The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-06-10

| MISS Agnes j OInSOD OIL COLUMBUS,
| Wis. at one time a resident and
school pupil Of this city, arrived
here last week, and will visit with
her aunt, Mrs. M. L. Finn, during
the summer,
Nathan Myr.ick, who owned a
trading post at the lower agency at
the commencement of the Indian
outbreak, and whose agent, Hon. J :.
W. Lynd, was the first man killed
during the massacre, died at ST..
Paul on Wednesday last.
A feud of long standing between
two Morgan citizens eliminated in
a second fight last Wednesday. On
the last occasion as on the first, the
two walked out to the cemetery,
west OF that town, pulled off their
coats and went at it until both were
ready to quit. The referee has not
sent in his decision.
Joe Goldfus came up from Mime
apolis last Thursday and will re-
main with his brother in the cloth
ing store for the summer. Joe has
been visiting a number Of towns in
southern Minnesota and South Da-
kota during the past two or three
months, and aside from Aberdeen,
is of the opinion that Redwood Falls
equals any of them.
The city council held a special
meeting last Thursday evening,
and after allowing sundry bills de-
cided to open the alley east and
west in block Z, Hitchcock's first
addition to Redwood Falls. H. G.
Baker, H. G. Werder and E. O.
Chapman were appointed commits
sioners to appraise the land needed
for the alley.
DR.. Wallace E. Belt returned
from an extended trip to Chicago
on Thursday evening of last week.
Mrs. Belt is now at Madison, Wis,
where their daughter, Miss Hazel,
will graduate from the musical de-
partment of the Wisconsin univer-
sity next week, after which the two
will return to Redwood Falls and
take up their permanent residence.
Col. Cross boys brigade gave a
stray berry and ice cream function
at the Presbyterian church on Wed.
nesday evening of last week. Col.
Cross is drilling the young men in
genuine soldier style, and expects
to have them ready to take proper
places in the militia company in a
few years. The boys drill we'll.
The social was for the purpose OF
raising money to assist the boys in
securing some supplies.
J. S. Baker and wife leave this
week for Cloverdale, CAL, where
they will reside with the family of
George NJ. Brown, former station
agent at Delhi, for several months.
They expect to return to Redwood
Falls next spring, coming by way
Of St. Louis. and taking in the ex-
position in that city, which will be
in full blast in April next. Mr..
Brown, since going to California,
has thoroughly recovered his health
and is enjoying life immensely at
Cloverdale.
| A postal card from P. 0. Callag-
han announces that Hon. A. J. Vol
stead, representative in congress
from this district, will be pres
ent at the picnic of the OLD settlers
Of Shutdown and Willow Lake to be
held in the grove of Mrs. Josephine
Wandrey, Oh Thursday, June 18th
This will make two speakers of ma
tional prominence, Senator Clapp
having previously been announced
for that occasion. In addition there
to County Attorney Howard has
been scheduled for an address, and
with Clapp, Volstead and Howard
the old settlers and others who at
tend the picnic on the date men
toned, will certainly have enough
wind-pounding to please the best
lover of good talking.