The Redwood gazette., 1902-04-09

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Sleepy Eye during the early portion
of last week.
Noble G Coucheron, the musician,
was down from Cotton during
Wednesday and Thursday last.
The Misses Ada and Edna West
fall returned to their schools in
Franklin Saturday, after having
spent a weeks vacation at their
home near this city
A. A. Jaehning came pfrom New
Richland last Wednesday, afternoon
and visited until Saturday with his
brother George Jaehning, and other
relatives in this city.
J. A. Humphrey of Marshall came
over from that city last Wednesday
and spent some time booming the
town lot sale for the the Minnesota
Western railroad company.
Carl Peterson is building an ad-
dition and other improvements to
his residence in this city, the addl-
tion and other improvements to cost
in the neigh borhood Of $500.
Nels Lewis came down from Yes
ta last Wednesday and spent the
day visiting with his friends in this
city. Mr.. Lewis reports business
good at the end ofthe Iowa & Mimi
esOta division of the NOrth thWestern.
The Hayes-Lucas Lumber Co. re-
ports the sale of lumber to Michael
Morley for barn to cost about S4O0,
also to Thos. March, Paxton town
ship, for barn to cost s., 200, and
to S. B. Marvin for granary and
addition to residence, all to cost
ST., 600.
The residence of H. J. Gassman,
on the corner of East and Wyoming
streets, has been sold to Mrs. w.
G. Banks for 81, 800. The property
includes two lots, each 60x120 feet
This property is in block where
there are four unusually desirable
residence lots.
Alex. Williams left for Willmar
last Friday. Hereafter Mr.. Will
liams will make Willmar his head
quarters, he having recently been
appointed superintendent OF con-
struction Of the entire Southern
Electric Telephone Co., with head
quarters at that place, and with an
increase of salary Inasmuch as the
company is now making arrange
ments to materially improve it's lines
in this State Mr.. Williams new post
carries with it great deal OF re-
sponsibility
The ball given by the gentlemen
OF this city to their ladies in return
for the ball given by the ladies pri-
or to the commencement of the Len
ten season, was given at the opera
house last Wednesday evening. The
hall was cleverly decorated for the
occasion, the National colors being
| in evidence. Settees were scattered
about the hall, and on these large
number of sofa pillows. Potted
plants were also in evidence, palms
being placed at each window. The
stage was used for serving refresh
ments of ice cream and cake. The
(! Cafarelli orchestra was placed IN
the balcony, an innovation in the sta
tion for the music The attendance
was large and the affair was fully
as successful as the initial function.
! The earliest settlers of Redwood
Falls will remember HenryS. Wood,
who was an employee of The GA,
ZETTE, then the Redwood Falls Mail.
Mr.. Wood is now at Steele, North
! Dakota, where he is editor OF The
Steele Ozone. Mr.. Wood writes
that he made up the forms of the
j Mail on a wooden imposing stone
the year that the late Col. McPhail
returned to this place from Texas
and the year that the first issue oi
railroad bonds were voted. After
wards Messrs. Beal and Wood leased
the mail from Mr.. Seward, but Mr..
!, Wood s father refusing to see any.
thing in the future of Redwood Falls,
would not help Mr.. Woods buy in
and when the lease expired w. B.
I Herriott bought the paper and
changed the name to THE GAZETTE.
5. Mr.. Wood edited the paper for 8
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