The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1902-01-29


/ Eye last Friday afternoo n and spent
the evening with friends ia this
city
OBJ. TurreH returned from his
"trip through the northern portion
F1of the State on Wednesday afternoon
of astweek.
] a. Mes ettrick returned home
last Thursday morning from a So
sjourn Of several days in St. Paul
and Minneapolis.
c. d. Mabee left Saturday for his
Eold home in Cedar Fails, Iowa,
where he will visit for several days
with relatives and friends
K Walter D. Martin will soon change
his residence from Mohler, Wash
| ington, to Spokane, where he ex-
poets to reside in the future.
Judge Chadderdon left for st.
| Paul last Thursday for the purpose
of clearing up an estate, in which
! he has been retained as counsel.
Judge Chadderdon expects to re-
main in that city for week.
The first meeting Of the Church
man S club was held at the rectory
| Monday evening. III. NJ. Aune was
the principal speaker, his topic be-
ling municipal improvements. !
His views were quite generally dis
cussed by all the members present.
Rev. G.. W. Lutz spent several
dayserecently at Jackson, where he.
assisted Rev. d.. r. Houck in con-
Quoting revival services. Mr.. LutZ
reports a large attendance at the
meetings and an excellent harvest
of candidates for membership.
| The city council held a special
meeting at 8 o'clock last Saturday
morning and granted licenses to
sell Intoxicating liquor to G. w.
Vaughn, Frank Z. Peterson, James
! Kiley and VIM. Melke, each one of
/! the applicants having previously
paid 81. O00in the city treasury
before the license was granted. The
council also approved the bonds Of
the several applicants and as soon
as this action was taken the liquor
establishments opened for business,
after a drouth extending over d
period of five days.
| An attempt was made. last week
to secure bail for Ring and Hemp
/ hill, the two young men now in. Jail
for the assault and robbery of one
I Gray, at Vesta, a couple Of weeks
ago They we're taken before the
court commissioner, George Hough-
master, with County Attorney ClagueI
representing the State. and son mo-
tion of the latter bail was fixed at
So, 600 in each case. The boys have
not yet furnished the required bail.
! Both Of the boys are married, they
having married sisters, daughters
OF a welI-known Vesta citizen. who
is attempting to secure the required
bail.
The Chicago Bridge & Steel Co.
was to have had new steel tower
for this city completed by Jan. 18th.
At the present time nothing more
than the piers have been completed.
Alta recent meeting of the city coun-
ell it was figured that it was costing
| the city $l39 per monthmore to dothe
pumping than when the tower was
standing, and the Bridge & Steel
|. Co. was notified that it would be.
held responsible for that sum of
money each month after Jan. 10Th,
and until the new tower was accept
led by the council The council had
an indemnity bond for the faithful
performance Of the work. and in adj
dition the company had completed
/ the piers, which cost=quite sum of
money, and which the council can
lconfscate to satisfy the claim. The
company contends thatit cannot get.
some of the rolled steel required for
the new structure, and hence the
delay.
A change is being made in the
collection of water rent on behalf Of
the city. Heretofore Supt. ParkhiIl
has been collecting the money at
such times as opportunity afforded.
In the future, Mr.. Parkhill will
simply take the registrations Of the
different meters. report the amount