The Redwood gazette., 1902-06-18

b. A. Hough, representative of
the American Type Founders Co.,
of Minneapolis, was transacting
business for his company in this
city on Wednesday of last week.
The summer meeting of the Daw-
son racing association will be held
at Dawson on June 25th and 26th.
The association belongs to the same
circuit as the Minnesota Valley as
sociation at Morton, the latter meet
ing being held next week.
Arthur Crooks and associates re-
ceived a handsome boat from the
factory on Thursday evening of last
week, and the boat was at once
placed on the lake.
The band boys gave their third
concert Thursday evening. A large
crowd was on the street during the
rendering of the program, and en-
joyed the music hugely.
Henry Schleuder has constructed
a boat-house on the lake shore, near
the Werder tract. Mr.. Schleuder
has owned a nice boat for several
years, and this year will put it into
active commission for the first time.
H. E. Ranney of Homer, New
York, who has been spending some
time in this section, returned to his
home last week. Mr.. Ranney has
recently donated $4,000 to the Sun
day school union of the United
States.
This morning Rev. E. A. Orr
headed large delegation from the
Christian church, bound for the an
nual convention of the Christian
Missionary society. The conven-
tion holds its sessions in Mankato
from June 18th to Goth. Mr.. Orr
reads paper on '"The Evangelism
that Evangelizes. Mrs. Henry
Charter also reads a paper.
The uniforms for the band were
received here by Aune & Thune on
Thursday last, and were worn for
the first time by the band boys at
the fete given in their honor, by the
ladies of the city, at the home of
Mrs. C. Fred. Thompson last night.
The uniforms are of heavy green
flannel, with black trimmings, and
look decidedly stunning. The caps
are likewise of green and black. In
the laurel wreath in the front OF the
cap are the letters ''R. F.
Morgan Messenger: While at
Redwood Falls last Saturday after
noon the editor of The Messenger
enjoyed ride on the new lake in
the gasoline launch "Alice,' owned
by a number of gentlemen of tha,
place. Redwood is certainly fortu-
nate in having the lake, and the
success of the enterprise is beyond
the expectation of the committee
who had the enterprise in charge
The city is planning on a monster
celebration there July 3 and i. The
scenery is beautiful along the river
and there are several spots thai
would make elegant picnic grounds
The park committee recently pur
chased a ten-acre tract at the upper
end Of the lake, which they will use
as picnic grounds.
The climate and crop bulletin o
the weather bureau for the week
ending June 9th is as follows
There have been no very warm
days, or unusually cool nights dur
ing the week. On the second of the
month there was considerable rain,
except in the Red River valley and
in the southwest; on the 9Th and
9th there were general rains, which
were locally heavy, though in the
south west these rains were light:
on the 7th there were light rains in
the southern counties. The fire.
quent rains have caused the contin-
uation of the vigorous growth
of the small grains. grasses, corn,
potatoes, fax and weeds, except on
the low lands where there is too