The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-04-06

| e. @. Green, travelling auditor 81
the Hayes-Lucas Lumber Co., came
in last Friday and remained here
until Sunday.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Scott and daugh-
| ter Of Waseca, the former an old
friend Of Mrs. Frank M. Isham, are
visiting with the latter.
Local teachers residing outside
the city are nearly all spending
their spring vacation at home. The
summer term of school will com
mence next Monday.
Auditor Tompkins has sent out
notices calling all of the assessors
of the county to meet at his Office on
Thursday, April 18th, at which
time they will receive their books
and blanks, and also decide upon a
basis Of assessment for 1904. This
year the assessors will make land
assessment.
On last Tuesday Representative
Volstead filed his endorsement of
the application Of Enos p. Dotson
for postmaster at Sanborn, vice g.
E. Bartholomew, resigned. Mr..
Dotson will be appointed and have
his bonds approved so that he can
take charge of the Office in a short
time. Mr.. Bartholomew will then
be ranked among the few men who
have resigned Office.
March, with its two full moons,
went out with rainy weather for
Wednesday and cloudy for Thurs
day. The rain was not unwelcOme,
owing to many of the cisterns of
the city and country having been
nearly drained during the winter,
and when it ceased Wednesday
night there was feeling that there
ought to have been more. Thurs
day remained cloudy, with a drizzle
at intervals.
E. A. Lyman, ST., father of the
dentist, returned on Wednesday
afternoon of last week from a win
ter's soiourn in Arizona. He had a
most delightful time basking inthe
southern breezes while reading OF
the extreme cold in this section,
and thinks that the climate around
Tucson and Phoenix is perfect for
winter. Mr.. Lyman is in perfect
health, and the winters stay in the
south has done him much good.
E. L. Gilbert of Minneapolis, al
real estate dealer Of that city, and
John Currie of Marquette, Canada.
came up on theSt. Louis last We'd
nesday afternoon, to be present at
the auction sale of Angus Currie on
the following day for the purpose
of arranging for the disposition of
the real estate. John Cnrrie is a
Canadian real estate boomer and
will locate his brother IN, Canada,
as soon as the latter can clean up
his personal effects in this county
Red wood Falls lodge No. ~,
knights of Pythias, entertained a
large number of friends at their hall
on Wednesday evening last, a pro-
gram of reading and song furnish
ing the enjoyment. Otto Goethe OPP
ened the program with a comic
reading, after which came Jas. Nc
Govern, who has been drilling the
knights for their play, in the
dream of Eugene Aram and then
came song by Miss Julia Tenney,
"Hiawatha' by Miss Zelma Thune,
followed by reading by Miss Jep-
son, which met with an encore to
which Miss Jepson responded. Mr..
McGOVefn then read Bowman S
Little Jo.' The girls glee club
sang, little Miss Patton read The
Raggedy Man, and Mr.. MeGovern
closed the program with the read
ing of ''The Face on the Bar Room
Floor.
New Ulm Review Fire which
broke out in Representative S. D.
Peterson's residence at the corner
of Minnesota and Second streets
shortly before noon Saturday, Mar.
Goth, practically destroyed the
building and caused loss various
ly estimated from 81 900 to $4,000
Inside of two hours Mr.. Peterson
and his family were rendered home
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