The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-08-03


was il the city last week.
Auditor Tompkins and Treasurer
johnson spent three or four days
Of the past week at Green Lake,
gathering in members Of the fnny
tribe. They returned home Mon
day evening.
Miss Bernice Francois enter
tanned about IA young ladies Of
Redwood Falls at her home on
Fourth street last Wednesday after
noon, the guest of honor being Miss
Nina Bruer, who is visiting with
friends in Redwood Falls.
Prof. A. J. Jones shipped his
household goods to Minneapolis last
Friday, The residence which he
vacates will be occupied by Ed.
Pratt and wife after Aug. 1st. Prof.
Jones is still uncertain what he
will do during the ensuing year.
Fred. Woolman, a resident of
Flora township, had his right
shoulder dislocated by a sudden
wrench given him by horse, which
he was leading, last Wednesday
forenoon. He was brought to Red
wood Falls and the shoulder jerked
back into position by DR.. Corpron.
Mrs. M. L. Finn has purchased
the west half of the southeast quar-
ter of section Is, Paxton, of Andrew
Birum, paying $4,000 for the same.
The tract has no improvements and
the price paid, $50 per acre, is a
criterion of the value of Red wood
county land.
w. J. Smithers, proprietor of the
Home restaurant and bakery, re-
ports that his bakery is taxed to
the utmost. and that he is turning
out 2,100 loaves of bread weekly,
supplying the local trade, as well
as the trade in a number of sur
rounding towns.
DR.. J. A. Wilson announces thatas
he has returned to Redwood Falls
for the purpose of recuperating
from the the attack of malaria be
must positively refuse to do any
thing in the line of veterinary prac-
tice. This announcement is made
necessary by reason of the large
number of applicants for his treat
ment of cases.
N. V, r. Hunter, treasurer of the
Redwood Falls base ball club, has
been following the boys up on their
journey to Candy, Marshall and
other points. He says that some of
the games witnessed by him were
fully as good as those played by
the clubs representing the larger
cities of the United States, and that
the local team deserves the best of
patronage when at home.
The cutting of wheat is pretty
general today all over Redwood
county, and before the week is
finished the machines will be at
work in practically every field in
the county. Along the Minnesota
river valley the binders were at
work in the wheat fields Saturday,
Maher starting in his field
on Friday afternoon. The latter
was jubilant over the harvest in
II have heard some peo-
pie talk about stepping from one
bundle to another, so heavy was
The crop. But in my barley field /
believe I can actually jump from
one shock to another. The wheat
is immense. Great big heads, with
from 80 to 4O kernels in the head,
and filed clear up to the top. Yep,
it's no wonder we are smiling this
year."
The taxpayers of the county
were given some object lessons in
the publication last week by The
GAZETTE of the official proceedings
of the board of equalization. First,
only 80 items in the different as
sessment districts were reduced in
valuation while 142 items were in
creased, indicating that assessors
are continually in fear of getting
valuations too high. To Sanborn
village is given the widest boost.
The stocks and furniture of saloons
and eating houses was increased
800 per cent in valuation, while
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