The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-10-30

John Rosendahl came q Is from
Winthrop last Monday and remained
for 4 few hours attending to bust
ness matters
G. Fremont Chapman came down
from his home in Merriam Park last
Saturday to spend the Sabbath with
This relatives.
Frank O. Evans has about 800 head
Iof cabbage, and a large quantity Of.
onions and beets, which he offers for
sale at very low prices. It.
Lawrence King came home from
Buffalo last Saturday. He spent
some time taking in the sights of.
the Pan-American exposition.
Mrs. w. B. King accompanied
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
of Rockford, ILL.,, on a visit with NJ.
ID. Martin and wife at Jasper, this
State, last Saturday.
I Redwood Lodge of Odd Fellows
have already begun preparations
i for their annual Thanksgiving ball,
which will be held on the evening.
before Thanksgiving day. Further
details later.
The first signal of winter made it's
appearance Sunday night. The
wind blew strong all night. Mon
day morning it was cold, but rain
fell. During the day the sun shone
i at intervals. After $3.50 o clock it
commenced to tighten and thunder
and this was followed by heavy
s rain.
:. d. E. Laird has put in a pretty
window design for the Stewart
stoves and ranges during the past
week. a huge arch of white and
purple. with two Doric columns,
. form the more beautiful features,
!. while underneath and directly
/ in front are specimens of Stewart
stoves and ranges.
i Mrs. J. W Ferris attended the
1 Supreme Convention of the NJ B.
! a. at Sioux City, Iowa, last week,
and also had the pleasure at attend
!. ing the session of the Iowa Grand
Chapter of the Eastern Star, which
met at that place. Mrs. Ferris en-
d rolled her name on the record with
700 Eastern Stars, who we're in at
tendance at the Grand Chapter.
q Cotton wood Current: The Han
ley Falls Y ran the gauntlet of liti-
, CATION and was completed a few
weeks ago, but is Of no value to the
people on either the NJ. & st. L. or
:. the Great Northern railway from
] the fact that the latter company re
4 fuses to move cars that have been
run on the other road It is as yet
e a matter of doubt whether the law
that compelled the roads to build a
a Z at points of crossing contains any
provision compelling roads to use
. them. II not they will be Of no
q value where there is such antag-
onism as is supposed to exist be
B tween the roads above referred to
s until the next legislature meets.
8 which will certainly enact such
|, Ilegislation as will be needed to rem
:. der the Y effective wherever the
law requires their construction.
The large barn on the farm of I'll.
. is. Gilbert Of Paxton township was
Z destroyed by fire about $50 o'clock
q Saturday afternoon. At the time OF
= the fire. a crew Of men, in the en-
! ploy of G. ". Mead, were engaged
!. in running a corn shredder, and the
: producer of the latter was being
forced into the barn. None Of the
men knew how the fire originated
:. Everything, with the exception Of
about 20 tons of fodder, and several
. sacks of corn were removed from
the burning building. The barn
was valued at about 5000, and was
insured in the Redwood Falls Mu.
l tual Fire Insurance Co., for $500
] but President Stewart doubted the
/ payment Of the loss by reason Of il
/ occurring while a corn shredder
f was at work at the barn Mr.. Gil.
/ bert. the owner, recently moved te
Grow Wing county and Mr. Mead
: was the purchaser Of the corn il
!. the field
COL. COPELAND C0Mn.G.
Col. =. F. Copeland, oae OF the
most popular lecturers in America,