The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-01-13

The weather during the middle
portion OF last week was ideal, and
the coal seller was the only person
given an opportunity to howl. The
consumer is using the minimum to
keep the fires going.
The county commissioners were
the guest of the county officers at
luncheon given at Fountains cafe
on Wednesday evening of last week.
The menu was an inviting one, and
was very creditable to the hosts Of
the cafe.
THE GAZETTE isSunder obligations
to Messrs. r. A. and f. O. Con way
for copy of the industrial number
of the Los Angeles Express, paper
containing " pages and filed with
interesting matter pertaining to the
growth and progress of southern
California, and cuts illustrating
some OF the more important features.
Out in North Dakota the law al
lows bounty for killing gophers,
and in one county the tax on half q
section of land, as the result OF
bounties paid for killing the Mime
sofa banners centerpiece, was 60
cents. We Minnesotans may think
it tough to pay for killing gophers,
but North dakota farmers really
enjoy it.
DIR. S. S. Wilmington of Minneap-
oils, right eminent Grand Com
mander of the Grand Commandery
of Knight .Templars of Minnesota,
arrived here last Thursday after
noon, and in the evening he in
spected Redwood Commandery No.
Is, at the:asylum on Mill street. DR..
Kilvingten is one of the most popu-
lar physicians.in Minneapolis.
EnterpriseI Encampment has in
stalled Bonnie Skinner as chief pa
triarch. J. w. Thomas senior war
den, II. J. Friis junior warden, F.
A. Gray scribe, E. w. Peabody
treasurer, E. F. Hammer first watch,
G. III. Kenney second watch, L. p.
Larson third watch, Fred. J. Thomp-
son fourthswatch, Fred Warner in
side sentinel and E. L. Beach as
outsi de sentinel.
The marriage of Christian M.
Tolzman land Martha E. Schmidt,
the latter the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry J. Schmidt, both of
Flora, Renville county, was SOL
emnized at the home of the bride on
Tuesday AFTERNOON of last week. On
the following day the couple, to-
gether withs the brides father, left
for Menominee, Wis, where they
attended the golden wedding ami
versary of brother of Mr.. Schmidt.
! Editor Tuttle of the Belview In
dependent reported here last We'd
nesday that the Office of the Vesta
Bright Eyes had been closed on
executive proceedings. 1t appears
that the ownership of the plant be-
came badly mixed up and the courts
may have to determine who has the
right to the property, and how
much must beIpaid for it. A phone
message to Vesta on that day con-
frmed the report that the key had
been turnedsin the front door.
Editor w. G. Starr of the Lam
berton Star, F. S. Pollard of the
Morgan Messenger, A. Clark Glea-
son of the Wabasso Standard, G.
Roy Tuttle of the Seaforth Item, f.
G. futile of the Belview Independ-
ent, were in conference with A. M.
Welles of the Redwood Reveille last
Wednesday, taking dinner with
The GAZETTE push at the Lakeview
Hotel on that day. In the afternoon
they organized a publishers assc-
citation of the county with A. M.
Wellcs as president, F. G. Tnttle as
vice-president, A. G. Gleason as
secretary and w. c. Starr as treas
urer. The bunch happened in town
to indulge in the annual discussion
over the contract for letting the
publishing Of county matter for
1904.
The city council held a special
meeting last Thursday evening and