The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-03-02

Al. E. Chapman left on Tuesday of
last week for Minneapolis, where
be spent several days attending to
business affairs.
Attorney /. M. Olsen of the law
firm of Somerville & Olsen of Sleepy
Eye was attending to legal business
in Redwood Falls. on Tuesday Of
last week.
Mrs. Alex. Williams of Willmar,
daughter of f. M. Isham, is visit
ing with her parents in this city,
and expects to remain here for six
months, or less.
Fl. A. Baldwin,, cashier of the
First National bank, and VIM. H.
Wallace, cashier of theGold -Stabeck
bank, we're both passengers on the
east bound trainfor Minneapolis and
St. Paul last Wednesday, both hav-
ing business matters in those cities
to attend to.
Miss Mable Gilman. who has been
acting as stenographer at the First
National bank for some time past,
left last Monday for st. Paul, where
she has accepted a position with a
land company recently organized,
and having its headquarters in the
Pioneer Press building.
Col. John w. Shanks, at one time
connected with the drug house of
Hitchcock & Co. of this city, but
later travelling salesman for a
large Detroit house, was in the
city last Wednesday. Mr.. Shanks
is looking for a location to com
mence business for himself, and ex-
poets soon to have determined upon
his future residence. He makes his
headquarters at Minneapolis.
George Kiffe of Mankato, a mem
Der of the auctioneering firm OF
Kiffe & Schumacher, was in Red
wood Falls on Tuesday of last week,
acting as auctioneer at the sale on
the farm of Ell. j. Ledbeter during a
portion of the day. The sale was a
success in every way, alarge crowd
of people'attending and payinggood
values for the personal property
sold to them under the hammer
Mr.. Ledbeter has sold his farm and
will soon leave the same.
Hon. T. G. Raynor of Ontario is
againlwith the Minnesota farmers
institutes latter the absence of six
years. and is counted as one of the
Dominion S most successful farm
ers, having made success as a
stockman and particularly in sWipe
growing, thesvalue offarm manures,
the right application Of them, feeds
and feeding, and many other topics
of value aud interest to the practi-
cal farmer. Mr.. Raynor has a
plain, practical and pleasant man
ner of presenting his topics to his
hearers. He never wastes minute
or word, and young and old alike
enjoy his practical, common-sense
methods.
Tillson Tibbetts expects to be in
ST. Paul this week. Mr.. Tibbetts
expects to negotiate with Commo-
dore John J. Dobson for the latter S
fine gasoline launch, which has
piled the waters of the Mississippi
river for the past year or two. Mr..
Tibbetts wants the launch for the
purpose of making up house party
and going to ST. Louis down the
Mississippi. The launch is large
enough for several people, covered,
and with eating and sleeping com
partments, and Mr.. Tibbetts in
tentions are to have the party spend
the evenings on the boat after they
reach St. Louis. The trip down
the river and back, as well as the
time proposed to be spent at the ex-
position, will occupy a couple OF
months or more, but it will be a
time decidedly interesting.
The board of county commissions
ers held special meeting last We'd
nesday, commencing at 10 o'clock
in the morning, and considered the
petition of citizens of Lucan for the
calling of an election for the incor-
poration of that village. All of the
members except Commissioner Nc