The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-21

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vile last EThursdayl morning to
spend several days visiting with
relativeseand friends.
The judgment affirming the order
of the probate court in the James 4.
Sloan will contest has been entered
and the executor ordered to pro-
coed to carry out the' terms OF the
will.
James K. Smith returned to his
home in Eureka Springs, Ark, last
Wednesday. after spending several
weeks here visiting with relatives
and attending to business matters
in the county.
The family of Sill. Golden ar
rived here from Sleepy Eye last
Thursday and will probably reside
in the residence of o. L. Dornberg.
Mr.. Golden has been in Redwood
Falls for some time past.
The wild plum crop this year has
been very heavy. Practically all Of
the trees along the river banks have
budded, blossomed and brought
forth luscious crop of the plum
fruit, and all who wanted plums
could have had them for the pick
ing.
James Rider, grand royal arch
captain of the grand chapter of
Royal Arch Masons of Minnesota,
made an official visit to Redwood
chapter on Wednesday evening of
last week, finding the chapter in
perfect working order and in ex-
cellent financial condition. Re
freshments were served after the
formal inspection.
w. d. Beck of Winona, superin-
tendent of the Winona division OF
the Northwestern railroad system,
accompanied by Hon. M. McGrath
of that city, were in Redwood Falls
for few minutes last Thursday.
Both gentlemen were enthusiastic
over crop conditionsin this country,
and regarded many fields of corn
which they saw as being out of dan
ger of the frost.
Some of the early risers of last
Thursday morning report light
frost, while others insist that there
was none. Ii the former we're right
the frost was not severe enough to
do any perceptible damage and corn
and other late produce was given
another lease of life. Many corn
fields were even then out of danger,
while others have since passed the
danger mark.
Hon. Jas. A. Larson of Walnut
Grove has developed into speaker
of considerable importance as will
be observed from the fact that the
Republican state central committee
has asked him for a series of 20
speeches during the campaign,
which will open this week. Mr..
Larson has accepted and he will
speak in Grant, Chippewa, Otter
Tail, Douglas, Wadena, Rice, Good
hue and other counties during the
campaign. Those who heard Mr..
Larson's Labor Day speech at Re-
we're regarded it as one of the finest
efforts of the kind that has been de-
livered for long time.
The county fruit display at the
county fair furnished ample proof
of the progress of horticulture in
Redwood county. Immense apples
of the hard and soft varieties, SUI
perb plums, large, juicy and sweet,
and other fruit all grown by Red
wood county horticulturists on Red
wood county land, made the old set
tiers, who in the early days pre-
dicted that we were located in too
cold belt to grow fruit, open their
eyes with amazement and wonder
whether we would not at some time
in the near future, raise oranges,
bananas and some of the other fruits
now grown in the tropical climates.
Editor f. S. Pollard of the Nor
gan Messenger and r. D. West, the
assistant cashier of the new state
bank at Morgan, were in Redwood
Falls Thursday, while Fl. M. Ball
and Frank E. Davidson were up on
the previous day. The latter gen.
tlemen we're of the opinion that the