The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-22

~ rs. Title Red land Of Minneapo-
His was the guest Of a rs Joseph
Fountain during the past week
Miss Carrie Rickmeier left for
Waseca last Thursday for the pur-s
pose Of visit & with her parents
for some time
w S. Mckay left yesterday for a
"Trip through North Dakota Several
other Redwood Falls people are ex-
pecting to leave this week for that
Estate.
Capt. Jack Crawford, scout Of the
brewery Bottling Go. Of st. Paul,
was soliciting orders for carb donated
beverages in this city during the
past week
IS Vesta party consisting Of FIJI.
lRa Wings, Chas Nelson, E. e. Tout,
/ Ella Frazier, Laura Nelson and Ella
Rawlings drove over from that place
Hast Friday and took il the athletic
sports.
/ Mr.. and Mrs Vim. Caswell re-
turned over the Northwestern last
Friday afternoon from their we'd
ding tour ia southeastern Mime
Isota. They are residing in Mr..
CasWeH S residence on East street.
Prof Z. Torrens OF Brainerd,
formerly OF Redwood Falls, came
down from that place on Friday az
ternoon of last week and has since
been spending some time inspecting
his farm property south Of Redwood
Falls. While here Prof. Torrens
met the assistant principal Of the
Marshall schools, and. it is under
stood engaged him for the Brainerd
schools for the next school year.
In a letter from B ID. Ring, now
secretary of the Bellefontaine Stone
q Lime Go. of Bellefontaine, Ohio,
but formerly Of this place, that gen
neman states that business is rush
ing there, and if you think the
people down here are slow you
would soon chang y our mind If you.
were here. I had about despaired
in finding a house, but was lucky
enough to strike a man who was
going to Mexico and rented his
house inside Of twenty minutes from
the time he decided to go. Mrs
Ring and Miss Ruth join. me in
about two weeks. =
A reception was rendered all of
the visiting pupils of the Luverne,
Tracy, Pipestone and Marshall high
schools at the opera house Friday
evening, by the citizens Of Redwood
Falls. The hall was crowded with
the pupils before the opening num-
Der on the programme was taken.
up. The programme consisted Of a
selection BY the Redwood Falls or
Ichestra, q solo by Mrs. A. ]. Jones,
a clarionet solo by A. Williams and
a color drill by ten little girls Of the.
city. The pretty feature Of this
drill was thatthe girls we're divided
into five classes Of two each and
each two we're dressed in the colors
of the five schools anticipating in
| the contest. Following this drill
| all Of the winners Of events on. Fri
lday were called to the stage, and
DIR. Cooke Of the State University
then presented them with certifi-
lscates to the medals which they had
| won IN the respective contests.
The climate and crop bulletin of
| the weather bureau for the week
lending May 18th IS as follows: The
week was cool except on the 9Th,
with frosts on the morning Of the
/ 18th The temperatures on the
morning Of the 18th were below the
freezing point Frosts 50 early in
| M May very rarely cause injury Ex-
|cept for snow hurries il P TX county
on the 18th the Red river valley
] was practically without precipita-
ltion during the week; elsewhere
There was considerable cloudy
weather, with rains on the 9th, 7th
land 9th, which were heavy enough
in some southwestern counties to
delay corn planting, and very light
lin small parts Of the southeast. The
rains were Of very great benefit to
late SOW grains, insuring an even
stand and good growth The cool
weather has started the wheat, oats