The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-01-20


ting with Mrs. D. Mortimer ard
other Redwo Falls friends.
Hon T. Fl. johnson Of Minneapo-
lis secured the contract for building
the bridgesto span the Minnesota
river just below Franklin, the con-
tract price being S., 248, and Mr..
Johnson allows the Renville county
commissioners $50 for the wooden
bridge.
The Redwood Falls high school
will have an oratorical contest. at
the M. e. church on the evening of
Feb. 9Th, at which time IL or more
contestants will contest for the hon
or OF representing the Redwood
Falls high school at the district
meeting to be held in this city at a
later. date. An admission fee of %
cents will be charged. Citizens in
terested in oratory and in the high
school should give the contest a
liberal patronage.
"a. ID. Stewart returned home last
Friday from attending the annual
meeting of associated mutual fire
insurance companies OF the state, Of
which organization he was again
elected one Of the vice-presidents.
The annual meeting was largely at
tended by representative farmers
from all parts of the state, and Mr..
Stewart is OF the opinion that much
good will result from the discus
sion. With him at the meeting was
also T. L. Gilbert of Gales township
and Martin Bredvold of Shutdown,
both of the latter having been chos-
en- as delegates from the Redwood
Falls insurance company.
The mid winter examinations for
entrance to the high schools will be
held on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. Jan. 20, 2lst, and 22d. On
Wednesday, commencing at lilo,
the examination will be in United
States history; on Thursday at 8 a.
m. the examination will be in geog-
raphy and at LIS in the afternoon
il English grammar. and on Friday
afternoon commencing at lis the
examination will be in arithmetic.
All who wish to take these examina-
tions will please present themselves
at the time specified. The second
semester begins on Monday, Jan.
18th. All children who enter the
primary room should be sent to
Miss Koch at the Adventist church
on Tuesday morning, Jan. Goth.
1t ARTHUR J. JONES, Supt.
AT a meeting of Court Redwood,
Independent Order of Foresters last
Thursday evening, Jas. P. Gaffney
was elected chief ranger, Fred.
Theiring vice chief ranger, S. O.
Mason senior woodward. Emery.
Mason junior woodward, w. H.
Knowlton senior beadle, J. w.
Stewart recording secretary. G. v.
Everett financial secretary, Frank
G.. Hubbard treasurer, J. A.
Schmahl orator, Fred I. Warner
court deputy and G. 2. Thenpson,
E. A. Mason and J. B. Whittet
trustees for the ensuing three
years. Hereafter the court will
meet on the last Thursday evening
of each month, and at the meeting
for the last Thursday in January
the above officers will be installed.
f. w. Philbrick qualified as may
or on Tuesday afternoon of last
week, and that afternoon the new
administration held it's first meet
ing, the council electing F. M. Is
ham as vice president. The bond
of the city treasurer was fixed at
$40, 900, Of the recorder at $500, of
each policeman at $500. The coun-
Gil will meet regularly hereafter on
the first Thursday Of each month,
according to a resolution adopted at
that meeting. G. w. Athey was
appointed chief OF police at salary
of $50 per month, and the salary Of
the patrolman was fixed at $40 per
month, Of the health officer at $25
per year, and G. L. Parkhill was
appointed superintendent Of the
water works at salary OF $50 a |
month, the resolution declaring him
TO hold Office at the pleasure of the
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