The Redwood gazette., 1902-02-26

Mrs. =. III. Francois was visiting
in st. Paul and Minneapolis por-.
tion of last week, and consulting
with cher attorney, Senator Somer-
ville 4
Rev. F. J. Barackman drove to
Vesta last Saturday to fill the ap-
pointments OF Rev. C. C. Adams,
who preached in the Presbyterian
church here.
Morgan Messenger: Mrs. NJ. r.
Hills and Edwin Hills of Redwood
Falls visited with Agent Hills of
the Minnesota Elevator Co. on Fri
day Of last week.
A. G. Burmeister was attending
| the session of the Grand Lodge of
A. 0. U. w, of Minnesota at it's
annual session in ST. Paul last
week. the representative from Red
wood Lodge. r. R. Freeman of
Walnut Grove represented the or
der from that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Baldwin re-
turned from a visit with relatives
and friends at Hastings and Min
neapolis during the latter portion
lof r, l. D !
the baby visited at Hastings for
some time prior to their return,
and Herb. was to have joined them
on the evening of Feb. 18TH. but
he was switched off to Fargo by a
n. P. switch engine.
Charles Porter, pioneerresidert
of Charlestown, which we under
stand was named after him. recent
]y wrote an interesting letter to 0.
B. Turrell from Berkley, CAL, an
outlying town across the bay from
San Francisco Mr.. Porter is liv-
ing. with his son Clarence, who has
been having steady employment as
carpenter at 50 and $3.50 per day.
| Mr.. Porter appears to be well
pleased with his new home.
At the State editorial meeting at
! St. Paul last Thursday, Redwood
Falls was represented by Messrs.
Schmahl and Welles. The evening
Journal got out an eight page sup
plement Thursday evening entirely
devoted to the printing of annals
of the association and the papers
read at this years session of the
association. Among the latter was
a paper on 1.-The Evolution of a
Reporter, by J. A. Schmahl, which
was accompanied by a half-tone por-
trait.
The marriage of Miss Ruth T..
Bullard of New York and Mr.. Ell
mer Whittet of this city, occurred
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Whittet, parents of the groom, on
Tuesday evening of last week. A
company of nearly fifty relatives and
friends of the contracting parties
were present and showered congrat-
ulations and many more substantial
tokens suitable to the occasion, upon
the bride and groom Rev G. w.
Iutz tied the nuptial l:not, after
which a bountiful supper was
spread for the entire party.
Attorney Silpaugh Of Viroqua.
Wis, and Mr.. Officer. were in
town early last week to arrange
for the legal defense of Ring, one of
the parties charged with assault
and robbery at Vesta Silpaugh is
personally interested in Ring case,
| having been captain OF company
| in which Ring served as a private
during the Cuban war. Captain
Silpaugh insists that Ring was ex-
emplary in his conductas soldier
and a citizen, add thinks the only
way to account for Ring having
placed himself under suspicion. is
that be may have fallen in with
leyil associates.
The Ignite deposits near Wash
burne which were written up by 0.
B. Turrell for THE GAZETTE a year
ago, have lately been tested on the
Northern Pacific main line with the
view of adopting Ignite burning
locomotives for freightservice, if the
! plan proves practicable. The test.