The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-09-04

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nois last w ednesdaY evening He
has been visiting III that State dur
ID most of the summer
Miss Lizzie Brooks assistant
postmaster at Altkin, this State, has
been visiting with the family Of
Chas H Tenney during the past
1.-TWO weeks.
Mrs. Simonton Of Minneapolis, a
sister of Frank NJ Birkenmeyer,
came up from that city early last
week, and has since been visiting
with relatives in this city
Fred. E. Warner left for st. Paul
on Monday morning s st. Louis, for
| the purpose of taking in the State
Fair, with his son and daughter,
Tom and Miss Marguerite
Mrs Doletha Mortimer left for
| Chicago last w Wednesday to make ex-
| tensiVe purchases. of fall and winter
goods for her mil linerY store. Mrs.
Mortimer will be ABSENT for several
weeks.
w. g. Fraser left on Tuesday Of
last week for Fergus Falls. where
he was one of the bidders on ap ex-
tensive job of public works being
promoted by that city. His work
here is about finished, and nearly
all of his crew have found other en-
ployment.
Hans Jensen will move into Red
wood Falls from his farm in Kintire
township about the first week in
October. He will move into the
Riheldaffer residence, located in the
eastern portion Of town, which he
purchased lastWinter. together with
quite a large tract Of land.
Rev. VIM Mitchell and Miss
Adell Mitchell are visiting with
friends in st. Paul this week. Mr..
Mitchell was present at the dinner
given by Hon. Thos. Shevlin of Min
neapolis to Vice-President Roose-
welt, at the Minneapolis club Mon
day evening. The minister and the
vice president are both graduates Of
Harvard college.
Mrs. u. N. Rowe and Miss Lucy
Rove 1eftfor Red Wing at noon last
| Wednesday to be present at the
funeral services over the remains of
the. late Prof f. " Hubbard, which
were held on Friday. At New Ulm
they were joined by W. A. Hubbard
and wife, the former a brother to
Frank Miss Rowe returned to
| Redwood Falls in time totake charge
of her school Monday
II. M. Hitchcock left for st. Paul
yesterday to attend a meeting of the
opticians of the State, which will be
held in that city, commencing last
l.eVening, and terminating tonight.
| MIR. Hitchcock has an important. pa
Iper on the optometry law enacted by
the last session Of the legislature,
and IN the paper he advises. careful
enforcement of the law so that the
people will receive the greatest
amount of good.
@. B. Turrell, speaking of the
crops around Washburn, North Da-
kota, from which country he has
just returned. reports that they are
magnificent. He says that wherever
the seed was properly placed in the
ground last spring the farmers, who
were, When*he left, only half through
with their harvesting, we're counting
on from 20 to % bushels per acre.
Some of the wheat had already
reached Minneapolis, and it was
grading No. |, and 81 pounds to the
measured bushel.
General b M Pope, public
examiner Of Minnesota, together
with u NJ. sKerst and Edward Eek
man, deputy examiners, we're in the
city last Tuesday and Wednesday,
examining the records of Auditor
Tompkinss and Treasurer Tenney.
They found them cellent shape,
and Gen Pope paid Mr. Tompkins
the unusual compliment Of having
his records and getting out his
statements in much better condition
than most Minnesota auditors. On
the advice of the bank examiner a
new system Of warrants and checks
will soon be placed IN use in those
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