The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-04-12

WIZ.
Miss Frances Everett spent vaca-
ton week with the family of her
brother at st. Paul.
Our county commissioners will
open their usual spring session at
the court house to-day
Miss Larson of Sleepy Eye has
been caring for her sister, Mrs. j.
| A. johnson, during severe illness.
Miss Ella Hawk, formerly of this
city, has been re elected as teacher
of English in the FaribauIt high
school.
W. A. French and wife of Olivia
visited their parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fay Robinson, the early part
of last week.
Mrs. Harry P Laird of Redfeld
has been keeping house few days
for G.. w. Mead, her father, during
Mrs. Mead S absence.
Miss Jean Patterson, a former
Redwood Falls teacher, visited
friends here the past week, the
guest of Mrs. J. J. Palmer.
Paul Mccoy came home from the
cities last Thursday, where he
picked out some new carriages and
other goods for Mccoy & Smith S
stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Iarriott and
son of Wabasso were in the city
last Thursday and Friday, and will
probably remain over during the
court sessions.
Mrs. ]. ]. Palmer and children
returned from trip to Wells, last
Tuesday, where the family will re-
side as soon as Mr.. Palmer secures
a suitable house for them.
Harry Mathers, at one time res
ident of this city and afterwards in
business at Renville, is reported in
the Renville county papers as hav-
ing committed suicide at his home
in Portland, Oregon, where he re-
moved to about Two years ago. No
details are given.
Fl. Fl. Grant of Huron, S. D., has
purchased the residence property
on Bridge street, west of J. II.
Melges' residence, and is making
some improvements on the same.
His family now occupies the house,
Mrs. Grant being a sister of Mes
danes Francois, Schmahl and Dol
lift.
1t is reported on pretty good au
thority, says the Raymond News,
that Jim Hill has decided to build
an extension from Hutchinson west
to point near Thorpe, in this coun-
ty, swing southwest to Bird Island
and Norfolk to Redwood Falls and
thence to Marshall, as soon as
spring opens.
Two Clarified boys came very
near wrecking the west bound
freight over the st. Louis recently.
one half mile this side of Hazel Run.
The two boys, aged respectively 8
and IL, had piled several ties upon
the track. The engineer saw the
obstruction justin time and stopped
the train. The boys admitted be-
ing guilty, but said they just want
ed to see the engineer become
frightened.
W. H. Harvey, formerly of this
city and now a resident Of Renville,
has had more than his share Of
hard luck in connection with his
we'll business. For several months
past he has been employed by the
village of Olivia in sinking a tubu-
lar we'll, and on April 1st he me5
with an accident which came near
being fatal. Mr.. Harvey had sunk
we'll to the depth of ABOUT 900 feet
when he struck solid granite, thus
preventing further work in this
we'll. He then attempted to draw
the tubing out of the well, but found
that it was fastened at a particular
point, He then attempted to lower
a charge of dynamite. to loosen the
piping. For some unknown reason
the dynamite exploded almost i'm
mediately after it was lowered into
the well, and as result Mr.. Har-
yey had his face badly torn and
burned. It is not known at this
writing whether he will regain his
eyesight. 1t was thought at first
that the injuries might prove fatal,
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