The Redwood gazette., 1902-06-25


lected from the two sides of the
different streets Of the city to come
off at the fair grounds this after
noon will be an exciting event. You
can t afford to miss it.
J. Max Wiser of Mankato, an old
St. Paul newspaper friend OF the
editor, was in the city last Thurs
day, booming the semi-centennial
and Elk s Jubilee show to be held
at Mankato during the week CON-
mencing June 3Oth The Mankato
show will oubtedlv be one Of the
biggest events of the kind ever
held in this section. MIR. Wiser
guarantees safe conduct and a good
time to any person who desires to
attend the Mankato affair.
John Riheldafer and son came up
from Minneapolis last Tuesday and
remained in this city until Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. Riheldaffer was
guest on the Alice and was deeply
impressed with what he termed the
enterprise of the people of this city
in making the improvements they
had during the last year or two.
He made a number of suggestions
for the improvement of the lake
park, and as to the conducting of a
club house at the park, and for the
establishing of picnic grounds, etc.,
on the same He also suggested the
improving of the natural park
around and below both the falls OF
the Red wood, and what is known as
the little falls.
H. P. Happier of Minneapolis, rep
resenting the Lisk antitrust tin
ware, was in the city for a few
hours on Tuesday afternoon and
evening of last week. Mr.. Happier
is one of the smoothest slight of,
hand commercial travellers on the
road, and for an hour last Tuesday
evening he entertained a number o1
acquaintances with his disappear
ing and re-appearing acts. AS be
grew deeper and deeper the mem.
bers of the party who had money in
their pockets commenced to disap.
pear one by one for fear that Mr.
Happier would extract the coin with
out their being able to notice it
Scissors, etc., were taken from
pockets without the owners being
aware of it. At the Hotel Francois
supper table Mr.. Happier did hi:
disappearing knife act and as thu
last portion of the handle of tn,
knife was seen to be apparently 20
ing down Mr.. Happer's throat th
astonished waitress, carrying ;
tray of dishes, dropped the latte
and ran out into the kitchen scream
ing for help. When Mr.. Happe
went to settle his bill Mine Hos
Fountain notified him if be attempt
ed any more such tricks he wOul
have an extra bill for culinary sur
plies.
The climate and crop bulletin c
the weather bureau for the wee
ending June 16 is as follows: Tn
week temperatures have beer
moderate, except that On the 14tl
the day temperatures were high il
somtnern counties. There wer,
light to moderate showers of rain i,
the Red River valley on the It'll
and 18th. Frequent showers fel
in south central and southeastern
portions up to the morning of tbs
18th, aud there we're light shower:
in the southwest on the 18th. II
the somth west quarter of the Stat,
the need of rain is beginning to b,
felt. On the afternoon of the 9th
severe tornado visited souther,
Norman, northeastern Clay ane
north thwestern and central Becke
counties, causing the death of ST,
persons and great loss to dwellings
farm buildings, farm machinery
fences and crops. On the Afternoon
of the 14th there was severe storm
in Renville, Mcleod, Sibley. Scot
and Rice counties, with very large
hail-stones. heavy rain locally, ane