The Redwood gazette., 1902-10-08

Joseph Fountain made. a trip to
Montevideo during the early por--.
tion of last week.
Mrs. M. E. Welles has been visit
ing with Dodge county friends dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. I. N. Tompkins and chill.
dren have been visiting with rela-
tives at Albert Lea during the past
two weeks.
Quite a number from here were in
Morton Monday afternoon listening
to Gov..VanSant's speech on politi-
cal issues Of the day.
Mrs. o. J. Conner and son OF Al
bert Lea, who have been visiting
with the family of |. N. Tompkins,
returned home recently.
Rev. W. H. Knowlton, formerly
of this city, but later Of Estherville,
has, it is understood, accepted the
rectorship OF the Episcopal church
at St. James.
E. E. Comstock left last week for
Missouri. and after visiting in that
State for some time he will go to
Hot Springs, Ark, where he will
be treated at the government sani-
tarium during the remainder OF the
winter.
The Republican State committee
has assignediHon. D. F. Reese, clerk
of the Supreme Court, and one OF
the best Republican speakers in the
State. for this city on Thursday
evening, Oct. 23d. He will be at
Sleepy Eye on the 24,h:.
| The auction sale at the farm OF
Gilhllan & Son next Monday prom
ises to be the largest attended and
most important sale ever held in
this section of the State. The sale
has been advertised extensively,
both by bills and through the news
papers, and that many fine bargains
are mentioned in the advertising
matter will certainly have tenden-
cy to get out big crowd.
State high schools will only re-
ceive s77O this year. The appor-
tionment of State ard. for these
schools is 81, 200, but owing to there
being a number Of new schools ad-
mitted to the high school class the
Legislature did not appropriate
enough money to give them all
81, 600, and State Auditor Dunn has
apportioned the amount out among
all Of the schools, making the am
cunt so apportioned as above stated
At the next session there will be {
deficiency appropriation bill passed
providing for the payment Of $23(
more to each one of the schools com
ing in under the class for this year
A couple of wholesale poultry
purchasers were in this section
during the early portion of las
week, with the result that on Thurs
day afternoon two carloads of live
neutrality-suspicious., ducks, turkeys
etc, we're shipped out from the
North western station. A number
of farmers stated that they never
thought that there were as many
chickens and turkeys in this sec
tion as went out in those two cars
while the ladies from the rural pre-
cincts were in town for the past
several days with all kinds of pin
money, taking advantage of the
bargains offered at the mercantile
Establishments.
In the assignment of ministers at
the Rochester NJ. E. conference
Rev. G. W. LutZ was returned to
Redw wood Falls, the request of the
official board of the local NJ. E.
church being thus granted. Julius
r. Hitchcock was assigned to Ami
ret and the Nettiewyynnt churches
and Rev. Joseph Hannah was as
signed to Walnut Grove. Rev. c.
H. Stevenson, formerly of this city,
goes to Amboy, Rev E. r. Houck to
Jackson, Rev. Rev.J. C. Williamson
to Lamberton, Rev ]. r. Jeffrey to
Sanborn and Rev. Fred. Frederick
son to Wabasso. Rev. 7. A. Jones,
who went from here to Luverne,
gets the Preston assignment. and
Rev. F. A. Cone goes to Northfeld.
The drug stock of John J. Palmer
has been sold to Hitchcock & Co.