
general merchandise store Saturday
with large well selected stock of gro
ceries. shoes and gents furnishing
goods.
0. E. Reynolds and wife found the
lumber office rather cool place to live
in and gladly accepted the hospitable
wing of Uncle James as a protectorate
until the rooms can be finished over
the Nelson & Rawlings store.
| Frank Rawlings and Gene Lewis
drove over to Tracy last week Tuesday,
intending to return Wednesday, but on
account of the sudden change OF
weather Gene came home on the train
and Frank waited and drove home Fri.
dad evening.
E. Barcel has traded farms with
Nick Engel and gets an advance Of
four dollars an acre. The farm traded
| by Mr.. Engel IS what has been known
as the Truesdell place. Mr.. Barcel
will put up good house and barn.
There are 200 acres in the farm.
Mrs. 0. f. Reynolds arrived in Vesta
Saturday night, her husband having
met her at Sanborn that day. Mrs
Reynolds came here direct from Bos.
ton. We welcome the lady to the
Magic City and trust that she will find
her stay among us pleasant one.
VILLAGE OFFICERS
/ There was caucus held at Serious
hall Friday evening at which the fol.
lowing officers were nominated as can,
didates for the respective offices:
President-O. E. Reynolds.
Council-David Sayles, Frank Ben.
dix, Fred Fenske.
Recorder-Henry R. Draper.
| Treasurer-A. E. Hutchinson.
Street commissioner-John katzen
berger.
Justices of the Peace-M. E. Lewis
Leonard Nelson.
! Constables-Dell Cross, Henry Kel
Ter.
After the caucus there was a debat,
in the hall, the question being RE
solved that old maids should be pen
stoned and old bachelors should pay
it, which was decided in favor of tn,
negative. A long program was thel
rendered after which the young PEG
pie joined in social dance which
lasted until nearly morning